Production Engineer - High Performance Computing

Selby Jennings; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative technology-driven firm is seeking a talented Production Engineer to join its High-Performance Computing team in London. This role involves designing and maintaining cutting-edge computing and storage systems that support advanced quantitative research. The environment fosters collaboration and innovation, allowing engineers to tackle complex technical challenges and optimize HPC resources. Join a dynamic team where your contributions can significantly impact scientific advancements and computational capabilities. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in HPC environments with strong Linux skills.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, or C for automation and tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain HPC and storage systems for research workloads.
• Build tools for automating software deployment and configuration.

Skills

HPC environments

Linux systems administration

Python

Go

C

parallel file-systems

batch schedulers

high-performance networking

configuration management

Tools

SaltStack

Ansible

Puppet

Job description

Production Engineer - High Performance Computing

Production Engineer - High Performance Computing

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Consultant - Technology Infrastructure Recruitment Selby Jennings

A leading global technology-driven firm is seeking a talented Production Engineer to join its High-Performance Computing (HPC) team based in London. This team plays a critical role in supporting cutting-edge quantitative research by designing and maintaining some of the most demanding compute and storage infrastructure in the industry.

The environment is fast-paced and intellectually rigorous, built around a culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Engineers here are empowered to solve complex technical problems, build highly customised systems at scale, and work side by side with researchers pushing the boundaries of science and computation.

What You'll Do:

• Design and maintain high-performance computing and storage systems for large-scale research workloads
• Build tools for automating software deployment, configuration, and upgrades at scale
• Monitor and tune system, storage, and network performance across the HPC environment
• Write code to automate operational tasks and improve infrastructure reliability
• Collaborate closely with researchers to optimise their use of HPC resources

What We're Looking For:

• 5+ years of experience in HPC environments, including exposure to parallel file-systems (e.g., Lustre, GPFS), batch schedulers (e.g., Slurm, Grid Engine), and high-performance networking (experience with interconnects is a plus)
• Strong Linux systems administration skills in distributed and high-scale setups
• Proficiency in at least one language (e.g., Python, Go, C) for automation and tooling
• Experience building and supporting complex, interdependent systems
• Familiarity with configuration management tools like SaltStack, Ansible, or Puppet
• Proven experience managing large-scale, distributed infrastructure and solving complex performance issues

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

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