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Member of Technical Staff - ML Infrastructure Engineer, RL Post-training

Join Preference Model as a Senior ML Infrastructure Engineer to build scalable infrastructure for post-training research on large language models.

Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
Not disclosed
Level
senior
Type
full time

Posted by employer 1 day ago

First seen on Joblaze 47 minutes ago

Last verified on the company career page 47 minutes ago

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What you'll build

  • Design, build, and scale compute infrastructure
  • Develop and maintain core ML framework primitives
  • Build evaluation and benchmarking infrastructure
  • Partner with Research Engineers to translate needs into requirements

Must have

  • Strong software engineering fundamentals
  • Experience building production-grade LLM infrastructure
  • Experience with distributed systems principles
  • Proficiency in core ML frameworks

Nice to have

  • Experience with RL training frameworks
  • Experience with data engineering tools

Requirements

Visa
Sponsorship available

Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, years of experience, work arrangement.

Benefits

401k Match Equity/Stock Options Remote Work Health Insurance Relocation Assistance

Joblaze summary

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.

Joblaze insights

  • Listed today — first seen on Joblaze November 12, 2026. Last confirmed on Preference Model's careers page November 12, 2026.
  • This exact title is also open at 1 other location at Preference Model: San Francisco.
  • Python appears in 52.3% of 566 comparable senior ai/ml roles in United States; RL appears in 0.4% of 566 comparable senior ai/ml roles in United States.

Quick facts

What's the tech stack?
Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, GCP, JAX, Kubernetes, PyTorch, Python.
Does Preference Model sponsor work visas for this role?
Yes — the posting indicates visa sponsorship is available for the right candidate.
What seniority level is this role?
Preference Model targets senior candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?
Full-time for this Member of Technical Staff - ML Infrastructure Engineer, RL Post-training role at Preference Model.

From the original posting

About the Role

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.

 

What You Will Do

  • 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

What We are Looking For

  • 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

What We Offer:

  • 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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