HPC Engineer - IFM

Application Open

Full-Time

The Institute for Foundation Models (IFM) at MBZUAI operates someof the world’s largest AI supercomputing environments, supportingfrontier AI research and foundation model development acrossthousands of GPUs.

We are seeking an HPC Engineer to join our growing infrastructureteam. This role is suitable for recent graduates and early-careerengineers who are passionate about Linux systems, large-scalecomputing, distributed systems, and AI infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Support operation and maintenance of large-scale GPU computing clusters.
• Assist researchers with job submission, troubleshooting, and resource utilization.
• Monitor cluster health, performance, and availability.
• Troubleshoot Linux, hardware, storage, networking, and software issues.
• Support Slurm administration and user management.
• Assist with cluster deployment, upgrades, and validation.
• Develop scripts and automation tools.
• Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Participate in incident response and operational support.
• Collaborate with researchers, vendors, and internal teams.

Academic Qualifications

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

Professional Experience Required

Preferred:

• Linux administration experience.
• Python, Bash, Go, or C/C++ programming.
• Networking fundamentals.
• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Containers (Docker, Apptainer, Enroot).
• Git and software development workflows.
• AI/ML infrastructure exposure.
• HPC, distributed systems, or research computing experience.