1,551 llm engineer jobs at 604 companies in Oakland, CA
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Founding Machine Learning / AI Search Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yrOn-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Majestic Labs: Developing memory-first AI server platforms for data centers.
3+ YOE3+ years building or operating production LLM inference systems; strong Python and C++; experience with vLLM/SGLang/TensorRT-LLM/Fireworks; distributed inference and performance profiling skills.
vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT-LLM, Fireworks, Python, C++, collective communication library (CCL)
NEAR AI: Building private, verifiable infrastructure for autonomous AI agents.
Expert in LLM inference and serving systems, optimizing throughput/latency/cost for open-source LLMs, deep GPU architecture knowledge, and experience with PyTorch, Triton, CUDA and inference engines like vLLM/SGLang/TensorRT.
SGLang, vLLM, TensorRT, PyTorch, Triton, CuTe, CUDA
d-Matrix: Develops high-performance semiconductor chips for generative AI inference.
10+ YOEBachelor's in CS/EE (or equivalent) with 10+ years experience (Master/PhD with 6+ years preferred); strong Python and C/C++; experience optimizing LLM inference, quantization, batching, GPU kernel programming and contributor-level work on inference frameworks.
Anyscale: Cloud platform for scaling distributed machine learning applications.
Familiarity with running ML inference at large scale with high throughput and low latency; experience with PyTorch; solid understanding of distributed systems.
TencentHong Kong Stock Exchange: 0700: Developing digital services and entertainment for a global audience.
Bachelor's degree in CS/AI/Software Engineering; strong experience in LLM application development, AI Agents, RAG optimization; knowledge of MAS, tool-use protocols; production AI agent systems.
Senior/Staff LLM Application Engineer - Data Application
San Jose, California, United States
$213k-$450k/yrOnsiteFull Time
TikTok: Global short-form video hosting and social media platform.
Experience with data products and LLM application development, strong coding skills in Python, knowledge of prompt engineering, retrieval and benchmarking, and ability to analyze user feedback.
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs graphics processing units and artificial intelligence hardware.
12+ YOEMS/PhD or equivalent with 12+ years experience; principal-level impact in large-scale AI training, GPU and distributed systems performance; experience with transformer/LLM workloads, distributed training techniques, profiling and benchmarking; strong communication and leadership.
NVIDIANASDAQ: NVDA: Designs GPU-accelerated computing and artificial intelligence hardware.
8+ YOEPhD in CS/EE/CE with 5+ years or MS with 8+ years; deep learning/training expertise; strong GPU architecture knowledge; performance analysis and tuning; C++, Python, CUDA programming.
NewsBreak: Local news aggregation platform powered by artificial intelligence.
Hands-on LLM post-training (CPT, SFT, RL) with demonstrated RL experience; strong ML data engineering; experience training LLMs on mid-to-large GPU clusters; PyTorch and related frameworks familiarity; strong communication.
PyTorch, Hugging Face TRL, Hugging Face Accelerate, DeepSpeed, FSDP, vLLM
LLM AIOps Development Engineer - Data Center Networking
San Jose, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
ByteDance: Developing AI-driven content platforms and mobile applications.
Deep data-center networking and Linux networking knowledge; proficiency in Golang or Python; experience with telemetry, observability, big-data pipelines, and LLM/AIOps approaches; familiarity with protocols like EVPN/VXLAN and BGP/OSPF.
Eightfold: Global AI-native talent intelligence platform provider.
6+ YOELead AI/ML engineer with 6+ years in ML, Gen AI, LLMs; strong Python, TensorFlow/PyTorch; AWS, Docker, Kubernetes; expert in agentic AI and distributed systems.
Lead Machine Learning Engineer - Agentic Models, LLM, RAG, GenAI
Santa Clara, California, United States
$193k-$258k/yrHybridFull Time
Eightfold.ai: AI-native platform for talent management and workforce optimization.
5+ YOESenior ML engineer with expertise in AI agents, LLMs, distributed systems; 5-7+ years of experience; strong Python and ML frameworks; AWS; Docker/Kubernetes; RAG/GenAI experience.
Machine Learning Engineer, Model Evaluations (Speech LLM) - San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
$180k-$270k/yrHybridFull Time
Plaud: Develops AI-powered voice recorders and automated transcription software.
Python software engineering; building distributed systems, data pipelines, and evaluation harnesses at scale; partner with ML researchers to define benchmarks; build dashboards and monitor model health; debug mid-training anomalies; communicate results clearly.
Baseten: Scalable infrastructure platform for deploying and serving AI models.
4+ YOE1+ MgmtLead a team of Forward Deployed Engineers; strong Python, ML inference, LLM experience; 4+ years software engineering; leadership experience; excellent communication.
Python, vLLM, TensorRT, Triton, Hugging Face, Ray Serve
Beacon AI: Developing an AI-powered-pilot for safer flight operations.
Experience shipping LLM-powered features, building RAG and tool-calling flows, production Python/TypeScript services, and working with embeddings, vector backends, and model providers.
Shakudo: Develops an operating system for enterprise AI applications.
8+ YOE8+ years engineering experience, 5+ years Kubernetes operation, proficiency in Rust, experience with production infrastructure (physical servers, GPU/DGX clusters), CI/CD, security hardening, observability, and LLM/AI infrastructure.
San Jose or Durham or Mexico City or Vancouver or Bengaluru or Pune or Hoofddorp or Belgrade or Barcelona or Singapore or Sydney or Tokyo
$171k-$257k/yrHybridFull Time
NutanixNASDAQ: NTNX: Sells cloud software and hyperconverged infrastructure for enterprises.
8+ YOE8+ years building distributed, high-performance systems; strong Go/Python, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD; knowledge of datacenter, OS internals, virtualization, and ML frameworks.
GatherUp: Software platform for customer review and reputation management.
3+ YOE3+ years in GTM engineering/rev ops/growth engineering; coding in Python, JavaScript, or SQL; experience with AI voice tools, Clay, ZoomInfo, Apollo, n8n, Zapier, Salesforce/HubSpot; building agentic AI/LLM workflows; strong analytical and cross-functional communication skills.