machine learning engineer for ML infrastructure

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• Design and build systems that improve the efficiency of ML training and inference workloads;
• Develop tooling to help ML engineers debug, profile, optimize, and monitor model performance;
• Improve GPU and general resource utilization through scheduling, resource management, caching, and workload optimization;
• Partner with ML researchers and product teams to identify bottlenecks and drive performance improvements;
• Build benchmarking frameworks and performance dashboards for training and serving systems;
• Optimize distributed training infrastructure, data pipelines, and model serving architectures;
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve the productivity of Reddit ML engineers;
• Drive technical strategy for ML platform scalability, reliability, and cost efficiency.

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field;
• 5+ Years of software engineering experience;
• Strong proficiency in Python;
• Experience building distributed systems at scale;
• Experience with machine learning infrastructure, training systems, or model serving platforms;
• Deep understanding of performance engineering and systems optimization;
• Strong debugging and profiling skills;
• Nice to have: proficiency in at least one systems language (Go, C++, Rust, or Java), experience with large-scale recommendation, ranking, generative AI, or foundation model systems, experience with distributed training frameworks such as PyTorch Distributed, Ray, Tensorflow, or Spark, familiarity with GPU architectures and performance analysis tools, experience optimizing cloud infrastructure costs across large ML workloads, contributions to internal platforms used by multiple ML teams, experience building real-time ML inference applications.

• Work remotely from anywhere in the UK or the Netherlands;
• Global benefit programs covering workspace, professional development, and caregiving support;
• Family planning support;
• Gender-affirming care;
• Mental health and coaching benefits;
• Private pension plan with employer matching;
• 100% Employer-sponsored group medical plan;
• Income replacement programs;
• Flexible vacation and paid volunteer time off;
• Generous paid parental leave;
• Interviews may be recorded, transcribed, and summarized by AI in select roles and locations, with the option to opt out before scheduled interviews.