SF Compute
HPC/ GPU Cluster Architect
$220K–$300K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
Remote - Experience
- 5+ years; hands-on experience with at least one production HPC or GPU compute cluster. Clusters over 1,000 GPUs are ideal but not required.
- Visa sponsorship
- Sponsors visas and work permits.
About the job
Architect, deploy, automate, and operate HPC/GPU clusters worldwide, including on-call support, troubleshooting, and mentoring.
What you'll do
- Architect and deploy new cluster environments; keep clusters operating smoothly and participate in on-call rotation.
- Debug infrastructure issues and automate fleet operations to support deployments at scale.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team culture and operational documentation.
What they ask for
- 5+ years hands-on designing, architecting, and scaling at least one production HPC or GPU compute cluster.
- Deep understanding of server hardware fundamentals, including GPUs, NICs, PCIe, memory, thermals, and power.
- Ability to debug performance and reliability issues across hardware, OS, drivers, and networking layers.
- Willingness to travel domestically when required.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with data center operations, including power, cooling, and colo/vendor engagements.
- Experience with Linux systems administration, schedulers, virtualization, telemetry pipelines, or high-speed fabrics.
Pay
$220K – $300K USD base salary
Tools
Slurm, Kubernetes, KVM, QEMU, libvirt, InfiniBand, RoCEv2 Ethernet
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