High Performance Computing Engineer (HPC)

TL;DR

High Performance Computing Engineer (HPC): Designing, deploying, and maintaining scalable computing platforms for advanced image processing, simulation, machine learning, and data-intensive engineering applications with an accent on Linux systems, parallel computing, hardware, networking, and infrastructure reliability. Focus on building and provisioning HPC clusters, troubleshooting complex hardware and network issues, and optimizing high-performance computing environments.

Location: On-site in San Jose, California, US; up to 10% travel.

Salary: $147,750–$221,625 annual base salary.

Company

hirify.global develops advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment and technologies.

What you will do

• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain HPC platforms supporting image processing, simulation, machine learning, and data-intensive workloads.
• Build, cable, configure, provision, and maintain HPC racks, cluster hardware, operating systems, and network equipment.
• Install and provision Linux, Unix, and Windows Server environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, operating system, networking, and cluster infrastructure issues.
• Perform preventive maintenance and apply logical methods to improve system reliability and performance.
• Collaborate across hardware, software, networking, and infrastructure domains in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2–3 years of experience in a relevant technical field.
• Strong knowledge of high-performance computing, Linux administration, operating systems, and computer networks.
• Hands-on experience with HPC hardware, rack configuration, network switch topology, and cluster maintenance.
• Programming or scripting experience with Python and Shell.
• Ability to learn quickly, multitask, and work in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with Lustre or NFS distributed file systems.
• Virtualization and containerization experience.
• Web server and database installation experience.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site engineering role with up to 10% travel.
• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance for employees and families.
• 401(k) participation.
• Eight hours of vacation leave per month and 13 paid holidays annually.
• Inclusive and equal-opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations available.