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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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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)