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Engineering Director

Modular13 days ago
Remote
San Francisco Bay Area
$261,000 - $363,000/yearly
Senior Level

Top Benefits

Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
401k plan with up to 5% match
Unlimited paid time off

About the role

Who you are

  • 7+ years of experience in a customer-facing technical roles where you solved hard problems alongside clients
  • 3+ years of management experience with a proven track record of building high-performing collaborative teams
  • In-depth understanding of the GenAI execution lifecycle, deployment methodologies, along with testing and quality evaluation methodologies
  • Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, concise, and understandable language that resonates with for both clients and internal teams
  • Demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype and deliver Proofs of Concept (POCs) that win customer confidence
  • Adept at navigating ambiguity and ability to exercise sound judgment to identify appropriate solutions and tools, while avoiding unnecessary complexity
  • Hands-on experience with production AI workloads including scaling and serving large models
  • Proficiency in Mojo, Python, C++, or CUDA programming languages, plus familiarity with frameworks such as MAX, Pytorch, or vLLM

What the job involves

  • As an engineering director at Modular leading the GenAI Enterprise team, you'll build something from the ground up — a team dedicated to making Modular's GenAI platform work flawlessly for each customer's unique challenges
  • Your team will dive deep into specific customer requests, researching their problems and optimizing solutions so they work perfectly for their particular use case
  • You'll collaborate closely with customers and product teams to evaluate requests, demonstrate value, and ensure the Modular platform delivers exactly what enterprise customers require
  • This is a rare chance to shape both a team and a product while working across the entire stack to bring Modular's vision to life
  • Serve as the primary engineering point of contact for enterprise prospects and customers, diving deep into their unique challenges and requirements
  • Deliver and demonstrate real, measurable value of the Modular platform to customers through targeted production solutions
  • Own customer satisfaction by ensuring every solution your team delivers exceeds expectations and proves its worth
  • Collaborate with the product team to qualify as well as vet new prospects and support existing customers
  • Channel customer insights and feedback back to engineering and product teams, ensuring we stay ahead of real-world needs
  • Cultivate and sustain robust relationships with customer leadership and technical stakeholders, facilitating the successful deployment and expansion of their applications

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

About Modular

Software Development
201-500

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