Senior Backend Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Poland.

📋 Description

• Participate in general software development initiatives, which include API unification, managing simulation data such as caching, syncing, and storage, as well as enhancing scripting capabilities.

• Work in collaboration with the EM and infrastructure teams to deliver simulation-specific solutions.

• Upgrade back-end and scheduler integrations alongside enhancing Python front-end functionalities.

• Innovate task pipelines through the design of web APIs tailored for multi-physical simulation contexts.

• Create and sustain hybrid cloud compute and storage solutions that integrate on-premise HPC systems with contemporary cloud platforms.

• Optimize and oversee high-performance computing clusters equipped with rapid interconnects.

• Design and implement Kubernetes-based infrastructure for distributed simulation workloads.

• Craft scalable web APIs for simulation job orchestration and data retrieval.

• Establish CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code frameworks for consistent deployments.

• Develop hybrid cloud solutions that link on-premise HPC clusters to AWS compute and storage.

• Set up monitoring and observability systems to assess simulation performance and reliability.

• Enhance platform scalability to accommodate increasing user traffic and computational demands.

• Design secure service architectures, inclusive of authentication and licensing systems.

• Optimize resource utilization across CPU and GPU infrastructures.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or computer engineering.

• Professional experience in developing backend systems utilizing Java, Python, and/or C++.

• Extensive experience with AWS or comparable cloud platforms, covering compute, storage, networking, IAM, and infrastructure automation.

• Proficiency in backend service development and web API architecture.

• Practical experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience in designing and managing distributed systems in production settings.

• Strong knowledge of Linux systems along with infrastructure troubleshooting capabilities.

• Familiarity with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools, such as Terraform or Ansible.

• Understanding of monitoring, logging, and observability tools.

• Knowledge of networking essentials and best practices for backend security.

• Capacity to learn swiftly, adjust to new challenges, and innovate within a fast-paced startup environment.

• Experience in integrating cloud platforms with HPC environments or extensive compute clusters.

• Familiarity with job schedulers like Slurm, distributed computing frameworks, or large-scale data pipelines.

• Background in supporting scientific computing or simulation platforms.

• Knowledge of GPU infrastructure and resource scheduling.

• Experience in building developer platforms or internal infrastructure tools.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive remuneration accompanied by equity in a rapidly expanding startup.

• Remote work options within Poland, aligning with Polish working hours and approximately six hours of overlap with our Boston team.

• Annual travel allowances for team gatherings in Boston.

• Sponsorship for learning opportunities.

• Budget for AI tools.

• Fitness benefits.

• A friendly, considerate, and intellectually stimulating team of coworkers.