Scripps Research · 7 hours ago
SENIOR HPC (High-Performance Computing) ENGINEER
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$135K/yr - $150K/yr
5+ years expScripps Research is a nonprofit biomedical institute ranked as one of the most influential in the world for its impact on innovation. The Senior HPC Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of high-performance computing and cloud infrastructure to support the institute's research computing needs.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure for Scripps’ research computing needs
Collaborate with labs and faculties to understand their computing needs and provide appropriate solutions
Implement and optimize on-premise and cloud storage and workloads
Work closely with other HPC and IT Services team members to ensure compatibility, scalability, and security
Provide technical support and training to users on the HPC systems
Stay abreast of HPC, cloud, and AI technologies and recommend thoughtful solutions
Develop and maintain documentation of systems and processes
Qualification
Required
5+ years working in a senior engineer role in an HPC research computing environment
Advanced knowledge of one or more scripting languages such as Python, Bash
Demonstrated experience in designing compute infrastructure in one or more AWS/Azure/GCP environments
Experience in designing and developing AI compute infrastructure
Hands-on experience with job scheduling, orchestration and automated configuration tools, distributed storage systems and shared file systems, and container technologies (Singularity, Kubernetes for HPC, Ansible)
Knowledge of APIs, web services, and identity access management
Preferred
BA/BS in computer science or related field desirable but not required
Experience with SQL a plus
Benefits
Employer Contributed Retirement Plan – Depending on eligibility, employees receive an employer contributed retirement plan (no employee contribution required) and the option to contribute to a 403(b) (which is similar to a 401(k) using your own pre or post-tax dollars)
Full Suite of Health and Welfare plans including three medical plan options (including an HSA available option), dental, vision, life insurance, disability, EAP and more
Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical/Dependent Care)
Competitive vacation and sick leave policies
Free, on-site parking
Company
Scripps Research
Scripps Research is a leader in the discovery and application of biomedical breakthroughs that improve human health.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$71.2MKey Investors
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesThe Conrad Prebys FoundationNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
2025-10-08Grant· $3.2M
2025-05-28Grant· $1M
2022-05-18Grant· $67M
Leadership Team
Ed Ramos
Director of Digital Clinical Trials, Co-founder Digital Trials Center
Caroline M.
Chief Operating Officer
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