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# High Performance Computing Engineer

- **Company:** Watershed Informatics, Inc.
- **Location:** Boston, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, Unix, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Linux, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Cloud Platform System, Parallel Computation, Containerization
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/high-performance-computing-engineer-watershed-informatics-2234980

## About the Role

* Experience in all of the following areas: parallel computing, distributed computing, computer architecture, and software optimization
 * Programming experience in Python, C/C++, and Bash
 * Experience working with Unix/Linux, containerization, and cloud environments
 * Familiarity with networking, security, and the Linux operating system
 * Ability to analyze very complex problems and come up with novel solutions

## Description

* Integrate software libraries and cluster computing frameworks into high performance applications
 * Develop solutions for benchmarking, metric collection, and monitoring of resources
 * Collaborate with software engineers to optimizing software and maximize computational throughput


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