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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