Chai Location: Pacific Time (UTC-08:00), US & Canada.
Employment Type: Full time.
Annual Salary: $250k - $350k USD/year. Overview
Founded by a team of Cambridge ex quant‑traders and researchers, with over 5 trillion tokens served per month to 5 million users, Chai has quickly established itself as one of the fastest‑growing AI startups in Palo Alto. Team Culture
Our leadership promotes a high‑velocity, hard‑working environment with a focus on reliability and high standards. We value autonomy and expect each member to contribute to the team’s success through proactive engagement and innovation.
About The Company Chai US 1-50 employees Seed Round Software services Responsibilities
We need a relentless engineer with 3+ years of experience overseeing and being responsible for optimizing our LLM inference engine, ensuring they are performant, scalable, and cost‑efficient. You will work alongside equally talented and driven teammates implementing cutting‑edge AI inference engines. We need someone who is reliable and has high standards.
Possible Fit Concerns
We work hard and have a high‑velocity environment with lots of growth opportunities. We value exceptional performance and continuous improvement. We believe that if you aren’t constantly learning, you aren’t growing. You will be responsible and accountable for making high‑impact decisions that determine Chai's future.
Benefits Exponential growth. 1 Million MAU. Join the team that gets us to 100 million MAU. Craftsmanship. Build something beautiful.
Requirements Familiar with vLLM, quantization, and current techniques of LLM optimization. 3+ years of experience in software engineering. Bachelor or Master degree from a leading academic institution.
Tech Stack Front end: Python, Flutter, Dart.
Back end: Python, GCP, Redis, Kubernetes.
Compensation and Equity
$250k - $350k + Equity | PALO ALTO, CA Interview Process AI interview Code assessment Technical assessment On‑site interview Offer negotiation
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