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Senior Software Engineer - HPC

NEXUS
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/26/2025

We are seeking a results-oriented Senior Software Engineer to join our High Performance Computing (HPC) team. You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining the robust software infrastructure that powers our innovative decentralized platform. Your expertise in HPC technologies and parallel programming will be instrumental in scaling our platform as we innovate on what is possible in the world of verifiable computation.

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About Nexus

The Nexus Project is a scientific and engineering effort bringing truth to the field of computation. We’re enabling bringing to life a new form of compute : verifiable computation, powered by open science and open-source software so it can benefit everyone. Our work aims to bring to life decades of advancements in zero-knowledge cryptography, achieved by many scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, into a single software system.

Nexus raised $25M in Series A funding , co-led by Lightspeed and Pantera, with participation from Dragonfly, SV Angel and more.

Our team consists of some of the world's top cryptographers, mathematicians, and engineers, all working together with one goal : to unite the world's computers and prove humanity's computations.

We are headquartered at the Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, and this role will be in-person, with the rest of the Nexus team.

Responsibilities

  • Design highly available and scalable systems to meet the demands of our HPC clusters
  • Evaluate new and innovative technologies as the landscape evolves
  • Integrate developed software with existing platform components and ensure seamless operation within the HPC ecosystem
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in HPC technologies, parallel programming paradigms, and hardware architectures

Requirements

  • 5 years of progressive engineering experience
  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science or a related field
  • Strong understanding of HPC concepts, parallel programming models, and distributed computing principles
  • Experience with developing and optimizing software for HPC clusters
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a passion for innovation and pushing the boundaries of HPC performance
  • Experience in cloud computing and proficiency in at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
  • Experience with modern CI / CD techniques, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Bonus Points

  • Advanced degree in a technical field
  • Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) for HPC environments
  • Experience with job schedulers and resource management systems (e.g., Slurm, Torque)
  • Familiarity with performance profiling tools and optimization techniques for HPC applications
  • Experience with emerging HPC technologies like GPUs and accelerators
  • Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity compensation
  • Dynamic startup culture where creativity is highly encouraged and where autonomy and meritocracy are highly valued
  • Opportunity to join a talented team at the forefront of the next generation of computing
  • This role is an in-office position in San Francisco. For candidates based outside of San Francisco, we will offer relocation assistance.

    Don't meet all the qualifications? We still encourage you to apply if you're eager to learn about and contribute to our mission.

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