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Research Scientist - Compute AI Infra - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)
San Jose, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Education
- PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Research and develop technologies across the AI infrastructure stack, including training, inference, storage, scheduling, vector retrieval, and AI agent infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Develop technologies to optimize AI infrastructure, including training, inference, and AI agents.
- Collaborate with academia and open-source communities, and research and analyze emerging technologies.
- Present research and products in academic papers.
What they ask for
- Completing or recently completed a PhD in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical discipline.
- Experience in at least one area: LLM training infrastructure, LLM inference infrastructure, or AI agents and agent infrastructure.
- Commit to proactive continuous learning and demonstrate enthusiasm for AI technologies and ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
Nice to have
- Frequent contributor to or maintainer of AI infrastructure open-source communities such as PyTorch, vLLM, or SGLang.
- Publications in CS conferences such as OSDI or MLSys.
Tools
LLMs, AI agents, PyTorch, vLLM, SGLang, DPU, GPU, CPU
AI focus
Research and develop AI-native infrastructure for LLMs and AI agents, including training and inference, agent infrastructure, and AI-driven infrastructure optimization.
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