Drimva

NVIDIA

Relational Foundation Model Engineer, Modern Data Stack

$184K–$356K

US, CA, Santa Clara · Full-time · Posted Aug 17, 2026

Experience
At least 8 years of research experience in designing ML algorithm solutions.
Education
MS or PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

About the job

Design, train, optimize, and deploy a relational foundation model that learns from diverse database schemas and heterogeneous graphs.

What you'll do

  • Develop Transformer- and GNN-based models for relational schemas and heterogeneous graphs.
  • Collaborate across the machine-learning lifecycle, from architecture design and large-scale training to post-training optimization and inference acceleration.
  • Contribute to a foundation model supporting applications such as forecasting, entity matching, customer retention, and fraud detection.

What they ask for

  • MS or PhD in Machine Learning or Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
  • Proficiency in Python and deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
  • At least 8 years of research experience designing ML algorithm solutions.
  • Practical experience using predictive models in real-world applications.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with graph-based machine learning.
  • Publications at venues such as NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, or similar.

Pay

184,000 USD - 287,500 USD base salary for Level 4; 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD base salary for Level 5.

Tools

Python, PyTorch, Transformer, GNN

AI focus

Build and evaluate a relational foundation model using Transformer and graph neural network architectures; work includes training, post-training optimization, and inference acceleration.

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