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Robot type
Robot AI and Software
Location
San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Artificial Intelligence
Posted
Apr 21, 2025
Salary
$380,000 a year
Full-time

Inference Engineer, Robotics

Job description

Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world settings. Working across the entire model stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the constraints of physical systems to improve peoples’ lives.

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Job responsibilities

  • Perform engineering efforts focused on improving model serving, inference performance, and system efficiency
  • Drive optimizations from a kernel and data movement perspective to improve system throughput and reliability
  • Partner closely with research and product teams to ensure our models perform effectively at scale
  • Design, build, and improve critical serving infrastructure to support Robotics growth and reliability needs
  • Have deep expertise in model performance optimization, particularly at the inference layer
  • Have a strong background in kernel-level systems, data movement, and low-level performance tuning
  • Are excited about scaling high-performing AI systems that serve real-world, multimodal workloads
  • Can navigate ambiguity, set technical direction, and drive complex initiatives to completion

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