LLM Inference Engineer
Near AI
| Company | Near AI |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | San Francisco or Remote |
| Remote | Remote |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
Locations: San Francisco or Remote
About The Role
The NEAR AI team is building decentralized and confidential machine learning infrastructure to enable user-owned AI. Our mission is to build highly scalable and efficient infrastructure for open-source AI at a global scale.
We are specifically seeking an expert in high-performance LLM serving systems and inference optimization. In this role, you will push the boundaries of how large language models are served.
What You'll Be Doing
Architect and maintain production high-traffic LLM serving systems.
Optimize throughput, latency, and cost for leading open-source LLMs.
What We're Looking For
Strong hands-on experience in LLM inference, with expertise debugging and optimizing major inference engines such as SGLang, vLLM, or TensorRT.
Deep knowledge of state-of-the-art GPU architectures, and effectively exploit them using PyTorch, Triton, CuTe, CUDA, etc.
Proven track record in designing and maintaining end-to-end high-traffic LLM serving systems.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to communicate technical ideas clearly.
We'd Love If You Have
Experience with Trusted Execution Environments (TEE).
Active contributor to open-source LLM inference engines.
Please let us know if you require any special requirements for your interview and we'll do our best to accommodate.
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