About this role
The Member of Technical Staff (EMEA) position at Fireworks AI in London is a full-time engineering role for software builders who want to create advanced AI inference and LLM tooling. This opportunity is ideal for skilled engineers with a strong background in backend systems, Python, and AI infrastructure.
Role Overview
As a Member of Technical Staff on the EMEA field team, the selected professional builds on top of a massive inference platform. The work covers the entire technology stack, including capabilities built on top of serving systems, fine-tuning and post-training tooling for large language models, and regional product features. This position prioritizes product building over constant customer interaction, though engineers can join client conversations when interested. It functions as a flexible bucket for exceptional builders rather than a rigid job specification, welcoming candidates with varying levels of experience who excel at first principles thinking.
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About the Company
Fireworks operates a specialized intelligence platform that helps companies build, train, and serve artificial intelligence models customized for their specific data and workflows. Founded by the team behind PyTorch and supported by prominent investors like AMD, Benchmark, Index Ventures, Lightspeed, NVIDIA, Sequoia, and TCV, the Series D enterprise powers production artificial intelligence across text, image, embedding, audio, and multimodal workloads.
How to Apply
Candidates should apply directly on the official Fireworks AI careers page.
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Questions candidates ask
What is the location of the Member of Technical Staff role?
The position is located in London, United Kingdom.
Is this a remote position?
No, this role is not listed as remote and is based out of the London location.
What programming languages are required?
Candidates need strong coding skills in Python and at least one systems language.
What is the primary evaluation criteria for this role?
First principles and critical thinking represent the primary interview signals, assessing the ability to solve novel problems without reference implementations.
Will this role require constant customer-facing interaction?
No, the position prioritizes building product over customer-facing tasks, though optional participation in client work is available for those interested.