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# Systems Engineering Manager

- **Company:** Modal Labs
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $250,000.0 - $350,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Systems Engineering, Big Data, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, File Systems, Distributed Systems, Linux Kernel, Performance Tuning
- **Published:** July 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e9b618b718c26a65

## About the Role

We think you are an experienced engineering leader who thrives close to the work and enjoys building alongside their 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, you are pragmatic, calm under pressure, and focused on impact., * At least 10 years of industry experience, including 3 years experience in a leadership role

 * Experience building high-performance distributed systems at a large scale
 * Strong background in cloud infrastructure
 * Strong knowledge of low-level operating system foundations (Linux kernel, file systems, containers, etc.)
 * Proficient in systems-level languages such as Rust, C, C++, or Java

## Description

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.


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