Systems Engineering Manager
At a glance
Manager-level Engineering Leadership role at Modal. Stockholm · full-time · $175,000–$250,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead experienced engineers through distributed computing, large-scale data handling and performance challenges
- Set technical direction with the team and clear obstacles that slow its work
- Split your time between hands-on technical work and managing people, adjusting as team needs change
- Build a strong engineering culture while helping the team make progress on complex systems work
What you bring
- At least ten years working in industry, including three years leading others
- You have built high-performance distributed systems at large scale and know cloud infrastructure well
- You bring deep knowledge of operating-system foundations such as Linux kernels, file systems or containers
- You can program in a systems language such as Rust, C or another listed language
Who this fits
This suits an experienced engineering leader who wants to stay technically involved and build alongside the team. The role is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and combines hands-on engineering with people management.
From the employer
About Us:
AI needs a new infrastructure layer. We're building it at Modal.
Every era of computing brought new workloads that previous infrastructure couldn't support: mainframes, databases, and the cloud. Each time, the company that rebuilt the layer underneath defined the decade. AI is no different, except it touches everything instead of one slice, and the window to build the layer underneath it is open right now.
Our customers include category-defining companies like Ramp, Cognition, DoorDash, and Suno. They rely on Modal for instant GPU access, sub-second container starts, and native storage, so it's simple to serve low-latency inference, fine-tune models, and access production-ready sandboxes at scale.
We've passed $1B in annualized run rate, up 15x from a year ago. In October 2026 we raised a $750M Series D led by Accel at a $15.75B valuation.
Our team includes creators of popular open-source projects (e.g.,Seaborn,Luigi), academic researchers, international olympiad medalists, and experienced engineering and product leaders with decades of experience.
The Role:
We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a group of highly experienced engineers. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll spend roughly half your time on technical contribution and half on people management, depending on the need. You’ll work closely with the team to set direction, remove blockers, and foster a strong engineering culture as they tackle complex systems challenges in distributed computing, large-scale data handling, and performance optimization.
You May Be a Fit If:
You have at least 10 years of industry experience, including 3 years in a leadership role
You’ve built high-performance distributed systems at a large scale
You have a strong background in cloud infrastructure
You have strong knowledge of low-level operating system foundations (Linux kernel, file systems, containers, etc.)
You’re proficient in systems-level languages such as Rust, C, C++, or Java
You’re an experienced engineering leader who thrives close to the work and enjoys building alongside your team when needed
You earn trust through technical depth, communicate with clarity, and help great engineers move fast and make sound decisions
You thrive in a fast-paced environment and are pragmatic, calm under pressure, and focused on impact
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