Sr. Associate Director, Software Engineering (Model Hosting Pod Tech Lead)

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Sr. Associate Director, Software Engineering (Model Hosting Pod Tech Lead).

Business: CTO Platforms (AI Platform)

Job ID：52424

Location: Guangzhou / Xi'an

Principal responsibilities

Pillar 1: Model Hosting & Inference Optimization

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable model hosting systems to support large-scale deployment of AI models (LLMs, embedding models, STT/TTS, etc.) across diverse hardware platforms.
• Develop and implement inference optimization strategies to achieve low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficiency, including model quantization, KV cache optimization, and dynamic batch processing / Continuous Batching.
• Evaluate, integrate, and customize state-of-the-art inference frameworks (vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, SGLang, etc.) to optimize model performance on target hardware.
• Monitor and maintain inference system health, track key performance metrics (latency, throughput, TTFT, memory usage, availability), and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks or deployment issues.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to leverage hardware-specific and optimize hosting infrastructure for maximum resource utilization.
• Ensure model hosting systems comply with reliability, scalability, and security standards, supporting high-availability production workloads.

Pillar 2: Model Fine-Tuning Pipeline Development

• Design and build end-to-end, scalable model fine-tuning pipelines to support domain-specific adaptation of pre-trained using custom, domain-specified datasets.
• Collaborate with data scientists and domain experts to understand domain requirements, define fine-tuning objectives, and validate fine-tuned model performance against domain-specific metrics.
• Integrate fine-tuned models into the existing hosting and inference infrastructure, ensuring smooth handoff from fine-tuning to deployment.

Pillar 3: Team Management & Delivery Ownership

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team: hiring, coaching, performance management, and fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture.
• Own delivery outcomes end-to-end, including roadmap planning, prioritisation, stakeholder management, and execution against timelines and quality standards.

Knowledge & Experience/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD degree in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related fields.
• 3+ years’ experience leading teams, including people management and delivery ownership.
• 5+ years of experience in AI, with proven expertise in both model inference optimization/hosting and model fine-tuning pipeline development; experience with LLM-related work is a strong plus.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, CUDA; familiarity with GPU/CPU architecture and high-performance computing (HPC) principles.
• Deep understanding of AI model inference: KV cache management, batch processing, quantization (INT4/FP8/GPTQ/AWQ), operator optimization, and inference framework integration (vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, SGLang, etc.).
• Hands-on experience building and maintaining model hosting systems, including knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) for scalable deployment.
• Expertise in designing end-to-end model fine-tuning pipelines: data preprocessing, distributed training, hyperparameter tuning, and integration with pre-trained models Familiarity with fine-tuning frameworks and tools (Hugging Face Transformers, Accelerate, LoRA, QLoRA) and experience optimizing fine-tuning workflows for efficiency.
• Experience with performance benchmarking, monitoring, and troubleshooting for both inference and fine-tuning systems.
• Demonstrates an AI-native mindset, applying AI-driven approaches to improve  productivity, quality, and decision-making.
• Experienced in leveraging coding assistants (e.g., AI pair-programming tools) to accelerate software development, enhance code quality, and support engineering best practices.

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