Software Engineer, Skill Level 0

ABOUT US: Headquartered in the United States, TP-Link Systems Inc. is a global provider of reliable networking devices and smart home products, consistently ranked as the world’s top provider of Wi-Fi devices. The company is committed to delivering innovative products that enhance people’s lives through faster, more reliable connectivity. With a commitment to excellence, TP-Link serves customers in over 170 countries and continues to grow its global footprint. We believe technology changes the world for the better! At TP-Link Systems Inc, we are committed to crafting dependable, high-performance products to connect users worldwide with the wonders of technology.  Embracing professionalism, innovation, excellence, and simplicity, we aim to assist our clients in achieving remarkable global performance and enable consumers to enjoy a seamless, effortless lifestyle.  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop and implement microservices and processes using Java and Spring Boot framework for monitoring, analyzing, and forecasting cloud spending across AWS, OCI, Azure etc. Collaborate with product teams and development teams across the organization to understand cloud usage patterns and identify optimization opportunities; both technical and functional. Provide regular reports and insights on cloud spending trends, optimization efforts, and cost-saving achievements. Work closely with development teams to optimize application performance and reduce cloud costs without impacting service quality. Participate in the design and deployment of highly available and cost-optimized cloud infrastructure solutions on platforms like AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI. Lead initiatives to educate teams on best practices for cloud cost management and efficiency. Drive a culture of cost-awareness and financial accountability within the tech department. Requirements REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Minimum 1 years of experience as a developer with cloud engineering. Proven experience as a Java Developer and in-depth knowledge of Spring Boot framework. Experience with database design concepts and data modeling for RDBMS (MySQL) or NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra). Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Hands-on experience with containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes. Proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) with a strong focus on FinOps best practices and experience implementing cost-saving solutions. English-speaking environment, bilingual proficiency in Mandarin preferred. Benefits Salary Range: $100,000 - 140,000 Free snacks and drinks, and provided lunch on Fridays Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (partial coverage for dependents) Contributions to 401k funds Bi-annual reviews, and annual pay increases Health and wellness benefits, including free gym membership Quarterly team-building events At TP-Link Systems Inc., we are continually searching for ambitious individuals who are passionate about their work. We believe that diversity fuels innovation, collaboration, and drives our entrepreneurial spirit. As a global company, we highly value diverse perspectives and are committed to cultivating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and valued. We are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Beyond compliance, we strive to create a supportive and growth-oriented workplace for everyone. If you share our passion and connection to this mission, we welcome you to apply and join us in building a vibrant and inclusive team at TP-Link Systems Inc. Please, no third-party agency inquiries, and we are unable to offer visa sponsorships at this time.

About Pathway Pathway is building LiveAI™ systems that think and learn in real time as humans do. Our mission is to deeply understand how and why LLMs work, fundamentally changing the way models think. The team is made up of AI luminaries. Pathway's CTO, Jan Chorowski, co-authored papers with Geoff Hinton and Yoshua Bengio and was one of the first people to apply attention to speech. Our CSO, Adrian Kosowski, received his PhD in Theoretical Computer Science at the age of 20 and made significant contributions across numerous scientific fields, including AI and quantum information. He also served as a professor and a coach for competitive programmers at Ecole Polytechnique. The team also includes numerous world's top scientists and competitive programmers, alongside seasoned Silicon Valley executives. Pathway has strong investor backing. To date, we have raised over $15M; our latest reported round was our seed. Our offices are located in Palo Alto, CA, as well as Paris, France, and Wroclaw, Poland. The Opportunity This is an R&D position in attention-based models. We are currently searching for 1 or 2 R&D Engineers with a strong track record in machine learning models research. This is an extremely ambitious foundational project. There is a flexible GPU budget associated with this specific project, guaranteed to be in the 7-digit range minimum. You Will perform (distributed) model training. help improve/adapt model architectures based on experiment results. design new tasks and experiments. optionally: oversee activities of team members involved in data preparation. The results of your work will play a crucial role in the success of the project. Requirements Cover letter It's always a pleasure to say hi! If you could leave us 2-3 lines, we'd really appreciate that. You are expected to meet at least one of the following criteria: You have published at least one paper at NeurIPS, ICLR, or ICML - where you were the lead author or made significant conceptual & code contributions. You have significantly contributed to an LLM training effort which became newsworthy (topped a Huggingface benchmark, best in class model, etc.), preferably using multiple GPU's. You have spent at least 6 months working in a leading Machine Learning research center (e.g. at: Google Brain / Deepmind, Apple, Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia, MILA). You were an ICPC World Finalist, or an IOI, IMO, or IPhO medalist in High School. You Are A deep learning researcher, with a track record in Language Models and/or RL (candidates with a Vision or Robotics ML background are also welcome to apply). Interested in improving foundational architectures and creating new benchmarks. Experienced at hands-on experiments and model training (PyTorch, Jax, or Tensorflow). Have a good understanding of GPU architecture, memory design, and communication. Have a good understanding of graph algorithms. Have some familiarity with model monitoring, git, build systems, and CI/CD. Respectful of others Fluent in English Bonus Points Knowledge of approaches used in distributed training. Familiarity with Triton Successful track-record in algorithms & data science contests. Showing a code portfolio. Why You Should Apply Join an intellectually stimulating work environment. Be a pioneer: you get to work with a new type of "Live AI" challenges around long sequences and changing data. Be part of one of an early-stage AI startup that believes in impactful research and foundational changes. Benefits Type of contract: Full-time, permanent Preferable joining date: Immediate. The positions are open until filled – please apply immediately. Compensation: six-digit annual salary based on profile and location + Employee Stock Option Plan. Location: Remote work. Possibility to work or meet with other team members in one of our offices: Palo Alto, CA; Paris, France or Wroclaw, Poland. Candidates based anywhere in the EU, UK, United States, and Canada will be considered. If you meet our broad requirements but are missing some experience, don’t hesitate to reach out to us.