Full-Time

Member of Technical Staff

Training and Inference

Posted on 9/17/2025

Boson Ai

Boson Ai

11-50 employees

Develops scalable AI tools for enterprises

Compensation Overview

$150k - $600k/yr

Santa Clara, CA, USA

In Person

Category
Software Engineering (2)
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Required Skills
Neural Networks
Pytorch
Machine Learning
Requirements
  • Master or Doctoral degree in computer science or equivalent
  • Proficiency in at least one deep learning framework, such as PyTorch or JAX
  • Experience in writing clean and efficient code
  • Participated in at least 1 research project related to distributed training or inference
Responsibilities
  • Optimize model architectures and loss objectives to handle combinations of images, video, text, speech, and audio data
  • Implement and optimize kernels for efficient training on Hopper and Blackwell GPUs
  • Performance optimization (floating point formats, sparsity, systems level optimization)
  • Distributed optimization and training
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in writing your own kernels in CUDA or another compiler/toolkit (Triton, ThunderKittens, PTX, etc.)
  • Experience in distributed optimization (e.g. using DeepSpeed, FSDP), ideally designing performance optimizations
  • Experience in computer networking (e.g. Infiniband, using SHARP)
  • Experience in handling data at billions-scale

Boson AI develops large language model tools to power AI-driven experiences in virtual worlds. Its products understand and generate human-like text and are designed for wide use, from individuals to large enterprises. The tools work by combining advanced deep learning with system engineering to create customizable LLM-based applications that can be embedded into various software to personalize storytelling, learning, content creation, and data insights. Boson AI differentiates itself by focusing on tailored experiences in virtual environments across multiple industries, offering scalable solutions through product sales, subscriptions, and licensing. The company’s goal is to provide practical, personalized AI tools that enhance user interactions, storytelling, education, and business intelligence in virtual settings, becoming a leading provider in the AI market.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California

Founded

2023

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Dual Santa Clara-Toronto offices tap Silicon Valley and Canadian AI ecosystems.
  • Agentic platform with continuous learning meets enterprise workflow demands.
  • Roleplay agents target underserved interactive customer service market.

What critics are saying

  • Li Mu rejects Boson AI, blocking top AI talent recruitment in 3-6 months.
  • Anthropic's Claude 4 beats roleplay benchmarks, eroding differentiation in 6-12 months.
  • OpenAI's cheaper agentic platform captures clients, slashing $2.2M revenue in 12-18 months.

What makes Boson Ai unique

  • Higgs-Audio v3 STT excels in 94 languages for global roleplay agents.
  • Proprietary data annotation pipelines create defensible moat against competitors.
  • Founder Alex Smola's 30 years in ML drives multimodal AI innovation.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights

Headcount

6 month growth

-5%

1 year growth

-2%

2 year growth

22%
INACTIVE