Senior LSF Scheduler Architect for HPC

NVIDIA Gruppe; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 357,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an engineer with deep expertise in IBM Spectrum LSF internals to own scheduling across 15–25 federated cells. You will optimize mbatchd/mbschd, analyze scheduling cycles, and tackle cross-cluster contention.

You will partner with IaC, CAD, and methodology teams on 500GB+ workloads and tape-out crunch bursts, while shaping topology and federation strategy for scaling the farm.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years in HPC or large-scale batch compute, with 5+ years on IBM Spectrum LSF.
• Demonstrated depth in LSF internals—debugged scheduler behavior beyond official docs and explain a cycle submission to dispatch.
• Hands-on MultiCluster experience in production, multi-site environments.
• Strong Linux fundamentals; proficient in Python, Perl, and shell scripting.

Responsibilities

• Own scheduler behavior across 15–25 federated LSF cells, incl. mbatchd/mbschd tuning and cycle analysis.
• Diagnose MultiCluster forwarding problems and remote queue sizing.
• Define cell topology and federation strategy as the farm grows.
• Encode scheduler policy into a robust config schema with IaC.
• Collaborate with CAD/methodology teams on heavy workloads and tape-out bursts.

Skills

LSF internals

Scheduler debugging

MultiCluster

Linux fundamentals

Python

Perl

Shell scripting

High performance computing

Education

BS/MS in CS/CE

Tools

IBM Spectrum LSF

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an engineer with deep expertise in IBM Spectrum LSF internals to own scheduling across 15–25 federated cells. You will optimize mbatchd/mbschd, analyze scheduling cycles, and tackle cross-cluster contention.

You will partner with IaC, CAD, and methodology teams on 500GB+ workloads and tape-out crunch bursts, while shaping topology and federation strategy for scaling the farm.