Fireworks AI · 1 month ago
Member of Technical Staff, Research
San Mateo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$175K/yr - $240K/yrFireworks AI is a Series C company focused on generative AI infrastructure, recognized for its leadership in LLM inference speed. As a Member of Technical Staff on the Research team, you will conduct foundational research to enhance AI model efficiency and scalability, collaborating with experts to transition innovative research into practical applications.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data ManagementSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Conduct foundational research to advance the capabilities, efficiency, and reliability of LLMs and multimodal systems
Design, implement, and evaluate novel model architectures, training methods, and optimization techniques
Collaborate with engineering teams to transition research prototypes into production-grade systems
Analyze empirical results, identify performance bottlenecks, and iterate quickly to improve model quality
Contribute to internal research strategy by identifying high-impact opportunities and emerging trends in AI
Qualification
Required
Research background in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Physics, or similar field
Experience solving analytical problems using analytic and quantitative approaches
Experience communicating research to audiences with different backgrounds
Experience coding in C/C++, Python, or other similar languages
Preferred
PhD degree in Computer Science, Computational Physics, Mathematics, or a similar field
Research and engineering experience demonstrated via grants, fellowships, patents, internships, work experience, and/or coding competitions
Experience having first-authored publications at peer-reviewed conferences or journals
Experience working with ML frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, or Jax
Benefits
Meaningful equity in a fast-growing startup
Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits package
Company
Fireworks AI
Fireworks AI is an advanced platform that enables users to build, tune, and scale AI applications using open-source models
Founded in 2022
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$327MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalBenchmark
2025-10-28Series C· $230M
2025-10-28Secondary Market· $20M
2024-07-07Series B· $52M
Leadership Team
Lin Qiao
CEO and cofounder
Aishwarya Srinivasan
Head of AI Developer Relations
Recent News
2026-01-19
2026-01-16
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