AI Research Engineer/Scientist (OpenVINO, NNCF)

TL;DR

AI Research Engineer/Scientist (OpenVINO, NNCF): drive the development of the Neural Network Compression Framework with an accent on state-of-the-art compression algorithms tailored for high-performance neural network inference optimization within the OpenVINO ecosystem. Focus on researching and developing quantization, pruning, and sparsity techniques for optimized inference.

Location: Ireland, Leixlip (Hybrid work model: split time between on-site at hirify.global site and off-site)

Company

Software Team driving customer value through leadership AI technologies, foundational software stacks, and NPU/GPU IP for client and data center markets.

What you will do

• Join the Neural Network Compression Tools team within OpenVINO Developer Tools.
• Research and develop SOTA compression algorithms for neural network inference optimization.
• Implement optimizations specifically tailored for the OpenVINO ecosystem.
• Collaborate on high-performance inference solutions with hardware awareness.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field (focus on AI/Deep Learning)
• Experience in Python programming and modern paradigms.
• Proven experience in Deep Learning model optimization (Quantization, Pruning, Sparsity).
• Experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow for training, OpenVINO for inference.
• At least 3 years of software development.
• Spoken and written English: upper-intermediate or advanced

Nice to have

• Hardware awareness (CPU, GPU, NPU) and optimizations for memory-constrained environments.
• Familiarity with Large Language Model architectures (Transformers, Diffusers).

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model eligible.
• Shift 1 (Ireland).
• Equal opportunity employer.