Software Engineer, Model Evaluation Systems

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Groq delivers fast efficient AI inference. Our LPU-based system powers GroqCloud giving businesses and developers the speed and scale they need. Headquartered in Silicon Valley we are on a mission to make high performance AI compute more accessible and affordable. When real-time AI is within reach anything is possible. Build fast.

Software Engineer Model Evaluation Systems

Mission: Build and optimize model evaluation systems to ensure that AI models deployed on Groqs platform achieve best-in-class quality throughput and efficiency. Develop benchmarking frameworks optimize model performance and drive improvements that push the boundaries of evaluation systems.

Responsibilities & opportunities in this role:

• Software Development: Write simple concise high-performance code in Python and Golang to support evaluation pipelines and tooling.
• Model Evaluation & Benchmarking: Develop and implement benchmarking tools to assess the performance of models hosted on Groq ensuring Groqs AI infrastructure remains at the cutting edge of efficiency and performance.
• Automation & Tooling: Build automated evaluation systems and testing infrastructure to streamline model deployment and validation processes.
• System Integration & Testing: Work closely with cross-functional teams to integrate models into Groqs infrastructure ensuring seamless operation and accurate evaluation across various system configurations.
• Data-Driven Insights: Collect and analyze performance data providing actionable insights and recommendations for improving model performance scalability and reliability.

Ideal candidates have/are:

• Proven experience building or working with evaluation systems or working on novel applied AI projects.
• Proficiency in Python and Golang with strong software engineering fundamentals and best practices.
• Self-Driven: Ability to see projects through end-to-end independently taking initiative to optimize systems proactively.
• Deep problem-solving skills candidates should be able to tackle non-trivial challenges with minimal guidance.
• Ability to work across unconventional AI problems iterate quickly and ship impactful solutions.
• Contributions toopen-source projects or prior startup experience is a big plus.

Attributes of a Groqster:

• Humility - Egos are checked at the door
• Collaborative & Team Savvy - We make up the smartest person in the room together
• Growth & Giver Mindset - Learn it all versus know it all we share knowledge generously
• Curious & Innovative - Take a creative approach to projects problems and design
• Passion Grit & Boldness - no limit thinking fueling informed risk taking

If this sounds like you wed love to hear from you!

Compensation:At Groq a competitive base salary is part of our comprehensive compensation package which includes equity and benefits. For this role the base salary range is $154445 to $208955 determined by your skills qualifications experience and internal benchmarks.

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