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Senior R&D Engineer

Synopsys
Mountain View, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/10/2026

Summary / Role Purpose

The Senior R&D Engineer is responsible for the deployment and maintenance of cloud-based HPC infrastructure. In this role, the Senior R&D Engineer will use advanced technical and problem-solving skills to help the team tackle complex issues, satisfy customer requirements, and accomplish development objectives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

  • Deploys, configures, and maintains cloud-based HPC infrastructure

  • Implement and manage automation for infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform, Spacelift, Helm, etc.

  • Manage cluster lifecycle including scaling, upgrades, patching, and monitoring for SLURM and Kubernetes based clusters

  • Monitors and responds to HPC issues

  • Works with observability tools like Datadog to improve response time to issues and outages

  • Develop and maintain internal documentation, operational runbooks, and support playbooks

  • Works independently with minimal supervision and may take on some planning and mentoring responsibilities

  • May be responsible for managing interns or co-ops but typically does not have direct reports

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

  • BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 5 years' experience, MS with 3 years' experience, or PhD with 1 year experience

  • Commercial experience with software design and development methodologies

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

  • Passion for crafting robust and efficient code

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.

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Synopsys maintains a workplace where all personnel, customers, and vendors are treated with dignity, fairness, and respect. We maintain worldwide policies in our Work Rules Policy, which is applicable to all employees in furtherance of these principles. We pride ourselves on providing a healthy and productive work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, age, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, and any other characteristic protected by law. For applicants and employees with disabilities, we also make reasonable accommodations consistent with applicable laws and regulations. We are each expected to do our part to create a healthy and productive work environment for everyone. This includes bringing issues to management’s attention when you believe certain conditions are distracting from a good work environment. Our Work Rules Policy also allows you to raise concerns with other Synopsys managers. If employees are still unable to resolve their concerns, their disputes may be resolved through our Internal Issue Resolution Process Policy. In addition, all managers and employees in positions of authority have a special obligation to maintain and support a healthy and productive work environment.

 

Salary : $107,800 - $172,400

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