Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Level: Senior (5-7 years)
Location: Lahore, on-site
Job Type: Full-time

About the Role

We are seeking a senior engineer to join our high-performance team, which partners with leading AI chip companies to deliver cutting-edge software that enables end-users to run Vision and Generative AI inference workloads efficiently on custom accelerators.

As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will be a key technical member of the team, working in a hands-on role to contribute to the design and development of frameworks, APIs, and runtime integrations that enable AI models to run seamlessly on next-generation hardware. You will also help shape technical direction, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate closely with the client’s compiler/runtime and hardware architecture teams.

This is not a traditional applied ML role. Instead, it requires deep software engineering expertise with strong exposure to AI/ML systems, ideal for someone who thrives in systems programming and performance optimization, and wants to pivot into the AI/ML domain while continuing to build on their proven experience in delivering robust, high-quality software. In this role, you will directly contribute to enabling large-scale AI workloads on custom hardware.

What you'll do

● Define and implement software architecture and design patterns to ensure frameworks and applications are scalable, maintainable, and reusable.

● Architect and develop Python/C++ frameworks for integrating ML models with custom runtimes.

● Design and implement high-performance APIs, bindings, and libraries to support inference of Vision and Generative AI models.

● Build and maintain Model Zoo, loaders, and optimization workflows to simplify model deployment.

● Profile, debug, and optimize performance-critical paths in runtime and framework layers.

● Develop real-time pipelines and applications using GStreamer, OpenCV, and other multimedia/ML frameworks.

● Collaborate with compiler/runtime teams to ensure smooth integration of graph-level and operator optimizations.

● Mentor and guide junior engineers; enforce software engineering best practices across design, testing, CI/CD, and code reviews.

● Own end-to-end delivery of software components: define scope, set timelines, and drive execution.

What we're looking for

● 5–7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, ideally in systems programming or performance-critical applications.

● Strong programming expertise in C++ (C++11/14/17) and Python.

● Experience with C++/Python bindings (e.g., pybind11, SWIG).

● Strong fundamentals in:

○ Data structures and algorithms

○ Concurrency, threading, and synchronization

○ Memory management, caching, and performance profiling

○ Networking and streaming systems

● Exposure to ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX Runtime) and how they interface with hardware runtimes.

● Experience building frameworks, SDKs, or toolchains used by other developers or customers.

Bonus Points

● Hands-on experience deploying vision or Generative AI models (transformers, diffusion models, LLM inference).

● Experience with multimedia/vision pipelines (e.g., GStreamer plugin development).

● Contributions to open-source ML systems projects (e.g., Hugging Face, ONNX Runtime, TensorRT).

● Prior experience in a technical lead or client-facing role.

What join 10xEngineers?

● Opportunity to work on state-of-the-art AI systems with a world-class chip company.

● A chance to be the anchor of a team, shaping its technical culture and delivery standards.

● Continuous exposure to Vision and Generative AI workloads without being tied to repetitive applied ML tasks.

● Growth path into architectural leadership across multiple projects.

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• This is a full-time on-site position in our office in Garden Town, Lahore. Do you agree to working on-site? If you're not in Lahore, are you willing to relocate?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: In person