Senior Systems Engineer I
New York, NY
Duties: Full ownership & responsibility for the intake, planning, execution & delivery of HPC features/epics/project deliverables. Work closely with senior engineers and technical leadership to implement reliable, scalable solutions that support the scientists. Regularly review teammates’ code for correctness, readability, performance & adherence to project standards. Provide constructive feedback & foster a collaborative review culture that emphasizes learning & quality improvement. Identify opportunities to enhance system reliability, performance and operational efficiency.
Requirements: Must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a closely related field plus 5 years of experience (or a Master’s degree + 3 years) as a Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Systems Analyst, Server Engineer or closely related occupation involving High Performance Computing. Must possess at least 3 years of experience in the following: Taking full responsibility for the planning, execution and delivery of engineering features/epics/project deliverables; Peer code review and peer mentorship; Using Ansible, Terraform or AWS Cloud Formation to define, deploy & maintain infrastructure; Identifying manual infrastructure configurations & proactively converting them to automated IaC solutions; Optimizing IaC for speed, completeness, idempotency & maintainability; Designing & implementing moderately complex systems & architectures; Utilizing Linux/Unix Systems Administration to perform daily system administration tasks; Utilizing Bash & Python to automate repetitive cluster management tasks, write monitoring scripts & develop custom tools; Supporting computational chemistry and molecular modeling software; Translating scientific requirements into HPC infrastructure needs; Using profiling tools & system logs to diagnose hardware, network & software problems affecting large-scale workloads; Involvement in the lifecycle planning of servers; Conducting cost-performance analyses; Building, upgrading & maintaining HPC software stacks; and, creating & maintaining internal HPC documentation, guides, and troubleshooting playbooks. May work from home but must be able to report to New York, New York office at least 2 days per week. Salary is $152,652 to $163,900 per year. Qualified applicants must send resumes to [email protected] ref: 625847. Direct applicants only.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or closely related field plus 5 years' relevant experience, or Master's degree plus 3 years' experience
- Minimum 5 years' experience as Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer, Systems Analyst, Server Engineer or related with HPC
- At least 3 years' experience taking full responsibility for planning, execution and delivery of engineering features/epics/projects
- At least 3 years' experience performing peer code review and peer mentorship
- Experience using Ansible, Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to define, deploy and maintain infrastructure
- Experience identifying manual infrastructure configurations and converting them to automated IaC solutions
- Experience optimizing IaC for speed, completeness, idempotency and maintainability
- Experience designing and implementing moderately complex systems and architectures
- Linux/Unix systems administration experience for daily system administration tasks
- Proficiency with Bash and Python to automate cluster management tasks, write monitoring scripts and develop tools
- Experience supporting computational chemistry and molecular modeling software
- Ability to translate scientific requirements into HPC infrastructure needs
- Experience using profiling tools and system logs to diagnose hardware, network and software problems affecting large-scale workloads
- Involvement in lifecycle planning of servers and conducting cost-performance analyses
- Experience building, upgrading and maintaining HPC software stacks
- Experience creating and maintaining internal HPC documentation, guides, and troubleshooting playbooks
- Ability to work hybrid and report to New York, NY office at least 2 days per week
Schrödinger, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Over a month of paid vacation is paired with two annual company‑wide shutdown weeks, providing substantial planned downtime. A paid volunteer day for eligible employees further expands leave options.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage are complemented by mental‑health benefits, an Employee Assistance Program, and FSAs. This combination indicates broad healthcare support across core and wellbeing needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is augmented by subsidized backup care for children, elders, and pets. These supports help employees manage family responsibilities beyond standard leave.
Schrödinger, Inc. Insights
What We Do
Schrödinger is a leading provider of advanced molecular simulations and enterprise software solutions and services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and materials science research. The predictive power of Schrödinger's software allows scientists to accelerate their research and development, reduce research costs, and make novel discoveries.
Why Work With Us
We have a mission-driven culture that thrives off team collaboration. By utilizing a non-hierarchal approach, we hope to give all employees a voice and room to grow to their fullest potential. We actively engage in diversity and inclusion efforts, pay fairly, and always strive to provide a supportive atmosphere for our teams.
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