Performance & Debug Software Engineer – AI Inference at Rippling Recruiting, Remote (United States)

Performance & Debug Software Engineer – AI Inference at Rippling Recruiting in Remote (United States). $200,000 to $300,000 a year. Apply with swipeandhired.

This engineer will improve end-to-end large language model (LLM) inference performance on Positron's custom AI accelerators, including our FPGA-based Atlas systems and our Titan systems built on the Asimov ASIC. The work spans hardware-accelerated attention, accelerator tuning, distributed KV cache, and scalable inference serving architectures. It covers profiling, algorithms, GPU-side data preparation, host-to-device data movement, runtime behavior, and measurement on production-relevant models.

You will join a small, performance-focused team that is expected to optimize the whole stack, and not merely tune isolated kernel interfaces. The goal is to sustain a repeatable path from observing workload symptoms to identifying root causes and creating measured improvements.

Key Responsibilities
Performance Profiling and Optimization

Distributed Inference and KV Cache

Benchmarking and Test Infrastructure

Architecture Influence

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Leveling & Scope
While this role is currently posted at a specific level, we are a growth-oriented organization and are open to hiring at a more senior level for the right candidate. Please note that this job description serves as a focused but generalized overview of the role; specific responsibilities and impact expectations will be tailored to the experience and seniority of the final hire.
What Success Looks Like
Within the first 12 months:

Why Join Us?

Compensation & Benefits
The base salary range for this role is $200,000 – $300,000.
Please note that the figures provided represent the base salary range only and do not include other elements of our total compensation package, equity, or comprehensive benefits.
At Positron AI, we value the unique expertise each candidate brings. While the range above reflects our typical expectation for the position, we reserve the flexibility to exceed this range for candidates whose specialized skills, significant experience, or unique qualifications fall outside the standard scope of the role. Final offers are determined based on a variety of factors, including internal equity, and individual impact.
Benefits & Perks
We want you to do your best work and feel confident that you and your family are taken care of. That means comprehensive coverage, real time to rest, and support for your future.
Health and wellness

Time off and flexibility

Compensation and future

Visa Support
This position is open to candidates currently authorized to work in the U.S. We cannot provide new visa sponsorship for this role but are open to facilitating H-1B visa transfers for eligible candidates.
Equal Opportunity Employer. If you're excited about the role but don't meet every bullet, we'd still love to hear from you.

About Positron AI
Positron AI is building next-generation AI inference accelerators designed from the ground up for low-latency, high-throughput large language model inference. Our first-generation ASIC, Asimov, is a cutting-edge accelerator targeting frontier AI workloads, with additional generations already underway.