AI Frameworks Engineer, Modular

• If you’re passionate about shaping the future of AI and creating tools that make a real difference in people’s lives, we want you on our team
• Modular is looking for strong software engineers to work on the next generation of AI frameworks
• We’re looking for an AI Frameworks Engineer who treats frameworks as both product and platform - someone who can reason about developer experience and the ruthless physics of memory, bandwidth, and latency
• We are looking for candidates with strong teamwork skills who are passionate about building high quality APIs and solutions for ML practitioners to help build a modern AI framework that makes heterogeneous compute feel coherent, defines crisp tensor semantics, bridges eager and compiled execution, and sets a new bar for performance and portability
• 4+ years sculpting AI frameworks or runtime implementations
• Hands-on mastery of Python, data structures and algorithms
• Experience developing machine learning frameworks and APIs like PyTorch, TensorFlow, ONNX, JAX, or similar
• Familiarity with compiler infrastructure and the willingness to master them quickly
• A deep curiosity for deep neural networks
• Good understanding of ML-specific representations like computation graphs
• A collaborative mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a drive to solve complex technical challenges as part of a high-performing team
• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong alignment with Modular’s cultural values and a desire to help build a thoughtful, inclusive engineering culture

Desirable

• Craft and implement new MAX framework and runtime features atop our MLIR-based compiler architecture
• Develop interoperability solutions with various frameworks, and participate in the design of Modular’s internal stack
• Develop user-facing ML development infrastructure, APIs and language extensions
• Dream up and realize what the next generation NN framework should look like, how it will map to the heterogeneity of the world to make GPUs, CPUs, and accelerators sing in harmony
• Participate in design discussions and code reviews to uphold high engineering standards
• Collaborate and engage with the Modular core teams, researchers, and the external Modular and open source community to support high-quality contributions and foster a welcoming, inclusive environment
• Mentor junior engineers and support their growth