Head of MAX

Modular

1d • Remote

About The Position

AI developers and researchers today face significant friction in taking trained
models into deployment across different types of hardware. They work in a highly
fragmented space, with incomplete and patchwork solutions that require
integration of many open source components that often times work for one HW
vendor but not the other. At Modular, we are building the next generation AI
platform that will radically improve the way developers build and deploy AI
models.

A core part of this offering is MAX - a modern AI inference solution built on
the portable Mojo platform for heterogeneous AI acceleration. The Modular
platform allows customers to achieve state-of-the-art performance across model
families and hardware types. As the leader of the high-caliber MAX team, you
will manage an engineering organization specializing in a state of the art
inference framework, full stack optimizations including SoTA Kernel on latest
GPUs and Accelerators, tools that enable developers to better understand
performance, serving optimizations for distributed serving, all to enable
frontier models. This organization is building MAX as the next generation
framework for AI developers, and revolutionizing AI development and research.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a leader to help drive the core technology
at Modular!

LOCATION: Candidates based in the US or Canada are welcome to apply. You can
work in our office in Los Altos, CA or remotely from home. Onboarding for new
hires is conducted in-person in our Los Altos, CA office.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in people management
• 10+ years of experience in the field of Machine learning, ML Frameworks, High performance computing or related areas.
• Proven experience in developing production-quality high-performance software.
• Proven experience in managing large teams and as a manager of managers.
• A robust understanding of the principles of AI Frameworks and serving.
• Experience navigating a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Leadership: Direct the MAX organization, focusing on the development of MAX Serve, MAX Framework, MAX Kernels, and MAX Tools.
• Team Development: Cultivate and develop a high-performance team culture, fostering individual growth, collaboration, and innovation.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Modular’s engineering and product leaders to build a portable differentiated SaaS platform from Kernel to Cloud.
• Foster an enterprise adoption of MAX for serving and developing the most advanced GenAI models.
• Assist customers in deploying AI inference solutions with MAX.
• Technical Oversight: Make strategic architectural decisions that influence the direction of large-scale projects and initiatives.

Benefits

• Amazing Team. We are a progressive and agile team with some of the industry’s best engineering and product leaders.
• World-class Benefits. In order to attract the best, we need to offer the best. Premier insurance plans, up to 5% 401k matching, flexible paid time off, and more are available to you! Please note that specific benefit packages may vary based on your location.
• Competitive Compensation. We offer very strong compensation packages, including stock options. We want people to be focused on their best work and believe in tailoring compensation plans to meet the needs of our workforce. 
• Team Building Events. We organize regular team onsites and local meetups in Los Altos, CA as well as different cities. Traveling 2-4 times a year is expected for all roles. 

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed