Software Engineer – HPC & Systems Benchmarking (Research)

The University of Adelaide; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 104,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Adelaide is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop and maintain the software infrastructure that enables technology assessment, benchmarking, testing and evaluation of advanced computing platforms.

You’ll work hands-on with CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, SoCs/MPSoCs and accelerator-based architectures, building automated benchmarking capabilities, trusted toolchains, data collection systems and reproducible test environments.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a closely related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• High-level software engineering capability in C/C++ and Python, including development, debugging, testing and maintenance of research or production-quality software.
• Strong experience with Linux-based systems, source control, build systems, scripting and automation, with desirable experience in CI/CD, containers and infrastructure automation.
• Demonstrated expertise in performance engineering, benchmarking, profiling and systems measurement, including designing repeatable experiments and analysing quantitative results.
• Knowledge of computer architecture and heterogeneous computing, with practical experience integrating hardware/software toolchains, drivers, SDKs, compilers, profilers or instrumentation across CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, SoCs/MPSoCs or accelerators; strong technical communication and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.
• Ability to deliver project outcomes to agreed milestones, handle sensitive project information and comply with security requirements
• Australian Citizenship and eligibility to obtain an NV1 clearance required

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain software infrastructure for technology assessment, benchmarking, testing and evaluation of advanced computing platforms.
• Work hands-on with CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, SoCs/MPSoCs and accelerator-based architectures, building automated benchmarking capabilities, trusted toolchains, data collection systems and reproducible test environments.
• Collaborate across research and engineering disciplines to establish representative test environments and an integrated toolset to support future technology assessments.
• Contribute to translating research concepts into robust software/hardware test environments with emphasis on SWaP-C trade-offs.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Linux

CI/CD

Performance benchmarking

GPU/FPGA knowledge

Education

Computer Science or related degree

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Build systems

Job description

The University of Adelaide is seeking a Software Engineer to design, develop and maintain the software infrastructure that enables technology assessment, benchmarking, testing and evaluation of advanced computing platforms.

You’ll work hands-on with CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, SoCs/MPSoCs and accelerator-based architectures, building automated benchmarking capabilities, trusted toolchains, data collection systems and reproducible test environments.