Senior/Principal Systems Engineer, Workers AI (AI/ML)

Cloudflare
New York, US
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Why this role

Pace
Fast Paced
The role requires a fast-paced environment, as evidenced by the need for comfort with tight deadlines and short release cycles.
Collaboration
High
This position involves significant cross-team and cross-functional collaboration, as highlighted by the requirement to set the technical direction of large, cross-team engineering projects.
Autonomy
Medium
The role demands a high level of autonomy, as the candidate will be responsible for maintaining the Workers AI model catalog and inference code, showcasing the importance of independent decision-making.
Decision Impact
Team
Decisions made in this role will have a significant impact on the technical direction of the Workers AI product, as the candidate will be setting the architecture and technical direction of large engineering projects.
Role Level
Team Lead
The complexity of the role is high, given the requirement for expert-level knowledge in Python for AI development and the need to manage the entire stack from front-end to low-level inference code.
Career Pivot Friendly
Welcomes transferable skills
Individuals with experience in leading technical projects in fast-paced environments, such as a Senior Software Engineer at a tech startup, would find this role a natural progression due to the alignment in technical and leadership competencies.

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • successful AI inference deployment
  • innovative AI features
Typical background
expert-level knowledge in Python for AI development

Transferable backgrounds

  • Coming from Senior Software Engineer at a tech startup
    technical leadership · project management
    The experience in leading technical projects and managing tight deadlines at a startup is highly transferable to this role.
  • Coming from AI Research Scientist
    AI model deployment · Python expertise
    The deep understanding of AI model deployment and proficiency in Python, particularly with PyTorch or TensorFlow, align well with the technical requirements of this position.

Skills & requirements

Required

Ai/ml DeploymentGPU InferencePython For AI Development

Preferred

PyTorchTensorFlow

Stack & domain

PythonPyTorchTensorFlowAI DevelopmentAI InferenceGPU DeploymentAPI DevelopmentAI Model CatalogML Inference CodeCommunicationTechnical LeadershipAIMLInference ServiceCloud Infrastructure

About the role

As a Senior/Principal Systems Engineer at Cloudflare's Workers AI team, you'll lead the deployment of AI models within Cloudflare's network, focusing on creating innovative features that integrate AI into developers' workflows, while maintaining a robust model catalog and inference code. This role is ideal for someone with a strong technical background and a passion for AI development, particularly in Python with PyTorch or TensorFlow.

Original posting from Cloudflare

Available Locations: Austin, New York, Lisbon, London (Hybrid)

About the Department

Emerging Technologies & Incubation (ETI) is where new and bold products are built and released within Cloudflare. Rather than being constrained by the structures which make Cloudflare a massively successful business, we are able to leverage them to deliver entirely new tools and products to our customers. Cloudflare's edge and network make it possible to solve problems at massive scale and efficiency which would be impossible for almost any other organization.

About the Team

Workers AI is Cloudflare's AI inference service, enabling customers to use a wide variety of AI models both within Cloudflare's Workers development platform and via API. The Workers AI team owns the whole stack that powers the product, from front-end development all the way to low-level inference code. Accordingly we're a team with a diverse array of technical skills, but everyone on the team is curious and passionate about the possibilities of generative AI.

What You'll Do

The Workers AI AI/ML team is responsible for deploying AI inference on the GPUs within Cloudflare's network, as well as building innovative features that enable developers to incorporate AI into their own products. You will be a technical leader on the team responsible for maintaining the Workers AI model catalog as well as the Workers AI AI and ML inference code. You will be building products and APIs that will be used by others, and will add your strong sense of what makes a good developer experience to the team.

Examples of desirable skills, knowledge, and experience

  • Experience setting the architecture and technical direction of large, cross-team and cross-functional engineering projects
  • Strong communication skills
  • Comfortable with tight deadlines and short release cycles
  • Expert-level knowledge in Python for AI development, particularly pytorch or tensorflow.

Equity

This role is eligible to participate in Cloudflare's equity plan.

Benefits

Cloudflare offers a complete package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Our benefits programs can help you pay health care expenses, support caregiving, build capital for the future and make life a little easier and fun! The below is a description of our benefits for employees in the United States, and benefits may vary for employees based outside the U.S.

Health & Welfare Benefits

Medical/Rx Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance ,Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Spending Accounts, Fertility & Family Forming Benefits, On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program, Global Travel Medical Insurance

Financial Benefits

Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, Life & Accident Insurance401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Stock Participation Plan

Time Off

Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave. Leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave

Source: Cloudflare careers

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