Senior HPC Software Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Manage, troubleshoot, and enhance RHEL-based high-performance computing environments that support CPU and GPU workloads.

• Design and sustain HPC services encompassing compute, storage, networking, scheduling, Kubernetes, and observability.

• Create tools, scripts, APIs, integrations, and automation utilizing Python, Go, Bash, or similar programming languages.

• Implement software engineering best practices, including Git workflows, code reviews, testing, modular design, and CI/CD methodologies.

• Assist in updating HPC scheduling environments, with a preference for Slurm experience.

• Enhance monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and operational visibility through tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace, and others.

• Collaborate with users, customers, and internal engineering teams to comprehend requirements, address issues, and enhance platform usability.

• Develop and maintain documentation, architecture notes, user manuals, and operational procedures.

• Propel platform modernization with a focus on reliability, scalability, automation, security, and maintainability.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Over 10 years of experience in systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or a comparable technical role.

• Extensive experience in Linux systems administration, preferably with RHEL.

• Familiarity with Slurm, PBS, or other HPC workload managers.

• Proven experience in developing APIs, applications, and services that facilitate platform operations and user workflows.

• Experience in supporting production compute, infrastructure, and large-scale technical environments.

• Practical experience in scripting and software development using Python, Go, Bash, or similar languages.

• Knowledge of CI/CD concepts, GitHub, and contemporary software delivery practices.

• Strong troubleshooting abilities across operating systems, services, networking, storage, and application layers.

• Capacity to produce clear documentation and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong sense of ownership with the capability to drive issues to resolution.

• Ability to exercise independent judgment to make informed technical decisions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.

• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, and more.

• Vehicle discount program available for employees and family members, along with management leases.

• Tuition assistance offered.

• Established and active employee resource groups.

• Paid time off for individual and team community service activities.

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

• Paid time off with the option to purchase additional vacation time.