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Forward Deployed Engineer, Inference

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What Cohere asks for

From Cohere's Forward Deployed Engineer, Inference ad, checked 3 Nov 2026.

Production Kubernetes

Deep experience with production Kubernetes, including managing clusters across hybrid or multi-cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI.

Inference and model optimization

Hands-on experience with optimization stacks like TensorRT-LLM or vLLM, and understanding how attention and memory phases impact live model performance.

Distributed systems and resilience

Designing topologies for model serving that include multi-tenant architecture, intelligent routing, and failover strategies across multiple datacenters.

Client technical leadership

Leading technical engagements with executive stakeholders and managing the complex politics or blockers inherent in client-side deployments.

Python, Go, or C++

Strong foundations in Python, Go, or C++ to move between data pipelines and infrastructure tuning.

The ad asks for 8 or more years of engineering experience. The role is remote-friendly, with offices in several global cities and a co-working benefit for those not near an office.

How the example answers the ad

Three of the five requirements above, each matched to a line in the example.

  1. Distributed systems and resilience

    “Architected a multi-region failover strategy across AWS and Azure that reduced system downtime by 60 percent during regional outages.”

    Developing a failover strategy across AWS and Azure regions shows the design of topologies for model serving and resilience.

  2. Inference and model optimization

    “Optimized LLM inference stacks using vLLM and TensorRT-LLM, lowering GPU memory consumption by 35 percent for high-demand services.”

    Working with vLLM and TensorRT-LLM to reduce GPU memory consumption addresses the optimization of model performance.

  3. Client technical leadership

    “Managed cross-functional technical engagements with C-suite executives to align infrastructure capabilities with business goals.”

    Collaborating with C-suite executives on infrastructure and business alignment shows technical leadership with executive stakeholders.

The whole example as text

Anna Petrov · Staff Forward Deployed Engineer

Summary

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer with 10 years of experience in distributed systems and AI infrastructure. Orchestrate multi-region Kubernetes deployments across AWS and Azure to support enterprise-scale model serving. Optimize LLM inference pipelines using vLLM and TensorRT-LLM to achieve a 40 percent reduction in latency. Manage technical strategy and executive stakeholder relations for complex model integration projects.

Experience

Staff Forward Deployed Engineer · Databricks

San Francisco, CA · 2023 - Present

  • Lead technical deployment of generative AI models for Fortune 500 clients, resulting in a 25 percent increase in production throughput.
  • Architected a multi-region failover strategy across AWS and Azure that reduced system downtime by 60 percent during regional outages.
  • Optimized LLM inference stacks using vLLM and TensorRT-LLM, lowering GPU memory consumption by 35 percent for high-demand services.
  • Managed cross-functional technical engagements with C-suite executives to align infrastructure capabilities with business goals.

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer · Snowflake

San Mateo, CA · 2020 - 2022

  • Designed and maintained high-availability Kubernetes clusters supporting over 500 nodes across global cloud regions.
  • Reduced compute expenditure by 45 percent through the implementation of aggressive auto-scaling and spot instance optimization strategies.
  • Led the migration of stateful database workloads to managed Kubernetes, improving storage IOPS by 30 percent.
  • Mentored a team of 6 engineers on best practices for observability and incident response within distributed environments.

Site Reliability Engineer · Stripe

South San Francisco, CA · 2018 - 2020

  • Managed the reliability of mission-critical payment processing systems, maintaining 99.999 percent uptime across complex API services.
  • Engineered automated anomaly detection systems that identified and mitigated 95 percent of production traffic spikes before impact.
  • Streamlined incident response workflows, reducing mean time to recovery by 50 percent for distributed service failures.

Software Engineer · Oracle

Redwood City, CA · 2016 - 2018

  • Developed core components of cloud storage interfaces, directly impacting performance for 2 million active enterprise users.
  • Increased API response speeds by 40 percent through the optimization of database query patterns and indexing strategies.
  • Authored comprehensive documentation for developer tools, reducing onboarding time for new hires by 30 percent.

Education

Master of Science in Computer Science · Stanford University

Stanford, CA · 2014 - 2016

  • Specialized in distributed systems architecture and high-performance computing.
  • Graduated with a 3.9 GPA and recognized with the Dean Award for Academic Excellence.
  • Published thesis on latency reduction techniques for asynchronous request handling in large scale clusters.

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering · University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA · 2010 - 2014

  • Completed rigorous coursework in signal processing and embedded system design.
  • Awarded University Honors for exceptional academic performance throughout undergraduate tenure.
  • Contributed to research initiatives focused on energy-efficient data center networking protocols.

Skills

AI and Inference Optimization:vLLMTensorRT-LLMModel QuantizationAttention TuningCUDA OptimizationTriton Server
Cloud and Orchestration:KubernetesAWSAzureGCPTerraformHelm
Systems Programming:PythonGoC++JavaBashRust
Distributed Systems:gRPCEtcdKafkaRedisService MeshLoad Balancing
Observability and Reliability:PrometheusGrafanaJaegerELK StackChaos EngineeringDatadog
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You will collaborate with clients to run and support models on next-generation accelerators, including GPUs, TPUs, AMD, and custom ASICs.

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