Distributed Systems Engineer

TL;DR

Distributed Systems Engineer (Backend): Building scalable data processing infrastructure for high-performance circuit simulation with an accent on data pipelines, job orchestration, and multi-TB dataset management. Focus on bridging Python and C++ components to ensure system reliability and performance across distributed compute clusters.

Location: Must be based in Port Moody (Greater Vancouver Area), Canada. This is an on-site position.

Salary: 89,600 CAD – 166,400 CAD

Company

A leader in technology innovation specializing in numerical solvers and circuit simulation algorithms.

What you will do

• Build ingestion pipelines for large-scale netlists and simulation data.
• Implement high-performance I/O for multi-TB circuit databases.
• Develop task distribution and fault-tolerant scheduling for long-running simulations.
• Create resource management and load balancing solutions for compute clusters.
• Develop scalable visualization tools for multi-dimensional simulation results.
• Bridge Python and C++ components using serialization and interop layers.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience building distributed systems with Python.
• Strong programming skills in Python and C++.
• Experience with distributed computing frameworks like Dask, Spark, Ray, or Celery.
• Familiarity with high-performance data formats such as HDF5, Parquet, or Arrow.
• Understanding of distributed computing patterns, data locality, and fault tolerance.
• Must be able to work on-site in Port Moody, Canada.

Nice to have

• Background in EDA, VLSI, or semiconductor design.
• HPC experience with job schedulers like Slurm, PBS, or LSF.
• Knowledge of GPU acceleration.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with Go or scientific visualization tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on greenfield distributed infrastructure.
• Exposure to production-scale distributed systems architecture.
• Collaborative environment working alongside domain experts in numerical methods.
• Competitive compensation including bonus, equity, and benefits.