Staff Engineer - AI Workload Benchmarking

Protingent

San Jose, CA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$65–$75 Per Hour

SKILLS

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Benchmarking, C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Customer Support/Service, DRAM, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Electrical Engineering, File Systems, GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), Industry Standards, Input/Output, Leadership, Linux Operating System, Memory Hardware, Performance Analysis, Performance Engineering, Product Planning, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Solid State Drive (SSD), System Validation, Systems Engineering, Technical Delivery

LOCATION

San Jose, CA

POSTED

21 days ago

Job Title: Staff Engineer - AI Workload Benchmarking

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Staff Engineer - AI Workload Benchmarking with our client located in San Jose, CA.

Job Responsibilities:

Align benchmarking insights to the leadership in memory (HBM, DRAM, CXL) and storage (SSD/NAND) to inform product roadmaps.
Enable next-generation AI infrastructure solutions through performance-driven system design, validation, and standards engagement.

Job Qualifications:

Bachelor's/ Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
Professional experience in systems performance engineering, storage performance, or AI infrastructure benchmarking.
Demonstrated expertise with NVMe SSDs and storage stack performance analysis (block layer, page cache, file systems, asynchronous I/O).
Hands-on experience with AI/ML workloads — LLM training and inference frameworks (PyTorch, vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, or equivalent), embedding pipelines, or vector databases (FAISS, Milvus, DiskANN, HNSW).
Strong proficiency with Linux performance and tracing tools: blktrace, perf, eBPF/bpftrace, ftrace, BCC, iostat, fio.
Working knowledge of GPU systems and accelerator I/O paths
Experience designing and executing benchmarks against industry standards (MLPerf Storage, or equivalent).
Proficiency in Python for benchmarking automation, data analysis, and visualization; comfort with C/C++ for systems-level work.
Proven ability to deliver structured technical reports, characterization studies, and reproducible benchmark artifacts to a senior engineering audience.

Job Details:

Job Type: Contract
Pay Range: $65 - $75 an hour.
Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite).

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.

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