staff software engineering Staff Engineer tech_leadership · Posted Jan 12, 2026
$140,000 – $200,000
USD per year

About this role

Modal is hiring a staff-level Staff Engineer in the software engineering function based in Stockholm, Sweden. The posting calls out experience with Rust, Docker, Linux, Distributed Systems. Compensation is listed at $140,000–$200,000 per year.

Role
Staff Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
staff
Track
Tech leadership
Employment
Full-time
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Department
Engineering
Posted
Jan 12, 2026

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Job description

from Modal careers

About Us:

Modal provides the infrastructure foundation for AI teams. With instant GPU access, sub-second container startups, and native storage, Modal makes it simple to train models, run batch jobs, and serve low-latency inference. We have thousands of customers who rely on us for production AI workloads, including Lovable, Scale AI, Substack, and Suno.

We're a fast-growing team based out of NYC, SF, and Stockholm. We've hit 9-figure ARR and recently raised a Series B at a $1.1B valuation. Our investors include Lux Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Amplify Partners, and Elad Gil.

Working at Modal means joining one of the fastest-growing AI infrastructure organizations at an early stage, with many opportunities to grow within the company. Our team includes creators of popular open-source projects (e.g. Seaborn, Luigi), academic researchers, international olympiad medalists, and experienced engineering and product leaders with decades of experience.

The Role:

We are looking for strong engineers with experience and interest in designing, building, and maintaining the novel, high-performance systems that make up our serverless platform.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience writing high-quality production code

  • Experience building high-performance distributed systems at a large scale (the more battle scars, the better)

  • Strong cloud skills

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