HPC Software Engineer

Canonical; San Diego (CA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an HPC Software Engineer, focusing on delivering exceptional HPC experiences from bare metal to public cloud. You will develop high-quality Python software for automation in the HPC domain, collaborating with a global team to solve complex problems. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to the broader Ubuntu platform. If you're passionate about precision, efficiency, and automation in high-performance computing, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar required.
• Experience with modern Python software development is essential.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality Python software and debug issues.
• Collaborate with a globally distributed team.

Skills

Python

Linux

Kubernetes

Public Cloud

Debian Packaging

Go

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

STEM Degree

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenStack

LXC/LXD

Infiniband

CUDA

MPI

Slurm

Lustre

Singularity

Job description

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About the role

HPC is an important and technically challenging compute domain, with specialised tooling and a very high expectation of precision, efficiency, and automation. This role is for a software engineer to join our HPC team to deliver an outstanding HPC experience — from bare metal to public cloud — as part of the broader Ubuntu platform. The focus will be on Python software development for automation of key software in the HPC sphere, working on everything from the kernel to Debian packaging. Our goal is to deliver a world-class experience for HPC cluster operation.

Responsibilities

1. Write high-quality, rigorously designed Python software
2. Collaborate proactively with a globally distributed team
3. Debug issues and produce high-quality code to fix them
4. Contribute to technical documentation that defines best practices for authoring high-quality operators
5. Discuss ideas and collaborate on finding good solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or equivalent degree in Computer Science, STEM, or similar
• Experience with writing modern, maintainable Python
• Interest and experience with Linux, Kubernetes, Public cloud, OpenStack, LXC/LXD, Python, Go, Debian packaging (preferred but not mandatory)
• Strong academic record from high school and university (preferred)
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Additional Skills (Optional but advantageous)

• Experience operating HPC clusters in production
• Experience with Infiniband, RDMA, CUDA, MPI, Slurm, Lustre, Singularity

Location

This role is remote, based in EMEA or the Americas regions.