AI Inference Engineer at Cactus (S25)
$120K - $180K  •  0.10% - 1.00%
Kernels & Engine for running AI on phones
San Francisco, CA, US / Remote
Full-time
Will sponsor
Any (new grads ok)
About Cactus

Cactus is a cross-platform open-source framework for running AI models locally on smartphones. Cactus completed a highly oversubscribed fundraising round and now actively scaling the engineering team.

About the role
Skills: Android, iOS, React Native

Role Description

AI Inference Engineers build and maintain the AI SDKs for mobile developers, leveraging experience in native mobile development, artificial intelligence and cross-platform frameworks like React-Native and Flutter. AI inference engineers are also forward deployed to enterprises to get them started. This role requires ownership and high sense of agency.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS, Engineering, or relevant experience.
  • Strong background in React Native library development
  • Experience with native mobile development (iOS, Android)
  • Experience with LLMs, AI agents and machine learning
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • A sense of urgency and interest in startups

 

Benefits:

  • $120,000 - $180,000 base salary
  • Generous equity based on experience
  • Health insurance, gym membership, etc.
  • Work at a YC startup experience

Cactus Repo: https://github.com/cactus-compute/cactus

Technology

Cactus ships Kernels & AI engine for running AI locally on mobile devices; CUDA for phones. App developers can now deploy AI models locally in their mobile apps.

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