About this opportunity
Strativ Group lists this Machine Learning Systems Engineer opportunity in palo alto, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
We are working with an early-stage AI infrastructure company in Palo Alto building the systems that will power the next generation of agentic AI. The company is currently focused on high-performance TPU and GPU inference serving, with a broader vision to build an agent cloud for self-improving models and agents. This is a genuinely early founding-team opportunity. You will work directly with the founders and have significant influence over both the technical architecture and the direction of the company.
About the Role
You will build and optimize production infrastructure for large-scale AI workloads. The work sits at the intersection of ML systems, distributed systems and AI infrastructure. You could be working anywhere from low-level serving and runtime performance through to the infrastructure required for long-running, self-improving agent systems.
Responsibilities
Build and optimize production infrastructure for large-scale AI workloads, with a focus on:
High-performance TPU and GPU inference
Distributed model serving and scheduling
Runtime and systems optimizationLatency, throughput and infrastructure cost
Reliability, observability and deployment
Infrastructure for increasingly autonomous and agentic workloads
The work sits at the intersection of ML systems, distributed systems and AI infrastructure. You could be working anywhere from low-level serving and runtime performance through to the infrastructure required for long-running, self-improving agent systems.
Required Skills
What They Are Looking For
You do not need experience across the entire stack, but you should have a strong background in one or more of:
ML systems or AI infrastructure
Model inference and serving
Distributed training or inference
GPU or TPU systems
High-performance or low-latency distributed systems
Scheduling, runtimes or compiler-level optimization
Location: Palo Alto, in office
Compensation: Exceptional packages, up to $500,000 cash
Equity: Meaningful founding equity, typically around 1–2%
Significant technical ownership from day one.
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Worksite address
palo alto, CA, 94306, US
Who can apply
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