Institute of Foundation Models

HPC Engineer

Sunnyvale, CAFull TimePosted Jun 1, 2026

Requirements at a glance

HPC Engineer at Institute of Foundation Models is a full-time role based in Sunnyvale, CA. The posting mentions 2+ years of experience and a bachelor's degree. It does not mention visa sponsorship. Key skills include Python, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Applications are submitted through Lever.

Experience
2+ years (mentioned)
Education
Bachelor's degree (mentioned)
Visa sponsorship
Not mentioned in the posting
Application platform
Lever

Skills in this posting

  • Python
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Kubernetes
  • Linux
  • Machine learning

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About MBZUAI
The Institute for Foundation Models (IFM) operates some of the world's largest AI supercomputing environments.

Position Summary
This role provides operational coverage during Abu Dhabi overnight hours and serves as a primary point of contact for infrastructure monitoring, incident triage, researcher support, and production operations.
Benefits Include
*Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits 
 *Bonus
*401K Plan
*Generous paid time off, sick leave and holidays
*Paid Parental Leave
*Employee Assistance Program
*Life insurance and disability
 

Responsibilities

• Monitor health, performance, and availability of large-scale GPU clusters.
• Respond to incidents and perform first-level triage.
• Support researchers and troubleshoot job failures.
• Execute operational runbooks and recovery procedures.
• Validate cluster deployments, upgrades, and maintenance activities.
• Track infrastructure utilization and operational metrics.
• Develop automation and monitoring tools.
• Contribute to documentation and reporting.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related disciplines.

Experience

• 2+ years in Linux systems administration, SRE, DevOps, cloud operations, HPC, or infrastructure operations.
• Strong Linux troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with scripting using Python or Bash.

Preferred Qualifications

• Slurm.
• GPU infrastructure.
• AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or similar tools.
• Containers and Kubernetes.
• AI/ML infrastructure exposure.
• Research computing environments.

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