HPC Hardware Engineer
San Francisco Compute CompanySan Francisco, California, United States
Posted February 25, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
San Francisco Compute Company aims to revolutionize the compute market by creating a real-time trading platform for compute contracts. This venue allows startups to access flexible compute resources without long-term commitments, while ensuring providers maintain profitability through speculative trading. By streamlining the supply chain and matching buyers with sellers efficiently, SF Compute seeks to make compute as accessible and reliable as other commodities.
Job Description
We're building a company that will de-risk the largest infrastructure build-out in history by creating a liquid market for GPU offtake. As a HPC Hardware Engineer, you will participate in architecting and deploying new clusters around the world and keeping them running smoothly.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience with hands-on operating, supporting, and scaling at least one HPC or GPU compute cluster in production
- Deep understanding of server hardware fundamentals, including GPUs, NICs, PCIe, memory, thermals, and power
- Experience troubleshooting high-speed fabrics such as InfiniBand and/or RoCEv2 Ethernet
- Ability to automate fleet operations (provisioning, monitoring, remediation) using infrastructure-as-code
- Strong operational documentation and runbooks
- Ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to team culture
Benefits
- Generous equity grant
- Competitive salary with equity in the company
- Visa Sponsorships
- Retirement matching (401(k) plans)
- Medical, dental & vision insurance
- Unlimited paid time off
- Parental leave
- Daily lunch
- Unlimited office book budget
