Senior Backend Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend solutions and high-performance computing infrastructure for advanced electromagnetic simulation platforms.
• Contribute to software development efforts including API unification, simulation data management, and scripting improvements.
• Collaborate with EM and infrastructure teams to implement simulation-specific solutions and scheduler integrations.
• Develop and maintain hybrid cloud compute and storage solutions, integrating on-premise HPC systems with modern cloud platforms.
• Optimize and manage high-performance computing clusters equipped with high-speed interconnects.
• Improve task pipelines through innovative web API design in a multi-physical simulation context.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
• Professional experience developing backend systems using Java, Python, and/or C++.
• Strong experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms (compute, storage, networking, IAM).
• Expertise in backend service development and web API architecture.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems in production environments.
• Strong Linux systems knowledge and infrastructure troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating cloud platforms with HPC environments or large compute clusters.
• Familiarity with job schedulers (e.g., Slurm) or distributed compute frameworks.
• Experience supporting scientific computing or simulation platforms.
• Knowledge of GPU infrastructure and resource scheduling.
• Experience building developer platforms or internal infrastructure tooling.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with equity of a fast-growing startup.
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance.
• 401(k) contribution.
• Gym allowance.
• Friendly, thoughtful, and intelligent coworkers.

About the Company

Flexcompute is leading the transformation of engineering simulation with revolutionary ultra-fast simulation technology. Our flagship products, including Flow360 and Tidy3D, are reshaping how simulations are conducted across diverse sectors. Founded by visionaries from Stanford and MIT, we are a rapidly growing team dedicated to breaking boundaries in the engineering simulation market.