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Research Engineer, Performance RL (Reinforcement Learning)
Menlo Ventures PortfolioSan Francisco, CA · full time · Senior
$350,000 – $850,000
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What this role is
This role involves designing reinforcement learning environments and conducting research to improve AI models' code generation capabilities, particularly for accelerator programming. You'll need deep expertise in GPU/accelerator optimization and ML frameworks, combined with the ability to move research from experimentation into production training pipelines.
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What they ask for
Required
- Expertise with accelerators and ML framework programming
- Experience working across the full stack from kernels to distributed systems
- Ability to balance research exploration with engineering implementation
Nice to have
- Reinforcement learning experience
- Experience porting ML workloads across different accelerator types
- Familiarity with LLM training methodologies