Senior Staff Engineer, HPC

Samsung Semiconductor Inc. (SSI) is advancing the world’s technology. As a leader in Memory, System, LSI and LCD technologies, our US teams contribute to breakthroughs in 5G, SOC, memory and display. With our global perspective and diversity of thought, we proudly serve our customers around the world. We are looking for team members who share our commitment to learning and growth and excel when collaborating within and across teams.

SSI is headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley and is a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - the #1 employer in the world (Forbes, 2020 & 2021) and top patent-holder in the U.S. Want to advance the world’s technology with us?

INSIDE THIS BUSINESS GROUP:

The Systems Architecture Lab (SAL) is developing innovative technology focusing on addressing two of the key challenges facing today’s AI and HPC applications, namely memory and communication bandwidth.  Using Samsung’s world leading memory technology, we will be designing systems to break through the memory and communication walls and improving developer productivity. The effort will be across hardware including memory, networking, compute, power, and RAS; software, including system software, frameworks, and runtimes; and application and performance modeling. Come help us build the next generation of HPC and AI systems.
 

OVERVIEW & IMPACT:

We are looking for a dynamic, self-motivated technical leader with experience in HPC operating system teams to work on our OS effort with the hardware and fabric teams and our software runtime and communication teams.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Explore, design, and innovate in scalable operating systems for AI and HPC machines
• Provide technical leadership and drive technical direction for components of operating systems especially as they interact with runtimes for AI and HPC applications
• Contribute to technical communication and collaboration with customers and ensure a high level of customer satisfaction
• Participate in cross-site, cross-function team collaborations
• Be able to conduct experiments to allow the analysis of performance implications of architectural design decisions
• Be able to effective in technically interacting with architects as well as other engineers
• Be able to travel domestic or internationally when required

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIRED SKILLS:

• PhD in Computer Science with at least 3-5 years of experience in HPC and operating systems, or a MS in Computer Science with 6-8 years of relevant experience in HPC and operating systems, or a BS in Computer Science and 8-10years of relevant experience in HPC and operating systems, is required.
• 3+ years of experience working on scalable HPC systems
• Hands-on experience in C/C++ programming
• Hands-on experience with debuggers
• Strong verbal and written skills for communication and documentation of technical information
• Working knowledge of application design and development processes
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a local and distributed team

Additionally, we look for the following universal qualities in all candidates:

• Resourceful Achiever: self-motivated and proactive, you flex to try new approaches and creatively solve problems 
• Avid Learner: you thrive with challenges, seek continuous growth and improvement, and seek data to prove your hypotheses
• Devoted Professional: you are diligent and deliberate in your work, leveraging your expertise to deliver results without ego  
• Thoughtful Collaborator: you build relationships across teams, offering help and welcoming ideas from others to drive work forward in an inclusive manner

PREFERED SKILLS

• Experience with runtimes

COVID-19 POLICIES

• Successful applicants must comply with company COVID-19 policies, which are subject to change in response to public health, regulatory and business circumstances
• Current policies are subject only to emergency or legally-required exceptions and include: mandatory reporting of vaccination status; vaccination requirement for office access, external meetings and business travel; mask usage in office; and daily screening procedures at offices