Software Engineer Level 3

Praxis Engineering Technologies

Annapolis Junction, MD

Full Time

Senior

102k-219k

about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

The Software Engineer shall be responsible for performing characterization and performance tuning of various software solutions for multiple HPC node types. The role involves collaborating with HPC SMEs, mission customers, and other stakeholders to understand their computational needs and develop efficient software solutions. This position requires working with parallel computing frameworks, optimizing algorithms for parallel execution, and ensuring scalability and performance of software applications on HPC clusters.

Key Responsibilities

Perform characterization and performance tuning of software solutions for HPC node types.
Collaborate with HPC SMEs, mission customers, and stakeholders to understand computational needs.
Develop efficient software solutions to meet computational requirements.
Work with parallel computing frameworks and optimize algorithms for parallel execution.
Ensure scalability and performance of software applications on HPC clusters.

Requirements

Experience using the Linux CLI.
Proficiency in scripting (Bash/Python) to automate tasks and processes.
General HPC technical knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage components.
Experience developing software applications and libraries with programming languages such as C, C++, and Python in a Linux environment.
Experience with modern build system frameworks, such as CMake.
Experience optimizing code performance through parallelization, vectorization, and other techniques.
Experience documenting software design, implementation, and performance optimizations.
Experience troubleshooting and debugging performance issues in HPC applications.
Experience performing HPC benchmarking testing.
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker, PodMan, containerd.
Experience with automation frameworks including Ansible for deployment orchestration.
Experience with CI/CD principles, methodologies, and tools such as GitLab CI and Jenkins.
Experience with Git Source Control System.

Nice to Have

Experience with HPC open source parallel computing frameworks such as OpenSHMEM, pthreads, OpenMP, MPI, and UPC.
Experience with CUDA and/or OpenCL frameworks to develop software for GPUs.
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence).
Familiarity with Agile software development principles, methodologies, and best practices.

Qualifications

Master's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus five (5) years of experience as a SWE.
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university, plus seven (7) years of experience as a SWE.
Nine (9) years of experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.