Systems Engineer - High Performance Computing

Systems Engineer - High Performance Computing

Hong Kong (Hybrid)

HK$1.5M+ total compensation (base + performance bonus)

We are partnering with a leading global quantitative hedge fund to hire an HPC Systems Engineer to support and scale high-performance research and trading infrastructure in Hong Kong.

The firm operates at the forefront of systematic trading, with Asia-Pacific a key growth region. You will support latency-sensitive trading systems and large-scale compute platforms while working closely with global engineering teams.

This is a high-impact role for an engineer who thrives in performance-critical environments and enjoys solving complex systems challenges at scale.

The Role

You will be responsible for designing, operating, and optimising large-scale HPC compute and storage infrastructure across both on-premise and cloud environments, supporting research and trading teams across APAC.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, support, and operate HPC compute and storage platforms
• Maintain and enhance large-scale Linux systems across compute, storage, networking, automation, and monitoring
• Troubleshoot complex cross-layer issues in collaboration with global infrastructure teams
• Manage and optimise batch and containerised workloads across CPU and GPU environments
• Develop and operate cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure or GCP)
• Build and maintain HPC management tooling, access control modules, and internal libraries
• Develop observability pipelines and performance metrics to improve cluster utilisation and efficiency
• Manage deployments, upgrades, fixes, and infrastructure lifecycle processes
• Drive automation to improve reliability, scalability, and user experience

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 1–5 years’ experience in Linux systems, DevOps, HPC, or infrastructure engineering
• Strong understanding of Linux internals (process scheduling, virtual memory, filesystems, networking)
• Experience with distributed/networked storage systems (NFS, Weka, object storage, etc.)
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools
• Strong scripting/programming skills (Python, Go, or Bash)
• Experience with container technologies (Docker/Podman, Kubernetes)
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, Ethernet)

Nice to Have

• Experience managing GPU-based compute platforms
• Exposure to CI/CD systems and release automation
• Experience operating hybrid on-prem + cloud HPC environments
• Interest in performance tuning and systems optimisation in trading environments