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Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer

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Senior Principal Machine Learning Engineer in USA

  • SambaNova Systems
  • Full time
  • Email
  • San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive technical strategy for ML model development, training pipelines, and inference systems on SambaNova’s RDU and broader hardware ecosystem.
  • Lead hardware-software co-design with compiler, systems, and hardware teams to shape scalable architectural decisions.
  • Identify, evaluate, and champion advanced ML techniques such as speculative decoding, reinforcement learning, mixture-of-experts, and long-context modeling.
  • Serve as the senior technical voice in design reviews, architectural decisions, and cross-functional planning.
  • Mentor and develop principal and senior ML engineers through collaboration, design feedback, and knowledge transfer.
  • Partner with product and engineering leadership to translate ML capabilities into scalable solutions for SambaStack and SambaCloud.
  • Resolve complex and ambiguous technical challenges spanning organizational boundaries and requiring novel approaches.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field is required; an MS or PhD is strongly preferred.
  • 8+ years of industry experience in machine learning engineering, with technical leadership on large-scale or novel ML systems.
  • Deep expertise in LLM training, fine-tuning, inference optimization, and evaluation at scale.
  • Strong knowledge of ML algorithms, deep learning architectures, and modern training methodologies.
  • Ability to lead and align cross-functional technical efforts, mentor senior engineers, and influence organizational direction without direct management authority.
  • Track record of independently scoping and delivering high-complexity, high-ambiguity technical projects.

Benefits

  • US-based full-time employees receive equity and benefits.
  • Medical insurance premium coverage is 95% for employees and 77% for dependents, with an employer-contributed Health Savings Account.
  • Dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, basic and voluntary life, AD&D, and Flexible Spending Account plans are offered.
  • Well-being benefits include Headspace, Gympass+ with access to physical gyms, One Medical, counseling services, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Salary: $220k - $300k/yr

SambaNova Systems

Welcome to SambaNova: Revolutionizing AI Capacity At SambaNova, we're empowering developers, enterprises, governments, and data centers to unlock their full AI potential. Our full-stack infrastructure, from chips to models, enables lightning-fast performance, low power consumption, and high-effic...

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