Senior HPC Engineer - Applications

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South San Francisco, CA
127K-235K Annually
3-5 Years Experience
Healthtech • Biotech
The Role
The Senior HPC Engineer will help build and support high-performance computing platforms for scientific applications in cancer and infectious diseases research. Responsibilities include software development, coaching team members, collaborating with global teams, and advocating for engineering best practices while ensuring effective communication with non-technical audiences.
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We advance science so that we all have more time with the people we love.

Are you a High-Performance Computing (HPC) Engineer who would like to help advance new treatments for cancer and infectious diseases? The gCS Infrastructure and Architecture team (gCS I & A) is looking for a talented and motivated Senior HP Engineer to join us in supporting and building the next-generation platforms for scientific applications and workflows on our on-premises and public cloud-based HPC platforms. This opportunity will utilize and build on your prior experience building, testing, delivering, and supporting scientific computing software in HPC environments. The work will require technical leadership across globally distributed teams, advocacy for best engineering practices, and some hands-on software development. Our gCS I & A team is integral in empowering our scientists. We support cutting-edge research through the development and operation of a variety of foundational technology platforms and systems. This includes high-performance computing (HPC), cloud platforms, modern software development tools, petabyte-scale storage, and advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence systems.

The Opportunity:

  • Common open source and commercial scientific software codes used in HPC

  • High-level programming languages used in science, including Python and R

  • Self-service software environment management tools, including conda, mamba, and pip/venv

  • Workflow managers, such as Nextflow and Snakemake

  • Coach and train other members of the support teams as needed to grow the team's ability to support the scientific community on new software capabilities 

  • Work directly with and support HPC users

  • Collaborate with internationally distributed teams

  • Apply and advocate for engineering best practices

  • Communicate effectively in both written and verbal form to non-technical audiences

Who You Are:

  • 4+ years of related experience supporting scientific computing and/or high-performance computing (HPC) platforms

  • 4+ years of education (or equivalent experience) with computer science, information systems, engineering, or life/physical sciences preferred

  • Experience compiling, delivering, and supporting software codes on an HPC cluster

  • Solid engineering and coding skills, and ability to write quality code/scripts. Prior experience with Python and Bash is a must

  • Solid understanding of Linux operating system fundamentals

  • Basic understanding of HPC schedulers, job optimization, and best practices 

  • Experience in working with source control management systems such as Git

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with software packaging tools such as EasyBuild, Spack, and Homebrew

  • Experience with DevOps software engineering practices, including continuous integration and testing frameworks

  • Experience with software distribution solutions such as the CernVM File System

  • Experience with public cloud platforms and managed services

  • Experience as a product owner or technical lead at the team or project level

  • Prior experience in the Pharma/Biotech industry


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Relocation benefits are not available for this opportunity.

For a strong candidate, we are open to this being a remote-based opportunity.

The expected salary range for this position based on the primary location of California is $126,700 - $235,300. Actual pay will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. This position also qualifies for the benefits detailed at the link provided below.

Benefits

Genentech is an equal opportunity employer, and we embrace the increasingly diverse world around us. Genentech prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status and veteran status.

Top Skills

Bash
Python
R
The Company
HQ: South San Francisco, CA
20,069 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1976

What We Do

Considered the founder of the industry, Genentech, now a member of the Roche Group, has been delivering on the promise of biotechnology for more than 40 years.

Genentech is a biotechnology company dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. Our transformational discoveries include the first targeted antibody for cancer and the first medicine for primary progressive multiple sclerosis.

We're passionate about finding solutions for people facing the world's most difficult-to-treat conditions. That is why we use cutting-edge science to create and deliver innovative medicines around the globe. To us, science is personal.

Making a difference in the lives of millions starts when you make a change in yours.

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