GenAI Performance Engineer
@ Modular

Hybrid
$235,000
Hybrid
Full Time
Posted 13 hours ago

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About Modular

At Modular, we’re on a mission to revolutionize AI infrastructure by systematically rebuilding the AI software stack from the ground up. Our team of industry leaders and experts is building cutting-edge, modular infrastructure that simplifies AI development and deployment.

If you’re passionate about shaping the future of AI and creating tools that make a real difference, we want you on our team.

About The Role

ML developers face significant friction in deploying trained models. At Modular, we are developing a next generation AI platform to radically improve AI model deployment performance. As a GenAI Performance Engineer, you will join a small team of generalist engineers optimizing the performance of Modular’s MAX product across wide-ranging models and hardware.

  • Collaborate with Kernel, Graph Compiler, and Cloud teams
  • Develop and apply performance analysis tooling
  • Benchmark across various CPU, GPU, and Accelerator hardware
  • Build statistical models to optimize performance and cloud costs
  • Drive state-of-the-art performance for diverse use cases

What You Will Do

  • Measure, analyze, and identify performance improvement opportunities
  • Partner with product and customer teams to design realistic benchmarks
  • Collaborate on new model families and hardware optimization
  • Design and benchmark advanced serving features and algorithms
  • Develop statistical models to extract performance insights

What You Bring To The Table

  • 5+ years in performance analysis, tooling, or benchmarking
  • Expertise in performance measurement, modeling, and analysis
  • Extensive experience with Python
  • Creative problem solving with production-quality software experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

What Modular Brings To The Table

  • Amazing team of experienced leaders
  • World-class benefits including premier insurance and 401k matching
  • Competitive compensation including stock options
  • Regular team building events and travel opportunities
  • A supportive and growth-focused culture

Key skills/competency

  • GenAI
  • Performance
  • Benchmarking
  • Python
  • Analysis
  • Cloud
  • MAX product
  • Hardware
  • Tooling
  • Collaboration

How to Get Hired at Modular

🎯 Tips for Getting Hired

  • Research Modular's culture: Study their mission, values, and recent news.
  • Customize your resume: Highlight performance and Python expertise.
  • Prepare technical examples: Showcase benchmarking and analysis projects.
  • Practice clear communication: Demonstrate results in past roles.

📝 Interview Preparation Advice

Technical Preparation

Review benchmarking methodologies in Python.
Study performance analysis on diverse hardware.
Practice statistical modeling for performance metrics.
Familiarize with MAX product architecture.

Behavioral Questions

Describe a time you solved a technical challenge.
Explain your teamwork in cross-functional projects.
Discuss feedback integration from peers.
Share a past leadership experience.

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