Lightning AI
Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems—designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction. We recently merged with Voltage Park to create the first cloud built for AI!
We operate globally in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
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Fullstack Engineer
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Who We Are
Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems—designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.
Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.
We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
Our Values
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Move Fast: We act with speed and precision, breaking down big challenges into achievable steps.
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Focus: We complete one goal at a time with care, collaborating as a team to deliver features with precision.
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Balance: Sustained performance comes from rest and recovery. We ensure a healthy work-life balance to keep you at your best.
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Craftsmanship: Innovation through excellence. Every detail matters, and we take pride in mastering our craft.
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Minimal: Simplicity drives our innovation. We eliminate complexity through discipline and focus on what truly matters.
What We're Looking For
We’re looking for a Fullstack Engineer to help develop and scale the Lightning AI platform across the frontend, CLI, APIs, and core backend systems. In this role, you’ll take ownership of key features and drive them end-to-end, working closely with engineering, product, and design to ship high-quality, iterative improvements. This is an opportunity to build systems that support real-world machine learning workloads at scale.
This role is based in one of our hubs (NYC, SF, Seattle, or London), with a minimum of 2 in-office days per week and occasional team and company offsites. We are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position at this time.
What You’ll Do
- Write readable/testable/efficient code in React and either Python or Go (Golang).
- Build deep expertise in our technology stack to deliver new features, improve system stability, and increase overall performance.
- Partner with engineering and product leaders on developing the Lightning product while using your experience to set the technical direction for large projects.
- Evaluate, strengthen, and document technical architecture, tools, and processes.
- Maintain high standards for software quality, implement automation, drive continuous delivery, and reduce time to production while proactively reducing technical debt.
- Mentor and coach engineers on system design, operating in high uncertainty, and problem-solving to create a supportive, inclusive environment where each engineer can grow.
What You’ll Need
- Proficiency in React and either Go (Golang) or Python, with a preference for Go
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles and lifecycle
- Hands-on experience as a Fullstack Engineer in a SaaS technology company
- Proven ability to take ownership of key features and drive end-to-end development
- Communication and collaboration with engineers, product managers, and designers
- Ability to operate in high uncertainty and rapidly changing environments
Compensation
We are committed to offering competitive compensation that reflects the value each team member brings to our mission. Final offers are based on factors such as experience, skills, geographic location, and role expectations. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package for eligible roles includes a discretionary bonus, a meaningful equity component, and comprehensive benefits.
Benefits and Perks
We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, well-being, and long-term success. Benefits may vary by location, team, and role.
Benefits include:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage (U.S.); Private medical and dental insurance (U.K.)
- Retirement and financial wellness support (U.S.); Pension contribution (U.K.)
- Generous paid time off, plus holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development support
- Wellness and work-from-home stipends
- Flexible work environment
At Lightning AI, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and create better products. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We are dedicated to building a culture where everyone can thrive and contribute to their fullest potential.
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Research Engineer
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Who We Are
Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems—designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.
Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.
We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
Our Values
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Move Fast: We act with speed and precision, breaking down big challenges into achievable steps.
-
Focus: We complete one goal at a time with care, collaborating as a team to deliver features with precision.
-
Balance: Sustained performance comes from rest and recovery. We ensure a healthy work-life balance to keep you at your best.
-
Craftsmanship: Innovation through excellence. Every detail matters, and we take pride in mastering our craft.
-
Minimal: Simplicity drives our innovation. We eliminate complexity through discipline and focus on what truly matters.
What We're Looking For
We are seeking a highly skilled Research Engineer to work on optimizing training and inference workloads on compute accelerators and clusters, through the Lightning Thunder compiler and the broader PyTorch Lightning ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of deep learning research, compiler development, and large-scale system optimization. You’ll be shaping technology that pushes the boundaries of model performance and efficiency, creating foundational software that will impact the entire machine learning ecosystem.
This role is based in one of our hubs (NYC, SF, Seattle, or London), with a minimum of 2 in-office days per week and occasional team and company offsites.
What You'll Do
- Develop performance-oriented model optimizations at multiple levels:
- Graph-level (e.g., operator fusion, kernel scheduling, memory planning)
- Kernel-level (CUDA, Triton, custom operators for specialized hardware)
- System-level (distributed training across GPUs/TPUs, inference serving at scale)
- Advance the Thunder compiler by building optimization passes, graph transformations, and integration hooks to accelerate training and inference workloads.
- Work across the software stack to ensure optimizations are accessible to end users through clean APIs, automated tooling, and seamless integration with PyTorch Lightning.
Design and implement profiling and debugging tools to analyze model execution, identify bottlenecks, and guide optimization strategies. - Collaborate with hardware vendors and ecosystem partners to ensure Thunder runs efficiently across diverse backends (NVIDIA, AMD, TPU, specialized accelerators).
- Contribute to open-source projects by developing new features, improving documentation, and supporting community adoption.
- Engage with researchers and engineers in the community, providing guidance on performance tuning and advocating for Thunder as the go-to optimization layer in ML workflows.
- Work cross-functionally with Lightning’s product and engineering teams to ensure compiler and optimization improvements align with the broader product vision.
