Lead Software Engineer in Test
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area,Remote (US, Canada)
$234,000 - $286,000/yearly
Senior Level
Top Benefits
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
401(k) plan with up to 5% employer match
Free tax advice via Carta
About the role
Who you are
- Experience ensuring quality in the domain of machine learning and numerical computing, with an understanding of the unique challenges in testing and validating these systems
- Proven experience defining and implementing quality systems at scale
- Devotion to quality and engineering excellence, with a track record of driving measurable improvements in product quality
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and leadership stakeholders
- Experience identifying and managing quality strategies across large software systems
- Expertise with software delivery workflows and related tooling (e.g., build/test frameworks, static analysis, dependency management)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex technical ideas and influence organizational change
- Strongly identifies with our core company cultural values
What the job involves
- At Modular, we are looking for a Lead Software Engineer in Test who will define and drive the strategy for quality across our engineering organization
- This is a pivotal role shaping how Modular ensures product excellence as we build the future of AI infrastructure
- You will partner closely with engineering and product teams, develop a cohesive quality program, and guide the adoption of modern practices and tools
- Your focus will be on driving measurable improvements in product quality through scalable, sustainable approaches
- Design and develop Modular’s Quality Strategy, defining principles, priorities, and metrics that enable continuous improvement
- Implement and develop an end-to-end full stack quality system with cross-team collaboration
- Integrate with teams to collaborate in developing testing strategies
- Proactively identify systemic risks to quality and coordinate initiatives to address them
- Monitor, analyze, and improve the effectiveness of Modular’s quality-related processes (e.g., test nondeterminism, CI/CD performance, release readiness)
- Provide technical guidance and thought leadership in quality for Modular ML products
Benefits
- A variety of fantastic health benefits (health, dental, vision insurance; life insurance etc) are available
- A 401k plan with up to 5% match
- Free tax advice on Carta
- Generous work-from-home stipend of $1500 to help you improve your home office
- Unlimited paid time off and flexible work hours
Lead Software Engineer in Test
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area,Remote (US, Canada)
$234,000 - $286,000/yearly
Senior Level
Top Benefits
Health, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
401(k) plan with up to 5% employer match
Free tax advice via Carta
About the role
Who you are
- Experience ensuring quality in the domain of machine learning and numerical computing, with an understanding of the unique challenges in testing and validating these systems
- Proven experience defining and implementing quality systems at scale
- Devotion to quality and engineering excellence, with a track record of driving measurable improvements in product quality
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, and leadership stakeholders
- Experience identifying and managing quality strategies across large software systems
- Expertise with software delivery workflows and related tooling (e.g., build/test frameworks, static analysis, dependency management)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to articulate complex technical ideas and influence organizational change
- Strongly identifies with our core company cultural values
What the job involves
- At Modular, we are looking for a Lead Software Engineer in Test who will define and drive the strategy for quality across our engineering organization
- This is a pivotal role shaping how Modular ensures product excellence as we build the future of AI infrastructure
- You will partner closely with engineering and product teams, develop a cohesive quality program, and guide the adoption of modern practices and tools
- Your focus will be on driving measurable improvements in product quality through scalable, sustainable approaches
- Design and develop Modular’s Quality Strategy, defining principles, priorities, and metrics that enable continuous improvement
- Implement and develop an end-to-end full stack quality system with cross-team collaboration
- Integrate with teams to collaborate in developing testing strategies
- Proactively identify systemic risks to quality and coordinate initiatives to address them
- Monitor, analyze, and improve the effectiveness of Modular’s quality-related processes (e.g., test nondeterminism, CI/CD performance, release readiness)
- Provide technical guidance and thought leadership in quality for Modular ML products
Benefits
- A variety of fantastic health benefits (health, dental, vision insurance; life insurance etc) are available
- A 401k plan with up to 5% match
- Free tax advice on Carta
- Generous work-from-home stipend of $1500 to help you improve your home office
- Unlimited paid time off and flexible work hours