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Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems

Modal

New York, NY · Mid

$180,000 – $240,000

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 seeking engineers who combine deep systems knowledge with customer-facing skills. This role pairs hands-on technical work—architecting migrations and designing production deployments—with direct collaboration with leading AI companies to solve infrastructure challenges at scale.

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What they ask for

Required

  • 3+ years professional software engineering experience
  • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (compute, storage, networking, container orchestration)
  • Understanding of distributed systems architecture and data pipelines
  • Ability to communicate clearly on systems architecture and technical tradeoffs
  • Comfort working directly with customers on their infrastructure problems
  • In-person work in New York City, San Francisco, or Stockholm

Nice to have

  • Experience leading large-scale cloud migrations
  • Open-source contributions or notable side projects

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