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Temporary High Performance Computing Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Jump Trading

HPC Operations Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$150K - $175K/yr

... programming languages * Manage relationships with outside vendors, including traveling both ... High performance computing (HPC), including parallel filesystems (e.g., Lustre, GPFS), batch ...

Deloitte

HPC AI Solution Architect (S2S)

Chicago, IL · On-site

... Engineering practice, you will design and drive deployment of fully integrated architectures for GPU-accelerated AI factories and high-performance computing infrastructure in close partnership with ...

The University of Chicago

HPC Systems Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$95.93K - $110K/yr

... High-Performance Computing (HPC), storage, and visualization resources. These resources include ... Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering or closely related field plus 5 ...

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Belvedere Trading

FPGA Engineer

Chicago, IL

$175K - $225K/yr

Our trading models and software systems are continually re-engineered, optimized, and maintained to ... Work on high-performance computing systems to break speed and performance boundaries * Build next ...

Belvedere Trading

FPGA Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$175K - $225K/yr

Our trading models and software systems are continually re-engineered, optimized, and maintained to ... Work on high-performance computing systems to break speed and performance boundaries > * Build next ...

Belvedere Trading

FPGA Engineer

Chicago, IL

$133.90K - $172K/yr

Our trading models and software systems are continually re-engineered, optimized, and maintained to ... Work on high-performance computing systems to break speed and performance boundaries * Build next ...

Geneva Trading

System Operations Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$75K - $90K/yr

AI & High-Performance Computing: Support the hardware and software environments required for AI and ... Performance Engineering: Conduct system testing to identify inefficiencies in hardware (CPU/GPU ...

Scalp Trade LLC

C++ Developer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$90K - $150K/yr

We are a dynamic and growing trading firm seeking an innovative C++ Software Developer to join our ... Expertise in High-Performance Computing: Advanced understanding of optimizing systems for high ...

Akuna Capital

Senior FPGA Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

$145K/yr

What you'll do as a Senior FPGA Engineer at Akuna: We are looking for Senior FPGA Engineers to ... and high-performance computing architectures - owning projects end-to-end and making Akuna ...

Akuna Capital

Senior FPGA Engineer

Chicago, IL

$145K/yr

What you'll do as a Senior FPGA Engineer at Akuna: We are looking for Senior FPGA Engineers to ... and high-performance computing architectures - owning projects end-to-end and making Akuna ...

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HPC Operations Engineer

HPC Operations Engineer

Jump Trading

Chicago, IL • On-site

$150K - $175K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 2 days ago

Job description

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.
We are looking for an adaptable hands-on individual, passionate about the details and nuances of managing Linux HPC environments at scale, and eager to tackle complex and unpredictable operational work as their primary job function.
What You'll Do:
  • Provide front-line operational support for 24/7 Linux HPC compute, storage, and interconnects. Technologies involved include RDMA fabrics, parallel filesystems, HPC batch schedulers, FUSE filesystems, internal Jump software, multi-vendor hardware, cybersecurity requirements, a challenging and unpredictable client workload, and high user expectations
  • Solve problem reports and questions posed by members of Jump's research community, escalating as needed and managing the entire problem lifecycle
  • Respond to alerts in a timely fashion
  • Participate in large, coordinated maintenance operations, including during evenings and weekends
  • Work on global projects across a wide range of infrastructure
  • Write code for diagnosing, resolving, and triaging difficult problems and automating frequently performed tasks
  • Collaborate with team members and across teams to write code and testing infrastructures spanning both new and existing codebases in multiple programming languages
  • Manage relationships with outside vendors, including traveling both domestically and internationally to meet with current and potential vendors
  • Implement and support performance monitoring and fault monitoring systems
  • Develop and improve systems and user documentation
  • Develop and monitor the tools used to maintain a production computing environment
  • Provide operational support as primary job function
  • Adhere to all company cybersecurity and IT policies, including performing all work using only approved hardware and software
  • Participate in an on-call rotation
  • Other duties as assigned or needed
  • Work from company office an average of 5 days a week
  • Must be willing to work a maintenance window of either Friday evening or Saturday morning

Skills You'll Need:
  • A desire for operational work as primary job function
  • 2+ years of professional experience with Linux systems
  • 2+ years professional experience working with High performance computing (HPC), including parallel filesystems (e.g., Lustre, GPFS), batch systems (e.g., Slurm, Grid Engine), and high-performance network interconnects experience is a plus, but not required
  • High proficiency with at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Go, Python, C) and ability to learn additional languages quickly
  • Ability to perform root cause analysis
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and efficiently with both coworkers and third-party vendors
  • Strong collaboration skills with a willingness to undertake tasks of various technologies and complexities
  • Ability to independently manage complex projects and multiple workstreams
  • Strong sense of urgency
  • Willingness to perform regular operational maintenance work during evenings and weekends and as needed
  • Ability to work effectively in a busy, open floor plan office environment
  • Reliable and predictable availability

This role will sit onsite in Chicago, IL.
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus eligibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
- Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
- Paid vacation plus paid holidays
- Retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness Programs
Annual Base Salary Range
$150,000-$175,000 USD

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