AI Infra Resident (1-Year Program)

RadixArk

• $200K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Strong foundations in systems programming, ML systems, or high-performance computing
  • Experience with Python and/or C++, with knowledge of CUDA, JAX, or distributed systems as a plus
  • Ability to quickly learn and debug complex technical issues
  • Curiosity and determination to explore unfamiliar technical areas
  • Desire to become a top-tier AI infrastructure engineer
  • Excellent communication skills and collaborative mindset

Responsibilities

  • Join a full-time, paid 1-year residency focusing on AI infrastructure
  • Rotate through different areas: inference, training, kernels, compilers, and clusters
  • Engage with real production systems like LLM serving and RL training
  • Diagnose failures across model, runtime, kernel, and hardware
  • Lead significant projects under mentorship from senior engineers
  • Contribute to open-source projects such as SGLang and Miles
  • Document insights and produce community guides
  • Present technical findings to the team and participate in code reviews

Benefits

  • Paid full-time residency for 1 year
  • Health benefits included
  • Potential for conversion to a full-time role after the program
  • Opportunity to work with leading AI infrastructure technologies
  • Mentorship from experienced engineers in the field
Full Job Description
About The Role

RadixArk is launching a full-time, paid, 1-year residency program for aspiring AI infrastructure engineers. You'll rotate across inference, training, kernels, compilers, and cluster infrastructure, working on real production systems alongside senior engineers. This is an opportunity to learn from the team behind SGLang and Miles while owning meaningful projects that impact thousands of developers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (recent graduates welcome)
  • Strong foundations in systems programming, ML systems, or high-performance computing
  • Experience with Python and/or C++; exposure to CUDA, JAX, or distributed systems is a plus
  • Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and debug complex technical problems
  • Curiosity, grit, and willingness to dive deep into unfamiliar layers of the stack
  • Desire to grow into a world-class AI infrastructure engineer
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively


Responsibilities

  • Join a full-time, paid, 1-year residency focused on AI infrastructure
  • Rotate across inference, training, kernels, compilers, and cluster infrastructure
  • Work on real production systems: LLM serving (SGLang), diffusion inference (Flux, Wan), RL training (Miles), schedulers, and performance tooling
  • Learn to debug failures across the full stack: model → runtime → kernel → hardware
  • Own meaningful projects with close mentorship from senior engineers
  • Contribute to SGLang, Miles, and other open-source projects
  • Document learnings and create guides for the community
  • Present technical deep-dives and share knowledge with the team
  • Participate in code reviews and learn engineering best practices


Compensation

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive health benefits. The expected annual salary for this position is $200,000 USD.

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