Backend Engineer, Multi-cloud Inference Platform

About Modular

About the role:

What you will do:

• Build the multi-cloud, multi-tenant platform powering Modular’s inference services.
• Build fault-tolerant, low toil services able to make use of resources in a variety of hardware platforms Clouds (Tier 1 Cloud Providers & neoclouds)
• Push the envelope for operational excellence with request-to-kernel observability, multi-cloud deployments, cold-start optimizations, and more.
• Build helm charts, kubernetes operators, and more to make a create simple, effective, maintainable deployments.

What you bring to the table:

• 5+ years of experience working in backend engineering
• Experience with service oriented architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with Cloud Providers (AWS, GCP, Azure, neoclouds)
• Experience with kubernetes and operating your own services
• A passion for building and operating high performance, low toil, observable systems.
• Experience in machine learning technologies and use cases
• Creativity and curiosity for solving complex problems, a team-oriented attitude that enables you to work well with others, and alignment with our culture
• Strongly identifies with our core company cultural values.

Helpful but not required:

• Practical experience implementing & maintaining security in multi-tenancy environments
• Experience working on high scale ML inference infrastructure (traditional AI or genAI)
• Familiarity with golang

What Modular brings to the table:

• Amazing Team. We are a progressive and agile team with some of the industry’s best engineering and product leaders.
• World-class Benefits. In order to attract the best, we need to offer the best. Premier insurance plans, up to 5% 401k matching, flexible paid time off, and more are available to you! Please note that specific benefit packages may vary based on your location.
• Competitive Compensation. We offer very strong compensation packages, including stock options. We want people to be focused on their best work and believe in tailoring compensation plans to meet the needs of our workforce. 
• Team Building Events. We organize regular team onsites and local meetups in Los Altos, CA as well as different cities. Traveling 2-4 times a year is expected for all roles.