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Forward Deployed Engineer (Inference & Post-Training)
Together AISan Francisco, CA · full time · Senior
$270,000 – $300,000
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What this role is
A technical specialist working directly with large customers to optimize AI model inference and fine-tuning on production systems. This role suits engineers with deep expertise in LLM deployment and performance tuning who want to work closely with strategic customers while influencing product direction.
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What they ask for
Required
- 5+ years in a technical role
- Expert-level hands-on experience with inference engines like vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, or SGLang
- Deep knowledge of KV cache tuning, speculative decoding, tensor parallelism, and quantization
- Hands-on experience with fine-tuning pipelines including LoRA, SFT, DPO, RLHF, and GRPO
- Strong Python skills
- Broad knowledge of open-source LLM landscape