Head of Compiler and Runtime Engineering, Modular

$261-363k

Canada: $247,000.00 - $343,000.00 CAD. Offers annual target bonus and equity

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from Canada, US

Fast, scalable Gen AI inference platform

Be an early applicant

Fast, scalable Gen AI inference platform

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

Be an early applicant

$261-363k

Canada: $247,000.00 - $343,000.00 CAD. Offers annual target bonus and equity

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Remote from Canada, US

201-500 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

Company mission

To have real, positive impact in the world by reinventing the way AI technology is developed and deployed into production with a next-generation developer platform.

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Company

Role

Who you are

10+ years of experience in people management
15+ years of experience in the field of compilers, runtimes, performance, or related areas
Proven experience in developing production-quality high-performance software
Proven experience in managing large teams and as a manager of managers
A robust understanding of the principles of AI compilers, languages and tools of various types of hardware
Experience navigating a fast-paced startup environment

What the job involves

As the leader of the high-calibre MAX platform team, you will manage a team of engineers specializing in state of the art compiler technology, such as graph compilers and runtimes, and overlook the development of Mojo and MAX as the next generation technology platform for AI developers, and help revolutionize AI development and research
Leadership: Direct the MAX Platform team, focusing on the development of the Mojo programming language, AI compilers, runtimes, and associated tools
Team Development: Cultivate and develop a high-performance team culture, fostering individual growth, collaboration, and innovation
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Modular’s engineering leaders, product and developer advocacy teams to align and drive initiatives
Ecosystem Engagement: Drive the development of a technology platform that both customers and developers love
Foster a vibrant developer community around MAX and Mojo, facilitating outreach and support for AI algorithm development on our platform, and
Assist customers in deploying AI inference solutions on the MAX platform
Technical Oversight: Make strategic architectural decisions that influence the direction of large-scale projects and initiatives

Our take

AI development is booming, but the tools behind it? Not so much. Developers are often stuck dealing with messy, disconnected systems that slow everything down and bump up costs.

To address this, Modular has developed a unified AI platform that streamlines the development process. It's AI Engine enhances the performance of models on CPUs and GPUs, supporting popular frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch. And on top of that, it's built Mojo, a programming language that's as easy as Python but much faster (35,000 times faster).

In 2023, the company raised an impressive $100M to power its mission. It's been using this funding to grow its team, support more hardware, and push Mojo even further. With the hopes of making AI development faster, smoother, and a whole lot more fun for everyone.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Sep 2025

$250m

LATE VC

Aug 2023

$100m

LATE VC

Total funding: $380m

Company 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

Leadership

Chris Lattner

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Founder, Architect, Engineer and BDFL for the LLVM Organization. Former President of Engineering and Product at SiFive, as well as working in various roles at Google, Tesla, and Apple.

Tim Davis

(Co-Founder & President)

Worked at Google for 5 years, ultimately as Group Product Lead for Google ML. Previously founded Fluc Inc, where they developed the entire ML powered delivery system with their co-founder, and mapping software system CrowdSend.

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