Engineering Director
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
Engineering Director
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