Fireworks AI
Applied Machine Learning Engineer
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · San Mateo
Employer listed it 17 months ago · Added today
Been open since 17 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
$170,000–$240,000
Location
Hybrid · San Mateo
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Data
Published by the employer
Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around San Mateo, New York, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "San Mateo, New York, Hybrid"
- Listing mentions "Hybrid"
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- Not suitable if you plan to move between countries
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About the role
About Us:
Fireworks is the platform for specialized intelligence, enabling companies to build, train, and serve AI models tailored to their own data, workflows, and products. Founded by the team behind PyTorch and backed by AMD, Atreides, Benchmark Capital, Index Ventures, Lightspeed, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital, and TCV, Fireworks powers production AI with hundreds of state-of-the-art open models across text, image, embedding, audio, and multimodal workloads. Today, Fireworks is a Series D company valued at $17.5 billion, bringing together an ambitious, collaborative team that's building the future of enterprise AI.
The Role:
As an Applied Machine Learning Engineer, you will serve as a vital bridge between cutting-edge AI research and practical, real-world applications. Your work will focus on developing, fine-tuning, and operationalizing machine learning models that drive business value and enhance user experiences. This is a hands-on engineering role that combines deep technical expertise with a strong customer focus to deliver scalable AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
Customer Success: Collaborate directly with the GTM team (Account Executives and Solutions Architects) to ensure smooth integration and successful deployment of ML solutions.
Demo / Proof of Concept (PoC): Build and present compelling PoCs that demonstrate the capabilities of our AI technology.
Application Build: Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end AI-powered applications tailored to customer needs.
Platform Features / Bug Fixes: Contribute to the internal ML platform, including adding features and resolving issues.
New Model Enablements: Integrate and enable new machine learning models into the existing platform or client environments.
Performance Optimizations: Improve system performance, efficiency, and scalability of deployed models and applications.
Partnership Enablement: Work closely with partners to enable joint AI solutions and ensure seamless collaboration.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
5+ years of experience in a software engineering role, with a strong preference for customer-facing roles.
Robust coding skills required, preferably with proficiency in Python.
Demonstrated ability to lead and execute complex technical projects with a focus on customer success.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to thrive in dynamic, cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
Experience working in a startup or fast-paced environment.
Hands-on experience fine-tuning machine learning models, including supervised fine-tuning (SFT) and reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF or RFT).
Solid understanding of generative AI, machine learning principles, and enterprise infrastructure.
Why Fireworks?
Requirements
- ·Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- ·5+ years of experience in a software engineering role, with a strong preference for customer-facing roles.
- ·Robust coding skills required, preferably with proficiency in Python.
- ·Demonstrated ability to lead and execute complex technical projects with a focus on customer success.
- ·Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to thrive in dynamic, cross-functional teams.
Benefits
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How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Fireworks AI, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
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