HPC Performance Engineer: Kernel & Distributed Compute

CoreWeave; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Job summary

A leading cloud technology company is seeking a highly skilled HPC Performance Engineer to join their HAVOCK Team in Sunnyvale, California. In this role, you will optimize bare-metal systems and ensure the performance of complex workloads using various technologies including Python, Go, and Kubernetes. The position requires strong experience in HPC Performance Engineering and deep knowledge of Linux internals. The organization values collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, ensuring a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in Systems/HPC Performance Engineering, Benchmarking, and/or Validation.
• Strong experience with MPI workloads and distributed system performance analysis.
• Deep experience in Linux internals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain tools for establishing systems performance baselines.
• Design and maintain performance regression test pipelines for HPC workloads.
• Debug and Tune fabric‑level performance for low latency.

Skills

MPI workloads and distributed system performance analysis

Linux internals

Automation (Python preferred)

Performance issue diagnosis

Embedded systems experience

Education

5+ years in Systems/HPC Performance Engineering

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Python

Go

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading cloud technology company is seeking a highly skilled HPC Performance Engineer to join their HAVOCK Team in Sunnyvale, California. In this role, you will optimize bare-metal systems and ensure the performance of complex workloads using various technologies including Python, Go, and Kubernetes. The position requires strong experience in HPC Performance Engineering and deep knowledge of Linux internals. The organization values collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, ensuring a dynamic work environment.