Mojo Tooling Engineer

Modular, a Qualcomm company; United States; Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

RSU grants

Paid time off

Learning and development

Team building events

Job summary

Modular, a Qualcomm company, is seeking engineers to advance the Mojo LLDB-based debugger, collaborating across the Mojo compiler team and developer community. This role offers hybrid/remote options, with work locations in the US, Canada, and the UK.

Early-career staff split time between Los Altos, CA or Edinburgh on-site, with relocation support; senior engineers enjoy remote flexibility and in-office options. Onboarding is in person.

Qualifications

• Contributions to SDK and dev tools for a major programming language.
• Track record of improving developers productivity with tools.
• Experience with community or developer relations teams is a plus.
• Prior work on LLDB is a plus.
• Exposure to the LLVM ecosystem is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development of the Mojo LLDB-based debugger from experimental to mature.
• Work on interactive debugging, IDE integration, debug info formats, and expression evaluator.
• Contribute to other projects like GPU debugging, agentic debugging, and profiling support as the product evolves.
• Help define the roadmap for the Mojo debugger and tooling.
• Collaborate with developer relations and Mojo compiler team, engaging with the Mojo developer community.

Skills

SDK contributions

Developer productivity

Community experience

LLDB experience

LLVM exposure

Tools

LLDB

LLVM

Job description

About Modular

At Modular, a Qualcomm company, we’re on a mission to revolutionize AI infrastructure by systematically rebuilding the AI software stack from the ground up. Our team, made up of industry leaders and experts, is building cutting-edge, modular infrastructure that simplifies AI development and deployment. By rethinking the complexities of AI systems, we’re empowering everyone to unlock AI’s full potential and tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges. If you’re passionate about shaping the future of AI and creating tools that make a real difference in people’s lives, we want you on our team. You can read about our culture and careers to understand how we work and what we value.

About The Role

Mojo is a new systems programming language, designed from scratch for the AI era. Mojo language, compiler and SDK are being rapidly built by a team of talented engineers here at Modular.

LOCATION:

Candidates based in the US, Canada, and UK are welcome to apply. To support growth and collaboration, those in earlier career stages work in a hybrid capacity at our Los Altos, CA or Edinburgh office, with a minimum of 3 days per week on‑site and relocation assistance available for eligible candidates. Senior engineers have both remote and in‑office flexibility. All new hires complete onboarding in person.

What Will You Do

• Drive the development of the Mojo LLDB-based debugger, taking it from a current experimental project to a fully mature debugger to delight Mojo developers
• You will be working on interactive debugging, IDE integration, debug info formats, expression evaluator and other parts of the debugging experience.
• As the product evolves, you will have the opportunity to work on other projects, like GPU debugging, agentic debugging and debugger MCP, profiling support, and many other exciting novel features
• Your input will be critical to define the roadmap of the Mojo debugger and overall tooling
• In collaboration with the developer relations and the rest of the Mojo compiler team, you will be involved with the Mojo developer community, discussing features, capturing use cases, and directing open-source contributors.

What You Bring To The Table

• Required: Contributions to SDK and dev tools for a major programming language
• Required: Track record of improving developers productivity with tools.
• Strong plus: Experience working with community or developer relation teams.
• Strong plus: Past experience working on LLDB
• Strong plus: Exposure to the LLVM ecosystem

Helpful But Not Required

• You understand developer experience, can listen and be pragmatic about what is important vs what is nice to have
• You are prepared to dive deep into systems programming
• You are knowledgeable with debuggers, linkers, compilers and other development tools

What Modular Brings To The Table

• Amazing Team. We are a progressive and agile team with some of the industry’s best engineering and product leaders.
• World‑class Benefits. In order to attract the best, we need to offer the best. Your benefits package may include comprehensive healthcare coverage, retirement and savings programs, employee stock purchase opportunities, paid time off, wellbeing resources, family support programs, and learning and development opportunities. Please note that specific benefit packages may vary based on your location, you can read more about benefits offered by Qualcomm here.
• Competitive Compensation. We offer very strong compensation packages, including RSU grants. We want people to be focused on their best work and believe in tailoring compensation plans to meet the needs of our workforce.
• Team Building Events. We organize regular team onsites and local meetups in Los Altos, CA as well as different cities. Traveling 2‑4 times a year is expected for all roles.

Working at Modular will enable you to grow quickly as you work alongside incredibly motivated and talented people who have high standards, possess a growth mindset, and a purpose to truly change the world.

Working at Modular will enable you to grow quickly as you work alongside incredibly motivated and talented people who have high standards, possess a growth mindset, and share a purpose to fundamentally change how developers build software for AI and accelerated computing.

The estimated base salary range for this role to be performed in the US, regardless of the state, is $148,000.00–$270,000.00 USD.

The estimated base salary range for this role to be performed in Canada, regardless of the province, is $172,400.00–$258,600.00 CAD.

The estimated base salary range for this role to be performed in the United Kingdom is £82,800.00–£123,600.00 GBP.

The salary for the successful applicant will depend on a variety of permissible, non‑discriminatory job‑related factors, which include but are not limited to education, training, work experience, business needs, or market demands. This range may be modified in the future. The total compensation for a candidate will also include annual target bonus, equity, and benefits, with equity making up a significant portion of total compensation.

Modular is proud to emphasize an equal opportunity, safe environment for people to do their best work. Modular is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the interview process, please let your recruiter know, and we will work with you to meet your needs in compliance with the ADA.

This employer participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E‑Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E‑Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I‑9.

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