Tencent

Tencent

Sr. AI Inference Systems Engineer

US-California-Palo Alto · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$125k-$235kDetected 20 days ago
Distributed SystemsDeep LearningTensorFlowPyTorchLLMsCybersecuritySystems EngineeringResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • Location State(s) US-California-Palo Alto The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $124,800.00 to $235,000.00 per year.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the optimization of the full inference pipeline for Large Models (LLM, Multimodal); focus on KV Cache storage strategies, Router architecture design, and collaborative operator optimization to maximize throughput and minimize latency.
  • Conduct in-depth research into the underlying inference logic of various hardware accelerators; evaluate architectural suitability for real-time, batch, and streaming inference scenarios to develop standardized optimization schemes.
  • Lead efforts to overcome key technical bottlenecks in inference optimization; design technical roadmaps and mentor team members to build a robust AI inference technical ecosystem.

Requirements

  • significant professional experience in AI inference optimization or heterogeneous computing.
  • Stay current with global evolutions in inference technology and computing architectures, with the ability to objectively evaluate different technical paths.

Nice to have

  • Experience in tuning ultra-large-scale inference clusters or driving AI inference productization
  • high-level publications or core patents in relevant fields are a plus.
  • US-California-Palo Alto
  • Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent
  • As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community.
  • We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.
  • experience in optimizing ultra-large-scale models is highly preferred.

Skills

  • Business Unit
  • Cloud & Smart Industries Group (CSIG) is responsible for promoting the company's cloud and industry Internet strategy.
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Compensation

  • Location State(s) US-California-Palo Alto The expected base pay range for this position in the location(s) listed above is $124,800.00 to $235,000.00 per year.

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