Systems Engineer (HPC)

TL;DR

Systems Engineer (HPC): Designing and operating large-scale infrastructure for AI platforms with an accent on Linux administration, automation, and system reliability. Focus on scaling clusters to thousands of nodes, managing petabyte-scale storage, and optimizing HPC environments for research workloads.

Location: Hybrid in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Madrid, Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, or Lausanne; Remote options available.

Company

hirify.global builds high-performance, open, and efficient AI systems designed to power the next generation of applications.

What you will do

• Operate and maintain large-scale Linux environments across bare metal, clusters, and cloud.
• Scale infrastructure toward thousands of nodes and manage petabyte-scale storage systems.
• Automate operational tasks and system lifecycle management using Python, Bash, Ansible, or Terraform.
• Collaborate with HPC, DevOps, and research teams to ensure high availability and performance.
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot complex incidents, and support production workloads.

Requirements

• Strong Linux systems administration experience.
• Experience working with HPC clusters or large-scale cloud infrastructure.
• Proficiency with Job schedulers, specifically Slurm.
• Solid troubleshooting skills across systems, hardware, and networks.
• Must be based in or able to work from one of the specified European locations due to the hybrid nature of the role.

Nice to have

• Experience with containers and orchestration tools like Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of storage systems such as Ceph, Lustre, or NFS.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals (Ethernet; InfiniBand is a plus).
• Practical experience with GPU infrastructure or AI/ML workloads.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to play a pivotal role in scaling cutting-edge AI infrastructure.
• Chance to shape data center operations from the ground up in a high-growth startup.
• Low-ego, collaborative, and highly technical work environment.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.