Documentation Engineer
Company websitemodal.com (Modal, opens in new tab)
Base salary $200K to $275K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York, NY
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- LocationNew York, NY
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (12 min ago) · observed since
About this job
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 Lovable, 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 recently raised a $355M Series C at a $4.65B valuation, led by General Catalyst and Redpoint Ventures. We've crossed $300M+ ARR and grown fivefold since September.
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:
Modal considers high-quality documentation to be essential for developer experience, and we see docs becoming even more important as agents increasingly deploy and operate Modal Apps. We are looking for a content-minded engineer who will partner with our product teams to curate Modal’s technical documentation and maintain a high quality bar across multiple dimensions.
Responsibilities:
Thinking holistically about content architecture and how the docs should evolve as Modal introduces new products and features
Innovating on novel documentation formats and delivery channels to optimize agent productivity, in collaboration with our Agent DX research team
Developing content standards, style guides, and automated enforcement mechanisms to ensure consistent style and high quality
Building and maintaining automated pipelines that will enforce the correctness of code examples and prose descriptions
Collaborating with engineers across the company to author documentation that is clear, consistent, and correct
Requirements:
3+ years of experience in an engineering, product, or developer relations role, ideally in the devtools or infrastructure space
Experience authoring and/or editing high-quality technical content for developers
Knowledge of agentic engineering workflows and best practices
Comfort with modern software development practices (version control, CI/CD, testing)
Source: Modal on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
This listingDocumentation Engineer$200K to $275K
Member of Technical Staff - ML Performance$200K to $350K
GTM Engineer - Data Platform$200K to $220K
Talent Partner, Technical$180K to $220K
Revenue Operations$180K to $200K
Member of Technical Staff - Platform Engineering$220K to $300K
Global Workplace Lead$180K to $225K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Documentation Engineer (this listing) | $200K - $275K |
| Member of Technical Staff - ML Performance | $200K - $350K |
| GTM Engineer - Data Platform | $200K - $220K |
| Talent Partner, Technical | $180K - $220K |
| Revenue Operations | $180K - $200K |
| Member of Technical Staff - Platform Engineering | $220K - $300K |
| Global Workplace Lead | $180K - $225K |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-21
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: New York
USD 200,000 – 275,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary
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