Forward Deployed ML Engineer
Modal Labs
About Us:
At Modal, we build foundational technology, including an optimized container runtime, a GPU-aware scheduler, and a distributed file system.
We're a small team based out of New York and Stockholm and have raised over $23M. Our team includes creators of popular open-source projects (e.g., Seaborn, Luigi), academic researchers, international olympiad medalists, and experienced engineering and product leaders with decades of experience.
The Role:
Modal is looking for a software engineer to help us with some of the most challenging AI/ML problems our customers are facing. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will:
Help our customers architect and build complex AI applications
Optimize performance for open-source models and frameworks
Write examples and build demos that showcase Modal
Contribute to the core Modal stack
Help our community build cool stuff on top of Modal
Requirements:
We are looking for someone with these skills:
Experience working with AI applications (ideally some cool examples you want to demo!)
At least a few years professional software engineering experience (or solutions engineering or similar)
Willing to work in-person in New York City (SF also an option for very strong candidates)
We offer very competitive compensation (salary and equity).