HPC Applications Engineer – Performance

Jobtailor; Minnesota; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States (Minnesota) seeks an experienced HPC Performance Engineer to benchmark, profile, and tune HPC and AI applications. You will resolve engineering issues, provide technical benchmarking support, and collaborate with product teams to influence capabilities and directions.

The role requires deep knowledge of multiprocessor/GPU architectures, OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, HIP, and HPC benchmarks, plus strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in CS, engineering, mathematics, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience with high-end HPC systems and performance analysis/tuning of scalable HPC applications.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Mastery of English required.
• Experience with large-scale HPC systems and software preferred.
• Experience with large-scale AI systems and software preferred.
• Understanding of multiprocessor and GPU architectures; OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, HIP.
• Proficiency with HPC benchmarks (HPL, HPCG, OSU MPI, NCCL/RCCL) on CPUs/GPUs preferred.
• Experience with performance projection methodologies using measurement tools preferred.
• U.S. citizenship or qualifying residency status required.

Responsibilities

• Benchmark, profile, and tune HPC and AI applications across the portfolio.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve engineering and customer issues.
• Provide pre- and post-sales technical and benchmarking support for HPC/AI opportunities.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, and marketing to influence capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and assess impact on product differentiation.
• Maintain knowledge of HPC/AI products and performance techniques.
• Lead application-focused performance studies and projects.
• Author technical reports and papers communicating findings.
• Collaborate with scientists and engineers on HPC/AI innovation

Skills

HPC performance analysis

OpenMP MPI CUDA HIP

Performance tuning of scalable HPC

Analytical problem solving

Written and verbal communication

English proficiency

Large-scale AI systems experience

HPC benchmarks (HPL HPCG OSU MPI NCCL)

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

HPC systems

AI systems

Performance measurement tools

Job description

• Benchmark, profile, and tune HPC and AI applications and industry-standard benchmarks across HPE's HPC and AI product portfolio


• Identify, analyze, and resolve engineering and customer issues


• Provide pre- and post-sales technical and benchmarking support for HPC or AI customer opportunities


• Collaborate with HPE product engineering, product management, and marketing to influence product capabilities and direction


• Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their impact on product differentiation


• Maintain knowledge of HPE and competitor HPC/AI products and performance optimization techniques


• Lead application-focused performance studies and projects


• Author technical reports and papers communicating findings and recommendations


• Collaborate with leading scientists and engineers on HPC and AI innovation

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or equivalent


• 7+ years of demonstrated experience with high-end HPC systems and performance analysis/tuning of scalable HPC applications


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills


• Mastery of English required


• Experience with large-scale HPC systems and software preferred


• Experience with large-scale AI systems and software preferred


• Detailed understanding of multiprocessor and GPU hardware architectures, capabilities, and parallel programming techniques, including OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, and HIP


• Proficiency with industry-standard HPC benchmarks such as HPL, HPCG, OSU MPI, NCCL/RCCL on CPUs and GPUs preferred


• Experience with performance projection methodologies using performance measurement tools and techniques preferred


• Must hold U.S. citizenship, U.S. lawful permanent resident/Green Card status, or qualifying refugee/asylee status enabling performance of the role without an ITAR/EAR license

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications, with a strong focus on performance analysis, tuning, and benchmarking. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive product innovation and communicate technical findings effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• HPC Performance Analysis


• AI Systems Software


• OpenMP, MPI, CUDA, HIP


• HPC Benchmarking (HPL, HPCG, OSU MPI, NCCL/RCCL)


• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

Hard Skills

• HPC Performance Tuning


• Scalable HPC Applications


• Multiprocessor and GPU Hardware Architectures


• Performance Measurement Tools


• Technical Report Writing

Soft Skills

• Excellent Written Communication


• Excellent Verbal Communication

Industry Keywords

• High-Performance Computing


• Artificial Intelligence


• Performance Optimization Techniques


• Emerging Technologies Evaluation

Tools & Technologies

• HPC Systems


• AI Systems


• Performance Projection Methodologies