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# Forward Deployed Engineer - ML

New York / San Francisco · On-site

vLLM SGLang Model training GPU optimization

THE OPPORTUNITY

## A role wortha closer look.

Partner with AI teams to improve production workloads on Modal, from language-model serving to training and audio pipelines. The role blends deep performance investigation with customer architecture discussions. Engineers also contribute examples or open-source work and help product teams understand the constraints customers encounter in deployment.

### Experience highlighted by the employer

- At least two years of professional ML engineering experience, ideally involving serving, training, GPUs or infrastructure.
- Develop depth in a serving or training toolchain and explain architectural tradeoffs to technical customers.

### Location & eligibility

The vacancy lists New York and San Francisco. The description requires in-person work and also mentions Stockholm as an alternative; this listing covers its US locations. Work authorization and sponsorship are not specified.

### Compensation

USD $180,000–$250,000 / year. Employer-published annual salary range, plus equity. The in-person requirement is stated in the description even though the ATS work-model field is empty.

### Before you apply

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YOUR NEXT STEP

## Make yourwork count.

Apply directly with Modal. Your application stays with the employer and its hiring platform.

[Apply with employer ↗](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/modal/9fadb51f-ce11-41b1-84d5-470e66cc8ee9) Employer Modal Work arrangement Onsite Source checked 2026-10-30 Employer posting date 2026-02-23 Review window ends 2026-11-13 The review date is our freshness limit, not the employer’s application deadline.

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