Hpc Engineer Jobs
Hpc Engineer jobs are open across national laboratories, defense contractors, cloud providers, and research universities, at levels from new-grad to principal and staff, with specializations in parallel computing, GPU/accelerator programming, and distributed systems performance tuning. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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SOFTWARE SYSTEMS DESIGN ENGINEER
The Role:
The Person:
Preferred Experience:
- Comprehensive understanding of x86 computing architecture
- Proven expertise in software-level code optimization and tuning.
- Strong familiarity with system level profiling (uProf/Vtune/etc) and interpretation of perf metrics.
- Well versed with the current and emerging AI tools such as claude, curser.
- Contribution to big HPC code bases in CPU/GPU is a plus.
Academic Credentials:
Location:
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
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Qualifications:
AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Whether you’re designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, every role at AMD contributes to something bigger — technology that moves the world forward. Join us and, together, we’ll advance your career.
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS DESIGN ENGINEER
The Role:
The Person:
Preferred Experience:
- Comprehensive understanding of x86 computing architecture
- Proven expertise in software-level code optimization and tuning.
- Strong familiarity with system level profiling (uProf/Vtune/etc) and interpretation of perf metrics.
- Well versed with the current and emerging AI tools such as claude, curser.
- Contribution to big HPC code bases in CPU/GPU is a plus.
Academic Credentials:
Location:
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
#LI-LM1
Qualifications:
AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in hpc engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, computational science, or a related engineering discipline
- Proficiency in parallel programming models including MPI, OpenMP, and CUDA or HIP
- Experience with HPC job schedulers such as Slurm, PBS Pro, or LSF
- Strong C, C++, or Fortran programming skills for performance-critical scientific applications
- Familiarity with profiling and performance analysis tools such as VTune, Nsight, or Tau
- Experience porting or optimizing workloads on GPU-accelerated or many-core architectures
Tips for Your Hpc Engineer Job Search
Quantify parallel performance gains on your resume
Hiring managers want concrete throughput or scaling numbers. Replace vague phrases like 'optimized MPI jobs' with specifics: how many nodes, what speed-up factor, or which benchmark improved. Quantified results stand out immediately against generic HPC resumes.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists hpc engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target job postings by scheduler and environment
Filter your search by Slurm, PBS Pro, or LSF mentions alongside the cloud or on-prem environment. Roles requiring the same scheduler stack you know move faster through screening, so matching on those keywords narrows your list without missing relevant openings.
Showcase profiling and benchmarking tool experience
Postings for senior hpc engineer roles increasingly require hands-on profiling experience. Call out specific tools: Nsight, VTune, Tau, or Darshan. Listing the tool and the code base you profiled together signals you can own the full optimization cycle, not just compile and run.
Prepare a technical narrative around a hard scaling problem
HPC interviews almost always include a deep-dive on one past project. Pick a job where you hit a real bottleneck and fixed it: communication overhead, I/O saturation, or memory bandwidth. Walk the interviewer through diagnosis, the fix, and the measured outcome.
Negotiate with runtime efficiency as your leverage
In offer conversations, tie your profiling and tuning work to compute-hour savings your future employer recognizes. Teams running large allocations on national or commercial clusters treat runtime reduction as direct cost avoidance, which strengthens your case beyond the standard market-rate comparison.
Hpc Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most hpc engineers?
The companies hiring the most hpc engineers right now include Pratt & Whitney, KLA, and NVIDIA, with the largest share of openings in California, Maryland, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. National laboratories, defense prime contractors, and hyperscale cloud providers consistently post the highest volumes of hpc engineer roles.
How many hpc engineer jobs are remote?
About 51% of hpc engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the role's strong dependence on access to on-prem clusters at many employers. Work on cloud-native HPC platforms and performance engineering for distributed software tends to offer the most remote flexibility within the field.
How do you become a hpc engineer?
Start with a degree in computer science, computational science, physics, or a related engineering field, then build hands-on parallel programming skills in MPI and OpenMP through coursework or open-source scientific projects. Gain proficiency with at least one GPU programming framework such as CUDA or HIP, learn a job scheduler, and contribute to or benchmark a real parallel application. Internships at national laboratories or research computing centers are among the most direct paths into the field.
Can I get hired as a hpc engineer with little experience?
Yes, entry-level hpc engineer roles exist, particularly at universities, national labs, and cloud providers running research computing programs. Employers at this level look for demonstrated parallel programming work: a thesis project, a graduate course that used a cluster, or a contribution to an open-source scientific code. Showing you understand the MPI or OpenMP programming model and have run jobs on a real scheduler matters more than years of industry experience at the junior level.
What does the hpc engineer interview process look like?
Most hpc engineer interviews follow a multi-stage format: an initial recruiter screen, a technical phone interview covering parallel programming concepts and profiling approaches, and then a virtual or on-site loop with the engineering team. The loop typically includes a live coding or debugging exercise focused on MPI or GPU code, a deep-dive discussion of a past performance optimization project, and a system design conversation around scaling a workload. Some employers add a take-home benchmark analysis before the final round.
Where can I find and apply to hpc engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to hpc engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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