Software Engineer, Applied Machine Learning

$180k - $230k • Remote • San Francisco • FullTime

Posted 4h ago

Remote Work Policy

Fully remote

Employment Type

FullTime

Categories

Applied AI Engineer

About the job

fal is seeking a hands-on, production-focused Applied Machine Learning Engineer to take technical ownership of the model layer powering their next-generation generative media platform. This role bridges the gap between cutting-edge generative research and scalable, consumer-facing products. The engineer will split their time between extending state-of-the-art open-source models with additional capabilities and helping maintain their fleet of generative model APIs. This is an opportunity to work on a platform that is becoming the foundation for ambitious teams building generative media products.

Responsibilities

  • Extend state-of-the-art image, video, audio, and 3D models with additional capabilities and modalities, developing novel approaches to model conditioning, generation, and editing.
  • Fine-tune generative models for novel capabilities using a large GPU fleet and build/maintain fine-tuning APIs for customer customization.
  • Identify common patterns across models and develop reusable components, abstractions, and building blocks to accelerate development of new model capabilities and inference pipelines.
  • Apply state-of-the-art inference techniques and best practices to ensure efficient model performance with low latency, high throughput, and optimal GPU utilization.
  • Build, deploy, and maintain scalable, reliable generative model APIs, anticipating and resolving production challenges.
  • Collaborate directly with customers, including large e-commerce retailers and film/TV studios, to develop novel generative media solutions.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of professional experience as an Applied ML Engineer, with at least 1-2 years focused on generative media or computer vision.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python and PyTorch.
  • Deep practical understanding of diffusion and flow-based generative models.
  • Hands-on experience working with open-weight model ecosystems like Hugging Face and Diffusers.
  • Ability to anticipate and solve challenges in deploying ML models to production, with strong engineering judgment for scalable, reliable, secure, safe, and performant systems.
  • Experience designing and implementing training-free extensions to generative models.
  • Experience developing and executing custom post-training or fine-tuning approaches for generative models.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently take ambitious ML ideas from concept to production.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance (US)
  • Regular team events and offsites
  • Equity
  • Comprehensive benefits package

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