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Character.ai seeks a Staff Software Engineer - Applied ML Infra to build and manage ML infrastructure, supporting the growth of their consumer app. 5+ years of experience, strong RESTful/gRPC experience, cloud proficiency (GCP, AWS, Azure), familiarity with ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow), and high-performance service development are required.

About the Role

Responsibilities:

As a Staff Software Engineer - Applied ML Infra at Character.ai, you’ll work cross functionally with product, data science, data platform and ML researchers to identify, design and implement the applied ML infra, ranging from the data pipeline to model training and serving infrastructure, on one of the fastest growing consumer applications on the market today. You will lead implementation of our ML backend systems to support new parts of our product while working with the team to support scaling our existing systems.

Requirements:

B.A.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
5+ years of industry experience
Experience building/consuming RESTful and gRPC based web-services
Experience building and managing infrastructure in a cloud environment (GCP, AWS or Azure)
Familiar with one of the popular ML Frameworks like Pytorch, Tensorflow
Experience writing highly performant service in a modern typed language
Experience configuring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated testing

Desired Experience:

Experience with shipping intelligent features, end-to-end, and from idea to production
Experience with understanding, designing or implementing a full pipeline from data ingestion to model training.
Experience with production AI/ML systems and services including optimizing GPU/TPU deployments
Experience working with vector databases or other feature storage

You will be a good fit if you are proactive and have a “get things done” mindset. Given our current pace of growth and load on our systems, most people have had a significant impact during their first week at the company.

About Character.AI

Founded in 2021, Character is a leading AI company offering personalized experiences through customizable AI 'Characters.' As one of the most widely used AI platforms worldwide, Character enables users to interact with AI tailored to their unique needs and preferences.

In just two years, we achieved unicorn status and were named Google Play's AI App of the Year – a testament to our groundbreaking technology and vision.

Ready to shape the future of Consumer AI? 🚀

At Character, we value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly uphold a non-discrimination policy based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability. Your unique perspectives are vital to our success.

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About The Company

Character.AI

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Character is one of the world's leading personal AI platforms. Founded in 2021 by AI pioneers Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, Character is a full-stack AI company with a globally scaled direct-to-consumer platform.