Senior Backend Software Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Participate in software development initiatives, including API unification, management of simulation data, caching, synchronization, storage, and enhancements in scripting.

• Work collaboratively with EM and infrastructure teams to create simulation-specific solutions.

• Improve back-end and scheduler integrations, as well as enhance Python front-end capabilities.

• Advance task pipelines through web API design tailored for multi-physical simulation contexts.

• Create and sustain hybrid cloud computing and storage solutions that merge on-premise HPC systems with cloud platforms.

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

• Design and deploy Kubernetes-based infrastructure to support distributed simulation workloads.

• Develop and implement scalable web APIs for the orchestration of simulation jobs and data retrieval.

• Construct CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code systems to ensure reproducible deployments.

• Create hybrid cloud solutions linking on-premise HPC clusters with AWS computing and storage resources.

• Establish monitoring and observability systems to assess simulation performance and reliability.

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

• Design secure service architectures, including authentication and licensing systems.

• Maximize infrastructure utilization across both CPU and GPU resources.

⛳️ Requirements

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

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

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

• Proficiency in backend service development and web API architecture.

• Practical experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Background in designing and managing distributed systems in production environments.

• Strong knowledge of Linux systems and skills in infrastructure troubleshooting.

• Experience with automation of infrastructure and configuration management tools like Terraform or Ansible.

• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.

• Understanding of networking fundamentals and best practices in backend security.

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

• Experience in integrating cloud platforms with HPC environments or large-scale compute clusters.

• Familiarity with job schedulers such as Slurm, distributed computing frameworks, or extensive data pipelines.

• Experience supporting scientific computing or simulation platforms.

• Knowledge of GPU infrastructure and resource scheduling.

• Experience in building developer platforms or internal infrastructure tools.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with equity in a rapidly growing startup.

• Remote work opportunity within Spain, aligned with Spanish working hours and approximately six hours of overlap with our Boston team.

• Annual travel support for team gatherings in Boston.

• Sponsorship for learning opportunities, an AI tools budget, and a fitness benefit.

• A friendly, thoughtful, and intelligent team of coworkers.