
Fireworks.ai offers generative AI platform as a service. We optimize for rapid product iteration building on top of gen AI as well as minimizing cost to serve. https://fireworks.ai/careers

Fireworks.ai offers generative AI platform as a service. We optimize for rapid product iteration building on top of gen AI as well as minimizing cost to serve. https://fireworks.ai/careers
Product: Serverless inference cloud for open-source generative AI models (Fireworks Inference Cloud)
HQ: Redwood City, California
Recent funding: $52M Series B (Jul 11, 2024)
Compliance: SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA
Employee count: 171
Inference and deployment infrastructure for generative AI applications
Software Development
$52M
Reported to accelerate development and platform growth
$25M
Reported participation from Sequoia
“Includes participation from strategic partners (NVIDIA, AMD, MongoDB Ventures) and venture firms (Sequoia, Benchmark)”
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About Us: At Fireworks, we’re building the future of generative AI infrastructure. Our platform delivers the highest-quality models with the fastest and most scalable inference in the industry. We’ve been independently benchmarked as the leader in LLM inference speed and are driving cutting-edge innovation through projects like our own function calling and multimodal models. Fireworks is a Series C company valued at $4 billion and backed by top investors including Benchmark, Sequoia, Lightspeed, Index, and Evantic. We’re an ambitious, collaborative team of builders, founded by veterans of Meta PyTorch and Google Vertex AI.
The Role:
As a Software Engineer on our Cloud Infrastructure team, you'll be at the forefront, architecting and building the foundational systems that power Fireworks AI's revolutionary generative AI platform. You'll spearhead the creation of one of the world's first virtual clouds, seamlessly serving AI workloads across the globe and every cloud provider. Your mission: to deliver unparalleled reliability, efficiency, and scalability, fueling the world's most innovative AI products.This is a highly technical role requiring deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, and machine learning platforms. You’ll partner closely with engineering partners, product teams, and infrastructure stakeholders to design solutions that balance performance, cost-efficiency, and operational simplicity across compute, storage, and networking layers.
Key Responsibilities:
Minimum qualifications:
Preferred qualifications:
Total compensation for this role also includes meaningful equity in a fast-growing startup, along with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Base salary is determined by a range of factors including individual qualifications, experience, skills, interview performance, market data, and work location. The listed salary range is intended as a guideline and may be adjusted.
Base Pay Range (Plus Equity): $175,000 USD - $220,000 USD
Why Fireworks AI?
Fireworks AI is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all innovators.