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Senior HPC and LSF Operations Developer - EDA Infrastructure

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, CA · HybridFull-time$152–288K/yrPosted 2 days agoStill listed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$152–288K/yr
Location
Santa Clara, CAHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Senior HPC and LSF Operations Developer will optimize, scale, and support workload scheduling systems for NVIDIA’s Hardware Infrastructure EDA Compute team. The role supports compute-intensive workloads across multiple sites and drives improvements in observability, service reliability, and automation. It also partners with customer teams to clarify requirements, communicate technical tradeoffs, and resolve issues.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

HPC Infrastructure OperationsJob Scheduling SystemsLinux AdministrationProblem SolvingSystem AnalysisCommunicationReliability EngineeringObservability SystemsContainer TechnologiesInfrastructure Standards Adoption

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science or Related Field or Equivalent Experience5+ Years Experience

Full job description

As a member of the Hardware Infrastructure EDA Compute team, you will optimize, scale, and support workload scheduling systems that directly impact design velocity and infrastructure efficiency. Success in this role requires both operational precision along with developing and supporting forward-looking resource management solutions that address evolving compute demands. Beyond day-to-day operations, the role drives improvements in observability, service reliability, and automation, ensuring the EDA compute environment remains resilient, measurable, and aligned with long-term engineering demands.

What you'll be doing:

  • Manage, scale, and optimize job scheduling systems (LSF, Slurm, etc.) in a large-scale, multi-site environment supporting EDA and other compute-intensive workloads

  • Analyze scheduler and infrastructure performance data to identify systemic bottlenecks and drive measurable improvements in utilization, throughput, and turnaround time

  • Lead problem solving across scheduler, OS, and workload layers, ensuring timely resolution of service-impacting issues

  • Identify recurring operational challenges and implement targeted automation or process improvements to reduce manual effort and prevent repeat incidents

  • Help define and track reliable metrics and SLOs for service performance and reliability, partnering with customers to ensure expectations are realistic and measurable

  • Contribute to operational standards, documentation, and best practices to improve consistency across sites

  • Partner directly with customer teams to clarify requirements, translate technical tradeoffs, and drive issues to closure

What we need to see:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

  • Minimum 5+ years of experience operating and supporting large-scale Linux-based compute infrastructure

  • Strong hands-on experience supporting and tuning job scheduling systems (LSF, Slurm, etc.) in HPC or silicon design environments

  • Proficiency in Linux systems administration (CentOS/RHEL)

  • Strong problem solving skills and the ability to independently analyze complex system behavior under load

  • Clear and effective communication skills, including the ability to articulate technical tradeoffs and reliability metrics to engineering stakeholders

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Experience implementing reliability engineering practices within HPC scheduling environments

  • Deep knowledge of job scheduling systems (LSF, Slurm, etc.) configuration tuning, scheduler internals, and advanced troubleshooting techniques

  • Experience building or enhancing observability systems, including metrics collection, monitoring pipelines, alerting strategies, and performance dashboards

  • Background with container technologies such as Docker, Singularity, or Podman in HPC environments

  • Experience influencing adoption of new infrastructure standards across multiple teams or sites

NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world on our team and our collaborative talent continues to drive NVIDIA's growth. We are seeking creative and independent engineers with real passion for technology!

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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 152,000 USD - 241,500 USD for Level 3, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until October 29, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,536 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$152–288K/yr
  • California median$142–208K/yr1,652 salary ranges
  • US median$115–188K/yr7,864 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $220K, is 26% above the California median midpoint ($175K) — in the top quarter of Systems Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,949 open Systems Engineer jobs in California and 10,536 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (8,741 postings).
Education
4,680 of the 10,536 open Systems Engineer jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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