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$220,000 – $300,000
Listed on Modal’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
Modal is building infrastructure for AI workloads and seeks systems engineers to design and maintain their serverless platform's high-performance distributed systems. This role suits experienced backend engineers comfortable with low-level systems work, performance optimization, and on-call responsibilities.
Our summary, not Modal’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- 5+ years writing production code
- Experience with high-performance distributed systems at scale
- Strong cloud infrastructure skills
- Deep knowledge of OS fundamentals (Linux kernel, file systems, containers)
- Performance engineering experience
- In-person work in NYC or SF office
- Ability to participate in on-call rotation and handle production incidents
Nice to have
- Prior experience with Rust