HF Engineer Recalls Going From GPU-Poor llama.cpp Contributor to Hire
victormustar · x · 2026-09-06
Hugging Face engineer ngxson shares how he started using and contributing to llama.cpp in 2023 as a GPU-poor cybersecurity graduate, was cold-emailed by julienc in mid-2024 and hired despite near-zero ML knowledge — just solid C++ experience. With the Hugging Face × NVIDIA deal now official, he says he feels strongly about the future of llama.cpp and local AI. The post quotes another early member's similar recollection of that fateful first email from Julien.
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