HPC Software Engineer 3 (Hybrid) - Linux/Bash/Python/C/C++/CUDA/Git

Build to something to be proud of.

Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country.

Description

Captivation Software is looking for a senior level HPC software engineer who shall be responsible for the design, development, optimization, and maintaining scalable parallel and distributed systems that operate in high-performance computing environments. This role requires deep expertise in parallel programming, performance optimization, Linux systems, and large-scale HPC architecture. The HPC Software Engineer shall serve as a technical leader, driving innovation, architectural decisions and mentoring engineers in advanced HPC methodologies.

Requirements

Security Clearance:

• Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Math, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as an HSE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

• Bachelor's degree in Math, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as an HSE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

• Nine (9) years of experience as an HSE, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Required Skills:

• Experience using the Linux CLI and Linux tools

• Experience developing Bash scripts to automate manual processes

• Recent software development experience using C/C++ and Python

• Strong experience with parallel programming models such as MPI, OpenMP, CUDA

• Deep understanding of multi-threading and concurrency, memory hierarchy and cache optimization, NUMA architectures, vectorization and SIMD

• Experience implementing and maintaining parallel and distributed algorithms optimized for scalability and performance across HPC components including CPU, GPU, memory, storage, and network layers

• SME for parallel computing strategies and statistical modeling

• Strong problem solving, collaboration, and communication skills to explain complex HPC concepts to non-specialist stakeholders

• Experience installing, configuring, optimizing, and supporting COTS/GOTS/FOSS software, libraries, and packages in a Linux environment

• Experience with Git Source Control System

Desired Skills:

• Experience with SQL technologies such as MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL

• Experience using Distributed Big Data processing engines such as Spark

• Experience with HPC schedulers such as Slurm

• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, containers, and Podman

• Experience using the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence)

This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.

Benefits

• Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)

• Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)

• Above Market Hourly Rates

• $3,600 HSA Contribution

• 6 Weeks Paid Time Off

• Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D