Join Preference Model as a Senior ML Infrastructure Engineer to build scalable infrastructure for post-training research on large language models.
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In this role, the engineer focuses on designing and scaling the infrastructure that supports post-training research on large language models within in-house reinforcement learning environments. Key skills include strong software engineering fundamentals, experience with LLM training and inference systems, and familiarity with distributed systems and cloud platforms. This position is well-suited for senior engineers with a background in machine learning infrastructure who can navigate the demands of fast-paced research. Preference Model is a startup backed by significant funding, emphasizing a collaborative environment with a focus on advancing AI capabilities.
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Frontier research moves only as fast as its infrastructure permits. Building solid infrastructure is foundational to our mission of pushing self-directed learning as far as it can go.
We are looking for Senior ML Infrastructure Engineers to build the infrastructure and systems that power the frontier of post-training on large language models. This role involves building scalable infrastructure to enable high-throughput systems and shape how our research is run, bringing us closer to models that can train themselves on what they aren't yet good at.
Design, build, and scale the compute, scheduling, and data infrastructure that powers post-training research on our in-house RL environments
Develop and maintain core ML framework primitives and internal tooling that researchers rely on daily, accelerating reproducible experimentation and reducing time from idea to result
Build evaluation and benchmarking infrastructure, monitoring, logging, and debugging tooling, and automated testing and deployment systems, so failures are caught early and infrastructure stays reliable as it scales
Partner directly with Research Engineers to translate research needs into infrastructure requirements, and ship fast in response to their feedback
Strong software engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience building production-grade LLM inference and training infrastructure (ideally from the ground up)
Experience building LLM training/inference internals such as transformers, distributed training, and working on inference libraries like vLLM, SGLang, Megatron
Experience working on RL training frameworks like Slime, veRL, Ray Train, SkyRL, Miles
Significant experience and understanding of distributed systems principles, and have hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes), building systems for high-throughput, low-latency workloads
Have experience with data engineering tools and building robust, scalable data pipelines
Proficiency in core ML frameworks such as PyTorch or JAX
Can balance production rigor with the pace of fast-moving research, and communicate infrastructure tradeoffs clearly to researchers who aren't infra specialists
Competitive cash and equity compensation (>90th percentile)
Opportunity to work alongside senior and staff engineers from frontier labs and infrastructure companies, plus top ML engineers
Health, vision, dental, benefits
401K match
Lunch provided everyday onsite
Weekly snack orders
Visa sponsorship & relocation support available
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