Talent Partner Technical

Modal Labs, Inc. operates Modal, a serverless cloud and AI infrastructure platform for developers running inference, training, batch processing, and isolated sandboxes.

Series CRecently funded33 current maintainers8 active leads16 lead step-downs5 early lead departuresTeam intelligence

Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026

New York City, United States
About Modal

Modal provides code-first, elastic CPU/GPU compute infrastructure for AI workloads, including model inference, fine-tuning and training, large-scale batch jobs, and secure ephemeral execution environments.

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Candidate Availability

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will run full-cycle recruiting for engineering and AI/ML roles. You will partner with technical leaders, establish hiring standards, execute sourcing strategies, use market data, guide candidates through decisions, and deliver a fair candidate experience.

Requirements

  • Technical recruiting expertise
  • Ability to understand deeply technical roles
  • Ability to influence with insight and honesty
  • Clear communication
  • Candidate-closing skills
  • Ability to adapt to shifting priorities

Responsibilities

  • Run full-cycle recruiting for engineering and AI/ML roles
  • Partner with technical leaders to calibrate hiring requirements
  • Help define the technical hiring bar and evaluation approach
  • Execute top-of-funnel sourcing strategies
  • Deliver a fast, respectful, and honest candidate experience
  • Apply an equity lens throughout the hiring process
  • Use data and market context to manage searches and expectations
  • Guide candidates through high-stakes decisions