What You’ll Need
- Strong expertise with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch
- Hands-on experience with model optimization techniques, including graph-level optimizations, quantization, pruning, mixed precision, or memory-efficient training.
- Knowledge of distributed systems and parallelism strategies (data/model/pipeline parallelism, checkpointing, elastic scaling).
- Familiarity with software engineering practices: designing APIs, building robust tooling, testing, CI/CD for performance-sensitive systems.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to partner across research, engineering, and external contributors.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with CUDA, Triton, or other GPU programming models for developing custom kernels.
- Deep understanding of deep learning compiler internals (IR design, operator fusion, scheduling, optimization passes) or proven work in performance-critical software.
- Proven track record contributing to open-source projects in ML, HPC, or compiler domains.
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in machine learning, compilers, or systems highly preferred.
Compensation
We are committed to offering competitive compensation that reflects the value each team member brings to our mission. Final offers are based on factors such as experience, skills, geographic location, and role expectations. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package for eligible roles includes a discretionary bonus, a meaningful equity component, and comprehensive benefits.
Benefits and Perks
We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, well-being, and long-term success. Benefits may vary by location, team, and role.
Benefits include:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage (U.S.); Private medical and dental insurance (U.K.)
- Retirement and financial wellness support (U.S.); Pension contribution (U.K.)
- Generous paid time off, plus holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development support
- Wellness and work-from-home stipends
- Flexible work environment
At Lightning AI, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and create better products. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We are dedicated to building a culture where everyone can thrive and contribute to their fullest potential.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Lightning AI
Lead Research Engineer
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Who We Are
Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems—designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.
Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.
We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
Our Values
-
Move Fast: We act with speed and precision, breaking down big challenges into achievable steps.
-
Focus: We complete one goal at a time with care, collaborating as a team to deliver features with precision.
-
Balance: Sustained performance comes from rest and recovery. We ensure a healthy work-life balance to keep you at your best.
-
Craftsmanship: Innovation through excellence. Every detail matters, and we take pride in mastering our craft.
-
Minimal: Simplicity drives our innovation. We eliminate complexity through discipline and focus on what truly matters.
What We're Looking For
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Research Engineer to work on optimizing training and inference workloads on compute accelerators and clusters, through the Lightning Thunder compiler and the broader PyTorch Lightning ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of deep learning research, compiler development, and large-scale system optimization. You’ll be shaping technology that pushes the boundaries of model performance and efficiency, creating foundational software that will impact the entire machine learning ecosystem.
This role is based in one of our hubs (NYC, SF, or London), with a minimum of 2 in-office days per week and occasional team and company offsites.
What You’ll Do
- Develop performance-oriented model optimizations at multiple levels:
- Graph-level (e.g., operator fusion, kernel scheduling, memory planning)
- Kernel-level (CUDA, Triton, custom operators for specialized hardware)
- System-level (distributed training across GPUs/TPUs, inference serving at scale)
- Advance the Thunder compiler by building optimization passes, graph transformations, and integration hooks to accelerate training and inference workloads.
- Work across the software stack to ensure optimizations are accessible to end users through clean APIs, automated tooling, and seamless integration with PyTorch Lightning.
Design and implement profiling and debugging tools to analyze model execution, identify bottlenecks, and guide optimization strategies. - Collaborate with hardware vendors and ecosystem partners to ensure Thunder runs efficiently across diverse backends (NVIDIA, AMD, TPU, specialized accelerators).
- Contribute to open-source projects by developing new features, improving documentation, and supporting community adoption.
- Engage with researchers and engineers in the community, providing guidance on performance tuning and advocating for Thunder as the go-to optimization layer in ML workflows.
- Work cross-functionally with Lightning’s product and engineering teams to ensure compiler and optimization improvements align with the broader product vision.
What You’ll Need
- Strong expertise with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch
- Hands-on experience with model optimization techniques, including graph-level optimizations, quantization, pruning, mixed precision, or memory-efficient training.
- Knowledge of distributed systems and parallelism strategies (data/model/pipeline parallelism, checkpointing, elastic scaling).
- Familiarity with software engineering practices: designing APIs, building robust tooling, testing, CI/CD for performance-sensitive systems.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to partner across research, engineering, and external contributors.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with CUDA, Triton, or other GPU programming models for developing custom kernels.
- Deep understanding of deep learning compiler internals (IR design, operator fusion, scheduling, optimization passes) or proven work in performance-critical software.
- Proven track record contributing to open-source projects in ML, HPC, or compiler domains.
- Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in machine learning, compilers, or systems highly preferred.
Compensation
We are committed to offering competitive compensation that reflects the value each team member brings to our mission. Final offers are based on factors such as experience, skills, geographic location, and role expectations. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package for eligible roles includes a discretionary bonus, a meaningful equity component, and comprehensive benefits.
Benefits and Perks
We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, well-being, and long-term success. Benefits may vary by location, team, and role.
Benefits include:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage (U.S.); Private medical and dental insurance (U.K.)
- Retirement and financial wellness support (U.S.); Pension contribution (U.K.)
- Generous paid time off, plus holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development support
- Wellness and work-from-home stipends
- Flexible work environment
At Lightning AI, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and create better products. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We are dedicated to building a culture where everyone can thrive and contribute to their fullest potential.
Ready to apply?
Apply to Lightning AI