Staff Engineer, Generalist - AI Diffusion & Systems

Inception

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+
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Competitive salary and equity
Flexible PTO
Health insurance
401k match
Catered meals
Commuter subsidies
Inclusive culture

Job summary

Inception, based in Palo Alto / Bay Area, seeks a highly versatile Member of Technical Staff, Generalist to contribute across AI model infrastructure, diffusion techniques, and language tasks. This in-office, full-time role blends research with hands-on engineering to accelerate the Mercury diffusion LLM and push the boundaries of performance, efficiency, and quality.

You'll collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers, shape foundational technology, and have an immediate impact on

Job description

Inception, based in Palo Alto / Bay Area, seeks a highly versatile Member of Technical Staff, Generalist to contribute across AI model infrastructure, diffusion techniques, and language tasks. This in-office, full-time role blends research with hands-on engineering to accelerate the Mercury diffusion LLM and push the boundaries of performance, efficiency, and quality.

You'll collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers, shape foundational technology, and have an immediate impact on

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