Senior Software Engineer, Nexus
High Performance Computing
+ Equity
5 days a week in office
Verifiable computing, powered by zero-knowledge proofs
Open for applications
Verifiable computing, powered by zero-knowledge proofs
1-20 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
5 days a week in office
1-20 employees
Company mission
To build the infrastructure for a verifiable world.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of progressive engineering experience
- Bachelor’s in Computer Science or a related field
- Strong understanding of HPC concepts, parallel programming models, and distributed computing principles
- Experience with developing and optimizing software for HPC clusters
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a passion for innovation and pushing the boundaries of HPC performance
- Experience in cloud computing and proficiency in at least one cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
- Experience with modern CI/CD techniques, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Desirable
- Advanced degree in a technical field
- Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) for HPC environments
- Experience with job schedulers and resource management systems (e.g., Slurm, Torque)
- Familiarity with performance profiling tools and optimization techniques for HPC applications
- Experience with emerging HPC technologies like GPUs and accelerators
What the job involves
- Nexus is seeking a results-oriented Senior Software Engineer to join our High Performance Computing (HPC) team
- You will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining the robust software infrastructure that powers our innovative decentralized platform
- Your expertise in HPC technologies and parallel programming will be instrumental in scaling our platform as we innovate on what is possible in the world of verifiable computation
- Design highly available and scalable systems to meet the demands of our HPC clusters
- Evaluate new and innovative technologies as the landscape evolves
- Integrate developed software with existing platform components and ensure seamless operation within the HPC ecosystem
- Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in HPC technologies, parallel programming paradigms, and hardware architectures
Our take
Nexus Labs is creating zero knowledge-powered scaling and privacy tools to support the rapidly changing digital AI landscape. Its solutions include cybersecurity and cloud computing support, all focused on Nexus Labs Nexus Project - a scientific and engineering scheme to enable verifiable computation at internet scale.
This ambitious project has attracted impressive funding from top Silicon Valley Investors. No surprise, considering the far-reaching motive of Nexus Labs: to bring about a new verifiable internet. The Nexus Project is attempting to draw on cryptography, mathematics and computer science to create a general-purpose system for verifiable computation.
There have already been several versions of the Nexus zkVM, and its funding is being channelled into improving its capabilities. The company’s work is cut out for it, but early interest from investors suggests that it will continue to grow.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2024
$25m
SERIES A
Dec 2022
$2.2m
SEED
Total funding: $27.2m
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Daniel Marin
(CEO)Previously a Software Engineer Intern at Google and Stanford University's Dawn AI Lab. Also a Bronze Medallist at Tel Aviv University's International Physics Olympiad.
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