Modal builds custom infrastructure to simplify the development and deployment of applications in data, AI, and machine learning. The company's technical work spans core systems components, including a custom file system, container runtime, scheduler, and container image builder. This focus on foundational infrastructure is aimed at improving the developer experience for engineers working in these computationally intensive fields.
The team is composed of individuals with notable technical backgrounds, including creators of popular open-source projects such as Seaborn and Luigi, academic researchers, and international olympiad medalists. It also includes experienced engineering and product leaders. Modal maintains a presence in New York, Stockholm, and San Francisco.
