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Member of Technical Staff, Machine Learning Software Engineer

Inflection AI
Full-time
On-site
Palo Alto, United States
$175,000 - $325,000 USD yearly

Inflection AI is a public benefit corporation leveraging our world class large language model to build the first AI platform focused on the needs of the enterprise. 



Who we are:


Inflection AI was re-founded in March of 2024 and our leadership team has assembled a team of kind, innovative, and collaborative individuals focused on building enterprise AI solutions. We are an organization passionate about what we are building, enjoy working together and strive to hire people with diverse backgrounds and experience. 


Our first product, Pi, provides an empathetic and conversational chatbot. Pi is a public instance of building from our 350B+ frontier model with our sophisticated fine-tuning (10M+ examples), inference, and orchestration platform. We are now focusing on building new systems that directly support the needs of enterprise customers using this same approach.


Want to work with us? Have questions? Learn more below.

About the Role


 


The Machine Learning Software Engineer role is crucial in integrating ML frameworks and models into our platform for enterprise applications. Engineers in this role develop, deploy, and optimize ML models, ensuring seamless integration with backend systems and APIs to deliver robust enterprise solutions.


This is a good role for you if you:



  • Have experience building and deploying scalable machine learning models, particularly large language models (LLMs).

  • Are skilled in using and integrating ML frameworks and infrastructure into existing platforms, with a strong focus on PyTorch.

  • Enjoy developing applications and tools that leverage ML models to provide enhanced functionality in enterprise settings.

  • Have proficiency in programming languages and tools such as Python, PyTorch, and FastAPI.

  • Are familiar with backend systems, APIs, and databases, ensuring robust and efficient integration of ML models.


Employee Pay Disclosures


At Inflection AI, we aim to attract and retain the best employees and compensate them in a way that appropriately and fairly values their individual contributions to the company. For this role, Inflection AI estimates a starting annual base salary will fall in the range of approximately $175,000 - $325,000 depending on experience. This estimate can vary based on the factors described above, so the actual starting annual base salary may be above or below this range.


 

Benefits


Inflection AI values and supports our team’s mental and physical health. We are focused on building a positive, safe, inclusive and inspiring place to work. Our benefits include: 



  • Diverse medical, dental and vision options 

  • 401k matching program 

  • Unlimited paid time off 

  • Parental leave and flexibility for all parents and caregivers

  • Support of country-specific visa needs for international employees living in the Bay Area


Interview Process


Apply: Please apply on Linkedin or our website for a specific role.


Interview: Interviews at Inflection proceed in two stages. When possible, we strive to do interviews  in person.



  • First, you will have an initial conversation with the Hiring Contact or a Recruiter. 

  • Following that, you will do up to 5 interviews with the team. Technical roles will do at least 2 deep technical screens, which comprise programming exercises, AI exercises, and general technical interviews. We might also invite you to do a take-home exercise or give a presentation. For a non-technical role, please prepare for a role-specific interview such as a portfolio review.


Decision: We strive to get back to you within one week from your final interview.