Member of Technical Staff - AI Research

gimlet· Engineering
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📍 San FranciscoFullTime💰 USD 150K–350K/yr

About this role

About Us

Gimlet is building the next generation of AI infrastructure: large-scale AI datacenters and the orchestration platform that coordinates them.

The future of AI will require vastly more compute than exists today. But as AI workloads become more complex and new hardware architectures emerge, simply deploying more GPUs isn't enough. The challenge is making increasingly diverse compute work together.

Gimlet's platform intelligently partitions and routes workloads across heterogeneous hardware, enabling step-function improvements in performance and efficiency. Customers deploy through production-grade APIs without needing to think about hardware selection, placement, or optimization.

We work with foundation labs, hyperscalers, and AI-native companies to power production workloads at massive scale and help define the infrastructure layer for the future of AI.

About the role

Gimlet Labs is seeking an Member of Technical Staff focused on AI research.

As an AI Researcher, you will be evaluating and implementing techniques to drive performance and quality optimizations across the latest AI models. The research team is responsible for exploring new model architectures and experimenting with novel inference efficiency techniques such as KV caching and FlashAttention. The team will design and prototype frameworks leveraging fine-tuning and knowledge distillation to push the boundaries of model performance.

What you will work on

  • Monitoring and evaluating cutting-edge AI research

  • Researching ways to improve model accuracy, performance and efficiency

  • Prototyping frameworks with the latest fine-tuning and distillation techniques

You may be a good fit if

  • Master’s or PhD degree in computer science, engineering, applied mathematics or comparable area of study

  • Experience with AI/ML or applied data science.

Strong candidates may also have

  • Experience with PyTorch, TensorFlow, vLLM, ONNX and other AI frameworks

  • Software development experience with Python and C++

  • Understanding of the latest AI research and techniques

  • Strong foundation in statistical analysis

What Makes Gimlet Different

At Gimlet, you will work on infrastructure problems that span the full stack of modern AI systems. Our team operates across datacenters, networking, distributed systems, compilers, runtimes, orchestration, and performance engineering to build the foundation for the next generation of AI infrastructure.

As an early member of the team, you will have significant ownership, work alongside highly technical engineers, and help shape both the systems we build and how we scale the company.

We value people who are excited to work across domains, take ownership of meaningful problems, and build technology that enables the next generation of AI.

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What is the salary for the Member of Technical Staff - AI Research role at gimlet?
The listed salary for this Member of Technical Staff - AI Research position at gimlet is USD 150K–350K/yr. This is an FullTime role.
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This Member of Technical Staff - AI Research role at gimlet is based in San Francisco. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Member of Technical Staff - AI Research role at gimlet full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a FullTime position. It is posted as a Member of Technical Staff - AI Research role in the Engineering department at gimlet.
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When was the Member of Technical Staff - AI Research job at gimlet posted?
This Member of Technical Staff - AI Research position at gimlet was posted on Feb 26, 2025. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Member of Technical Staff - AI Research
gimlet · 💰 USD 150K–350K/yr
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