# Forward Deployed Engineer - ML

Hiring organization: [Modal](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/modal)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/bf5ab11c-fc7d-4482-aecd-7778240b8073

Listed on Modal's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Location: New York, NY
- Salary: 180000 – 250000 USD per year

## Summary

Modal is seeking a Forward Deployed ML Engineer to work directly with leading AI companies optimizing production workloads on their GPU infrastructure platform. The role combines hands-on technical work in inference and training optimization with customer-facing partnership and open-source contribution.

_Our summary, not Modal's wording._

## Skills named

Model Training

## Required

- 2+ years professional ML engineering experience
- Hands-on experience with inference optimization, model training, GPU programming, or ML infrastructure
- Familiarity with serving and training toolchains
- Strong technical communicator
- Genuine interest in working directly with customers
- Willing to work in-person in New York City, San Francisco, or Stockholm

## Nice to have

- Side projects, open-source contributions, or published work in ML or systems performance

Apply on Modal's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/modal/9fadb51f-ce11-41b1-84d5-470e66cc8ee9/application