Backend Software EngineerFlexcompute is leading the transformation of engineering simulation with our revolutionary ultra-fast simulation technology. Our flagship products, including the industry-leading Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software Flow360 and electromagnetic simulation software Tidy3D, are reshaping how simulations are conducted across diverse sectors. Founded by visionaries from Stanford and MIT and supported by top-tier venture capital firms, we are a rapidly growing team dedicated to breaking boundaries and challenging the norms of the multi-billion-dollar engineering simulation market.Role OverviewWe are looking for a Backend Software Engineer to help us design and implement scalable solutions that meet the growing demands of our advanced EM simulation platform.The ideal candidate has expertise in high-performance computing (HPC), infrastructure, web API design, and systems design.
Additionally, the candidate will help us enhance our data management, frontend-backend API unification, and cloud integration.Key ResponsibilitiesContribute to general software development efforts, such as API unification, simulation data management (e.g., caching, syncing, storage), and scripting improvements.Collaborate with EM and infrastructure teams to implement simulation-specific solutions, including enhancements to back-end/scheduler integrations and Python front-end functionality.Improve our task pipelines through an innovative design for a web API in a multi-physical simulation context.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.