Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Distributed vLLM Inference

Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Distributed vLLM Inference

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Job Summary

At Red Hat we believe the future of AI is open and we are on a mission to bring the power of open‑source LLMs and vLLM to every enterprise. Red Hat Inference team accelerates AI for the enterprise and brings operational simplicity to GenAI deployments. As leading developers, maintainers of the vLLM and LLM‑D projects, and inventors of state‑of‑the‑art techniques for model quantization and sparsification, our team provides a stable platform for enterprises to build, optimize, and scale LLM deployments.

Join us in shaping the future of AI!

What You Will Do

• Develop and maintain distributed inference infrastructure leveraging Kubernetes APIs, operators, and the Gateway Inference Extension API for scalable LLM deployments.
• Create system components in Go and / or Rust to integrate with the vLLM project and manage distributed inference workloads.
• Design and implement KV cache‑aware routing and scoring algorithms to optimize memory utilization and request distribution in large‑scale inference deployments.
• Enhance the resource utilization, fault tolerance, and stability of the inference stack.
• Contribute to the design, development, and testing of various inference optimization algorithms.
• Actively participate in technical design discussions and propose innovative solutions to complex challenges.
• Provide timely and constructive code reviews.
• Mentor and guide fellow engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.

What You Will Bring

Preferred Qualifications

The salary range for this position is $189,600.00 – $312,730.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Benefits

Equal Opportunity Policy (EEO)

Red Hat is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, veteran status, genetic information, physical or mental disability, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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