Senior HPC Storage Engineer

Senior HPC Storage Engineer Cerence AI – Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Summary / Opportunity: Cerence is the global leader in supplying voice assistants and other software solutions for car manufacturers like Mercedes, Toyota, BMW, Audi, and many others. We are looking for a passionate HPC Storage Engineer to bring new products to life as we continue to innovate in the automotive market. You will join a team of world‑class experts and influence the experience of drivers and passengers, making it more enjoyable, productive and safer.

Responsibilities

Be a key member on a software development and system administration/devops team, working with team members around the world to deliver world‑class solutions to our internal and external teams. Significant hands‑on experience with distributed systems and HPC environments.

Experience

with newest hardware for computation, training, storage, and networking. Run projects and drive feature requests and issues to closure; work independently when necessary. 24/7 on‑call as needed for emergencies and customer release windows.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. 8+ years of experience in High‑Performance Computing (HPC) within data center environments. 5+ years of experience managing large‑scale enterprise storage systems such as Weka + Ceph or similar. Technical Skills Design, deploy and maintain distributed HPC storage clusters, ensuring high performance, massive scalability, reliability with built‑in data protection and backup capabilities. Implement HPC data management strategy for tiered storage management that optimizes cost and performance. Design and improve high‑performance networking architectures for storage systems, delivering low‑latency data access for AI/ML workloads.

Storage benchmarking and performance tuning, analyzing throughput, latency and IOPS. Lead data centre expansion initiatives, adding GPU nodes, upgrading network infrastructure and managing cable planning and mapping. Solid knowledge of Ethernet and InfiniBand networking, diagnosing complex network‑storage interactions. Familiar with NAS and object storage systems.

Strong proficiency in Linux and batch/shell scripting. Proficiency in at least one high‑level programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Java). Knowledge of Slurm, Kubernetes, Docker is a plus. Team & Communication Skills Flexible, adaptable learner who can quickly support both cloud and on‑premises solutions.

Effective mentor for less experienced team members, fostering growth and teamwork. Willing to work flexible or rotating shifts as required. Strong communication skills in English. At Cerence, we value thought leadership and mentorship, and we’re looking for someone who can contribute to our culture in these areas.

If you have a passion for software development, want to work in an exciting, fast‑paced environment, and help us shape the future of in‑car AI interaction, please apply to join our team. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications. Cerence Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement. Security and Compliance Following workplace security protocols and training programs to familiarize with the ways to maintain a safe workplace.

Following security procedures to report any suspicious activity. Having respect for corporate security procedures to allow those procedures to be effective. Adhering to company’s compliance and regulations. Encouraging a zero tolerance for workplace violence.

Basic knowledge of information security and data privacy requirements (e.g., how to protect data & how to be handling this data). Demonstrative knowledge of information security through internal training programs. Job Details Seniority level: Mid‑Senior Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Information Technology Industries: Software Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Cerence AI by 2x #J-18808-Ljbffr