ML Inference Performance Engineer (AI)

Location: Hybrid work from the office in Eindhoven, Netherlands

Company

hirify.global develops the Metis AI Platform and next-generation AI acceleration technology.

What you will do

• Develop and improve benchmarking tools for throughput, latency, power, and accuracy across device-level, host-transaction, and end-to-end scenarios.
• Define reproducible evaluation procedures, standardize results, and maintain performance visualizations and dashboards.
• Evaluate AI accelerator products, SDKs, toolchains, model support, flexibility, and limitations across vendors.
• Analyse full computer vision inference pipelines, including host-device transaction overhead and end-to-end performance using equivalent configurations.
• Set up and maintain lab hosts across multiple hardware platforms and support new evaluation hardware.
• Prepare structured reports that inform engineering and product roadmap decisions.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in the final years of a Bachelor's programme or in a Master's programme in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field; the role may also be completed as a Master's thesis project.
• Python development experience and knowledge of C/C++.
• Experience with end-to-end computer vision pipelines and benchmarking concepts such as performance and latency.
• Experience with inference tools, APIs, or SDKs such as TensorRT, plus familiarity with quantization, ONNX, PyTorch, and other deep learning model concepts.
• Experience with agentic AI, Git, LLM benchmarking, Linux, Bash scripting, Docker, and embedded hosts.
• Proficient written and verbal English communication skills are required, together with clear documentation and good organizational skills.

Nice to have

• GStreamer knowledge.
• Basic GUI design experience.

Culture & Benefits

• International organization with employees working remotely from multiple countries and offices across Europe.
• Open culture supporting creativity and continuous innovation.
• Collaborative ownership with freedom and responsibility.
• Attractive compensation package with a pension plan and employee insurance.
• Option to receive company shares.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity environment.