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HPC Engineer

Institute for Foundation Models

On-site
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Mid Level
2+ yrs
Salary not listedPosted 4w ago

Real job — pulled straight from Institute for Foundation Models’s careers page · Verified July 13, 2026 · No reposts.

Job description

Institute for Foundation Models is hiring a HPC Engineer — a full-time, based in Sunnyvale, CA role. Apply directly on Institute for Foundation Models's careers page below.

HPC Engineer

Team: Engineering

Location: Sunnyvale, CA

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: onsite

Salary:

Salary Range
 
The posted salary range represents the company’s good faith estimate of the compensation for this position upon hire. The actual compensation offered may vary within this range depending on individual qualifications, including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, education, certifications, geographic location, and specific business needs.  

About MBZUAI
The Institute for Foundation Models (IFM) operates some of the world's largest AI supercomputing environments.

Position Summary
This role provides operational coverage during Abu Dhabi overnight hours and serves as a primary point of contact for infrastructure monitoring, incident triage, researcher support, and production operations.

Responsibilities

    • Monitor health, performance, and availability of large-scale GPU clusters.
    • Respond to incidents and perform first-level triage.
    • Support researchers and troubleshoot job failures.
    • Execute operational runbooks and recovery procedures.
    • Validate cluster deployments, upgrades, and maintenance activities.
    • Track infrastructure utilization and operational metrics.
    • Develop automation and monitoring tools.
    • Contribute to documentation and reporting.

Education

    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related disciplines.

Experience

    • 2+ years in Linux systems administration, SRE, DevOps, cloud operations, HPC, or infrastructure operations.
    • Strong Linux troubleshooting skills.
    • Experience with scripting using Python or Bash.

Preferred Qualifications

    • Slurm.
    • GPU infrastructure.
    • AWS, Azure, or GCP.
    • Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or similar tools.
    • Containers and Kubernetes.
    • AI/ML infrastructure exposure.
    • Research computing environments.
Benefits Include
*Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits 
 *Bonus
*401K Plan
*Generous paid time off, sick leave and holidays
*Paid Parental Leave
*Employee Assistance Program
*Life insurance and disability
 

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Frequently asked questions

What skills are required for HPC Engineer at Institute for Foundation Models?

The required skills for HPC Engineer at Institute for Foundation Models include: Linux, SRE, DevOps, Python, Bash, AWS, Azure, GCP, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, Kubernetes, AI, Machine Learning.

What is the seniority level for HPC Engineer at Institute for Foundation Models?

HPC Engineer at Institute for Foundation Models is a Mid Level level position.

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