Research Engineer

Lightning AI

London, England, United Kingdom
Base: $120,000 - $250,000 usd; bonus/equity: discr...
On-site
Strong expertise with pytorch deep learning frameworks
Experience with large-scale training or inference workloads
Familiarity with distributed systems and parallelism strategies
Lightning AI builds an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems designed to take ideas from research to production

Job Summary

  • Lightning AI builds an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems designed to take ideas from research to production.
  • This role sits at the intersection of ML systems, AI infrastructure, and performance engineering to optimize real-world AI workloads.
  • The company offers comprehensive benefits including medical coverage, retirement support, paid parental leave, and flexible work environments.

Matching Summary

Lightning AI builds an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems designed to take ideas from research to production.

Salary

Base: $120,000 - $250,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Discretionary bonus and meaningful equity component included; Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, pension, and wellness stipends

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Strong expertise with PyTorch deep learning frameworks
  • Experience with large-scale training or inference workloads
  • Familiarity with distributed systems and parallelism strategies
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals for production code

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with CUDA, Triton, TensorRT, or vLLM
  • Background in quantization or speculative decoding techniques
  • Contributions to open-source ML infrastructure projects
  • Startup experience in highly cross-functional environments

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Ability to work comfortably in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Work Rights

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