# ML Engineer, Generative Video

**Company:** [Mirage](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mirage)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** ML Engineering
**Salary:** $175k – $275k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** PyTorch, CUDA, triton, fsdp, Distributed Training, Deep Learning, model optimization, quantization, pruning, distillation, gpu optimization
**Posted:** 2026-07-20

> ML Engineer building and scaling video generation models at Mirage. Focus on novel modeling, training optimization, inference efficiency (distillation, quantization, pruning), and low-latency real-time systems using PyTorch, CUDA, and distributed training. Requires 2+ years industry experience and strong deep learning systems expertise.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Train and optimize large-scale video and multimodal models
- Improve efficiency across training and inference (memory, latency, cost)
- Implement techniques such as distillation, quantization, and pruning to aggressively accelerate diffusion and autoregressive generation
- Build and maintain distributed training systems
- Optimize GPU utilization, parallelism, and throughput
- Develop tooling for experimentation, evaluation, and debugging
- Translate research models into robust, production-ready systems
- Monitor and improve model performance in real-world usage

## Requirements
- BS/MS/PhD in CS, ML, or related field
- 2+ years of professional industry experience
- Strong experience in deep learning systems and infrastructure
- Expertise in PyTorch, CUDA, Triton, and distributed training (FSDP, etc.)
- Experience scaling and optimizing large models under low-latency inference constraints
- Strong debugging and performance profiling skills
- Ability to move quickly from prototype to production

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with video generation models, diffusion models, or autoregressive generation

## Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401K with employer match
- Commuter Benefits
- Catered lunch multiple days per week
- Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite! Grubhub subscription
- Health & Wellness Perks
- Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month
- Generous PTO policy

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