Member of Technical Staff – SDK

Modal Labs

. Improve the developer and agent experience of the SDK and CLI .

Posted 10/8/2026full-timeSan Francisco • United StatesLead💰 $150,000 - $350,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing high-quality Python, JS, or Go applications with a strong focus on developer ergonomics and productivity. Capable of engaging directly with users to enhance their experience and resolve issues while participating in on-call rotations for production incidents.

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Python Application DevelopmentJavaScript Application DevelopmentGo Application DevelopmentAsync ProgrammingDeveloper Tool Development

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Hard Skills

PythonJavaScriptGoAsync ProgrammingConcurrency ManagementOpen-Source Software MaintenanceSDK DevelopmentAgentic Development WorkflowsData ToolsMachine Learning Tools

Soft Skills

Customer EmpathyGood Communication SkillsOpenness to User Interaction

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptPythonGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Improve the developer and agent experience of the SDK and CLI
Develop new primitives to meet demand for entirely new areas arising from industry transformation
Work directly with users to help solve their problems
Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to production incidents

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience developing high-quality Python, JS or Go applications or libraries used or interacted with by other developers
Strong code-as-product sense focused on developer ergonomics and productivity
Knowledge of async programming and concurrency management/pitfalls
High level of customer empathy, good communication skills, and openness to working directly with users
Ability to participate in on-call rotation and respond to production incidents
Ability to work in-person in the New York or Stockholm office
Having built developer tools or SDKs is a plus
Experience maintaining open-source software is a plus
Good understanding of agentic development workflows is a plus
Familiarity with modern data / ML / AI tools and workflows is a plus

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