Senior HPC Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Senior HPC Software Engineer supporting high performance computing platform operations and improvements across multiple environments. Focused on user-driven delivery and collaboration with technical teams.

Posted 6/3/2026full-timeRemote • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $113,580 - $192,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoGrafanaKubernetesLinuxPrometheusPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Administer, troubleshoot, and improve RHEL based high performance computing environments supporting CPU and GPU workloads.
Create and maintain HPC services across compute, storage, networking, scheduling, Kubernetes, and observability.
Develop tools, scripts, APIs, integrations, and automation using Python, Go, Bash, or similar languages.
Apply software engineering best practices, including Git workflows, code reviews, testing, modular design, and CI/CD.
Support and help update HPC scheduling environments, with Slurm experience preferred.
Improve monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and operational visibility using Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace, and related tools.
Partner with users, customers, and internal engineering teams to understand requirements, resolve issues, and improve platform usability.
Create and maintain documentation, architecture notes, user guides, and operational procedures.
Drive platform modernization focused on reliability, scalability, automation, security, and maintainability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience in systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or a related technical role.
Strong Linux systems administration experience, preferably with RHEL.
Experience with Slurm, PBS, or another HPC workload manager.
Experience creating APIs, applications, and services that support platform operations and user workflows.
Experience supporting production compute, infrastructure, and large-scale technical environments.
Hands-on experience with scripting and software development using Python, Go, Bash, or similar languages.
Familiarity with CI/CD concepts, GitHub, and modern software delivery practices.
Strong troubleshooting skills across operating systems, services, networking, storage, and application layers.
Ability to write clear documentation and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive issues to resolution.
Ability to use independent judgement to make sound technical decisions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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Hard Skills & Tools

RHELHPCPythonGoBashSlurmAPIsCI/CDGitscripting

Soft Skills

troubleshootingcommunicationownership mindsetindependent judgementcollaboration