About the role
Position Overview
We are seeking an ML Systems Engineer to optimize the performance and efficiency of large language model inference powering our agentic AI platform. This is a technical role focused on low-level systems optimization. You will implement performance optimizations, build evaluation harnesses, and architect multi-node clusters for training and inference that push the limits of LLM throughput and latency. Your work will directly impact the responsiveness and cost-efficiency of AI agents used by leading semiconductor companies to design chips.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and optimize LLM inference systems across multi-node clusters, maximizing throughput and minimizing latency for production workloads.
- Implement and benchmark concrete inference optimizations.
- Profile and analyze inference bottlenecks at the systems level—from GPU kernel execution to memory bandwidth constraints.
- Build robust evaluation harnesses and benchmarking frameworks that measure accuracy, throughput, latency, and resource utilization across various parallelism strategies.
- Collaborate with research scientists to integrate new model architectures and optimizations into production inference infrastructure.
- Investigate and apply emerging techniques from research papers and open-source projects to continuously improve inference performance.
Why Join Us
- Work on cutting-edge LLM inference optimization problems with real-world production impact.
- Access to substantial GPU compute resources for experimentation and benchmarking.
- Collaborate with a world-class team spanning AI research, systems engineering, and EDA.
- Shape the performance characteristics of AI systems used by leading semiconductor companies.
What we offer
- $150K/yr – $350K/yr + Offers Equity. We are open to discuss above-scale compensation with exceptional candidates on a case-by-case basis.
- Unlimited PTO and full benefits (medical, vision, dental, 401k).
- Two engineering-centric offices with free parking, private gym, and free lunch, drinks and snacks.
About ChipAgents
ChipAgents is revolutionizing the chip design and verification process with agentic AI tools tailored for the semiconductor industry. Our flagship product, ChipAgents, leverages advanced AI agents to streamline and enhance the design, debugging, and verification of RTL (Register Transfer Level) code, accelerating time-to-market for chip developers. We are committed to empowering hardware design and verification engineers by providing cutting-edge solutions that improve efficiency, scalability, and accuracy in chip development. Based in Santa Barbara, CA, Alpha Design AI is at the forefront of AI innovation in electronic design automation (EDA).
Required skills
Other roles at ChipAgents
Refer someone
Know someone great for this role?
Share your link. If they get hired through Standout, you get $3,000.
Job details
Salary
$180,000 - $350,000
Location
San Jose, United States
Experience
3+ years
Funding
Total raised
$74M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
John Bowers
Co-Founder
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.