HPC Software Engineer

Gigatec•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

Do you get excited about learning new technologies, problem solving, and influencing outcomes? We know that cybersecurity and its technologies evolve at a rapid pace. The defense community needs an engineering partner who can not only keep up, but bring the technical expertise and passion necessary to solve the new hardest problems — and do it well. GIGATEC's highly engaged, agile team does just that, with innovative solutions for every mission-critical challenge. If your answer is an enthusiastic "yes" then please keep reading! Our team is passionate about defending national security and mastering new tech, so we give our engineers exactly what they need to do both: unlimited upskilling, tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, and 100% paid healthcare, plus flexible benefits. We are seeking HPC Software Engineer who wish to accelerate their skills and focus on tackling the most difficult challenges of the US Government, in one of the most exciting areas of the mission available. GIGATEC offers the best salaries and benefits packages available, where you are at the center of our motivation. NOTE – Our positions require a Top Secret clearance , as well as the favorable completion of a polygraph . Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S . We are unable to sponsor an employment Visa.

Requirements

Experience using the Linux CLI
Experience developing scripts using Bash/Python to automate test procedures
General HPC knowledge regarding compute , network , memory , and storage components
Experience developing software applications and libraries e.g., C, C++ , Java, Python
Experience with HPC parallel computing frameworks such as OpenSHMEM , pthreads , OpenMP , MPI , UPC
Experience optimizing code performance through parallelization, vectorization, and other optimization techniques
Experience documenting software design, implementation, and performance optimizations
Experience troubleshooting and debugging performance issues in HPC applications
Experience performing HPC benchmarking testing
(7) years’ experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Nice To Haves

Experience with Git Version Control System
Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools (Jira, Confluence)

Responsibilities

be part of an engineering team responsible for performing characterization and performance tuning of various software solutions for multiple HPC node types
collaborate with HPC SMEs, mission customers, and other stakeholders to understand their computational needs and develop efficient software solutions to meet those requirements
working with parallel computing frameworks
optimizing algorithms for parallel execution
ensuring scalability and performance of software applications on HPC clusters
work with cutting edge systems which might include (but are likely not limited to) containerization tools (remember, this is HPC), novel algorithm development, manipulation of extremely large data sets (again, HPC!), real-time systems, business management information systems, and systems which incorporate data repositories, data transport services, and application and systems development and monitoring
All being critical to the success of the customer and the overall mission at large.