Staff Systems Engineer, Inference Runtime & Performance

Modal is seeking a systems engineer to advance the container runtime stack used for inference workloads, working close to Linux, containers, storage, GPU drivers, and distributed systems. You will build production runtime infrastructure in Rust and Go, diagnose tough Linux and performance issues, and influence the architecture of Modal’s container platform. You will also collaborate with gVisor maintainers and contribute upstream fixes where appropriate, tackling large-scale multi-GPU and