# AI Framework Engineer at Modular

- Company: Modular
- What the company does: The unified AI inference stack - from custom GPU kernels to production cloud serving on NVIDIA and AMD. 2x performance. Top open models. Open source stack. Backed by General Catalyst, Greylock and GV.
- Company website: https://www.modular.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Los Altos, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-19
- Apply: https://jobs.gem.com/modular/am9icG9zdDpWmIXCD7w2C-4PmHPfG7A2?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/modular-ai-framework-engineer/

## About the role

At Modular, we are building a next generation AI platform to power modern applications and facilitate access to cutting-edge hardware. The MAX Framework is our developer-facing layer: it defines the APIs developers use to express models, integrate custom kernels, orchestrate execution, iterate on quality and ship systems into production. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Passion for designing developer-facing APIs (SDKs, frameworks, or platforms)
- Good understanding of modern AI frameworks and their design tradeoffs (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, TensorFlow, vLLM, XLA/MLIR-adjacent ecosystems)
- Proficiency in one or more systems / performance languages (C++, Rust, Go) and one or more user-facing languages (Python, familiarity with Mojo is a plus)
- Good instincts and a passion for API ergonomics: naming, composability, types, error handling, configurability, and clarity
- Strong written communication: you can write specs that engineers can implement without ambiguity
- Passion for engineering standards, pragmatism, and a bias towards incremental development without compromising long term design


Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/modular-ai-framework-engineer/