Melbourne
3 Aug 2026
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Founding ML Engineer

Base Compute

Founding ML Engineer

Base Compute is an AI inference lab focused on bringing AGI on-device. We are looking for a Founding ML Engineer to work at the frontier of on-device AI, building and scaling our custom inference engine and optimizing for diverse silicon platforms. The role requires 3+ years of experience in ML engineering or systems programming, expertise in GPU programming, and a strong sense of ownership.

Core AIHybridFull-timeMid LevelRustC++

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, AU

Work Model

Hybrid: in-person from the office most days

Experience Required

3 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

3+ years of experience in ML engineering or systems programming

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)
RustC++CUDAROCmMetalTritonGPU programmingLLM architecturesquantizationspeculative decodingKV-cache managementcontinuous batchingperformance profiling
Soft Skills
ownershipautonomycommunicationhonest feedbackdocumentation

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)
ML compilerstorch.compilecustom operatorslow-precision inferenceINT8FP8FP4Edge LLMOps

Key Responsibilities

  • Building and scaling our custom inference engine, handling weight loading, KV-cache management, and request scheduling
  • Writing and tuning custom kernels and leveraging hardware-specific instructions for diverse architectures (Apple Silicon, NVIDIA, AMD, Snapdragon, edge platforms)
  • Developing robust, low-latency serving runtimes in C++ for model routing, continuous batching, and novel decoding strategies
  • Identifying and eliminating bottlenecks across the stack, from memory bandwidth to kernel interleaving
AIMachine LearningInferenceOn-device AISystems EngineeringGPU ProgrammingC++RustFounding EngineerHybrid