Member of Technical Staff - Agent DX Research
Modal · New York City, NY · Engineering
About this role
Modal is hiring a staff-level Staff Engineer in the software engineering function based in New York City, NY (hybrid). The posting calls out experience with LLMs, Machine Learning. Listed education preference: a Ph.D. or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $150,000–$350,000 per year.
- Role
- Staff Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- staff
- Track
- Tech leadership
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- New York City, NY
- Work mode
- Hybrid
- Education
- Ph.D. preferred
- Department
- Engineering
- Posted
- Mar 3, 2026
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Job description
from Modal careersAbout 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:
Modal has always obsessed over developer experience and productivity. With rapid advancements in the capabilities of AI coding agents, the practice of developing software and the meaning of developer experience is changing. We see this as an opportunity.