Member of Technical Staff, Cloud Infrastructure, Singapore

Singapore, Singapore

About the role

About Us: At Fireworks, we’re building the future of generative AI infrastructure. Our platform delivers the highest-quality models with the fastest and most scalable inference in the industry. We’ve been independently benchmarked as the leader in LLM inference speed and are driving cutting-edge innovation through projects like our own function calling and multimodal models. Fireworks is a Series C company valued at $4 billion and backed by top investors including Benchmark, Sequoia, Lightspeed, Index, and Evantic. We’re an ambitious, collaborative team of builders, founded by veterans of Meta PyTorch and Google Vertex AI.

About Us: Here at Fireworks, we’re building the future of generative AI infrastructure. Fireworks offers the generative AI platform with the highest-quality models and the fastest, most scalable inference. We’ve been independently benchmarked to have the fastest LLM inference and have been getting great traction with innovative research projects, like our own function calling and multi-modal models. Fireworks is funded by top investors, like Benchmark and Sequoia, and we’re an ambitious, fun team composed primarily of veterans from Pytorch and Google Vertex AI.

The Role: As a Backend Software Engineer, you’ll be responsible for designing and developing the core backend systems that power Fireworks AI’s high-performance generative AI platform. Your work will focus on ensuring efficiency, scalability, and stability in handling AI workloads. Key

Responsibilities: Design and build core backend software components, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and stability of system resources Conduct design/code reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams Continuously analyze and optimize infrastructure efficiency for AI workloads (compute, storage, networking) Minimum

qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience 3+ years experience working in ML infra (PyTorch, Vertex AI, Sagemaker, etc.) Experience building, scaling, and optimizing enterprise-grade Machine Learning systems Preferred

qualifications: Experience in AI or large scale infrastructure Master’s or PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience Why Fireworks AI? Solve Hard Problems: Tackle challenges at the forefront of AI infrastructure, from low-latency inference to scalable model serving. Build What’s Next: Work with bleeding-edge technology that impacts how businesses and developers harness AI globally. Ownership & Impact: Join a fast-growing, passionate team where your work directly shapes the future of AI—no bureaucracy, just results. Learn from the Best: Collaborate with world-class engineers and AI researchers who thrive on curiosity and innovation. Fireworks AI is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all innovators. Total

compensation for this role also includes meaningful equity in a fast-growing startup, along with a competitive salary and comprehensive

benefits package. Base salary is determined by a range of factors including individual

qualifications, experience, skills, interview performance, market data, and work location. The listed salary range is intended as a guideline and may be adjusted. Base Pay Range (Plus Equity) $180,000 — $250,000 SGD Why Fireworks AI? Solve Hard Problems: Tackle challenges at the forefront of AI infrastructure, from low-latency inference to scalable model serving. Build What’s Next: Work with bleeding-edge technology that impacts how businesses and developers harness AI globally. Ownership & Impact: Join a fast-growing, passionate team where your work directly shapes the future of AI—no bureaucracy, just results. Learn from the Best: Collaborate with world-class engineers and AI researchers who thrive on curiosity and innovation. Fireworks AI is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all innovators.

About Fireworks AI

Fireworks is the fastest way to build, tune, and scale AI on open models. Ship production-ready AI in seconds on our globally distributed cloud infrastructure, optimized for your use case. Fireworks powers production workloads at companies like Uber, Doordash, Notion, and Cursor—delivering 15× faster speed, 4× lower latency, and 4× more concurrency than closed models.

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Salary

SGD 180,000 - SGD 250,000

Location

Singapore, Singapore

Experience

3+ years

Company

NameFireworks AI
Industryai, software_development, devtools, data, b2b, api_sdk
Team Size211

Funding

Total raised

$327M

Last stage

Series C

Investors

Sequoia Capital
Benchmark
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Index Ventures
NVIDIA

Founders

BC

Benny Chen

Co-Founder

Benny Yufei Chen

Benny Yufei Chen

Co-Founder

LinkedIn
Lin Qiao

Lin Qiao

CEO and cofounder

LinkedIn
DD

Dmytro Dzhulgakov

CTO, Co-Founder

LinkedIn

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02

I pitch you to the company

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03

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