Senior Software Engineer (Azure HPC/AI)

Do you want to help power the world’s most demanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High Performance Computing (HPC) workloads on Azure? The Azure HPC/AI Software team is expanding our engineering presence in Dublin to accelerate innovation in Azure HPC/AI Images and Microsoft HPC Pack — powering some of the world’s most demanding HPC and AI workloads — from large-scale physics simulations, climate modeling, and computational chemistry to AI model training and inferencing on thousands of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements for Azure HPC/AI Images and Microsoft HPC Pack features, ensuring alignment with customer needs and Azure HPC/AI strategy.
• Design and implement OS-level optimizations, HPC library integrations, GPU driver updates, and InfiniBand/RDMA configurations for HPC/AI Images.
• Develop and maintain automation pipelines for building, testing, and releasing HPC/AI VM Images to the Azure Marketplace.
• Enhance Microsoft HPC Pack’s cluster management, job scheduling, and monitoring capabilities to support global enterprise customers.
• Act as a Designated Responsible Individual (DRI) for HPC/AI Images and HPC Pack, diagnosing and resolving complex performance, compatibility, and reliability issues.
• Partner with hardware vendors and open-source communities to integrate and validate next-generation HPC/AI technologies in Azure.
• Mentor junior engineers, operate with high autonomy, lead virtual feature teams, and contribute to technical design reviews and architectural decisions.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, Bash, C, C++, C#, Python, or Go.
• OR equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in Linux or Windows system programming, distributed systems, or cloud service development.
• Demonstrated experience with HPC/AI clusters and workloads, MPI libraries, GPU computing, or large-scale cluster environments.
• Ability to work with global teams across multiple time zones.

• 401k matching
• Health insurance
• Flight privileges
• Generous time away
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Savings and investments
• Discounts on products and services

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