Software Engineer GPU Programming (EP-CMDGRAP)

Join the Next-Generation Triggers project at CERN to work on optimising key algorithms for real-time data processing on GPUs. Take an active role in developing and improving components such as matrix operations and approximation algorithms exploring varied floating-point precision to maximise performance and efficiency. You will work in a diverse collaborative team of physicists and software engineers contributing to open-source open-access software that supports the physics reach of CERN experiments.

Your responsibilities

• Write and develop algorithms for CUDA ROCm and abstraction layers such as alpaka;
• Benchmark and optimise code for high performance;
• Collect select combine and extend existing implementations (e.g. in C and CUDA) to ensure long-term maintainability;
• Work on accelerated mathematical libraries including matrix operations (potentially using Eigen) and Runge-Kutta evaluation;
• Present work to the Next Generation Triggers project collaborating experiments and at international conferences;
• This role includes team supervision responsibilities.

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Your profile

Experience:

• Programming in C and CUDA;
• Beneficial would be experience with AMD GPU programming GPU profiling / benchmarking and algorithm optimisation;
• Presenting results through presentations and publications.

Skills:

• Knowledge of C20;
• Linear algebra / matrix calculation;
• GPU programming in CUDA HIP or SYCL;
• Using git workflows (branches pull requests);
• Spoken and written English with a commitment to learn French.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Software engineering or Applied Physics (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Masters degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information :

Job closing date: 07.01.2026 at 23:59 CET.

Contract duration: 24 months with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job flexibility: Hybrid

Target start date: 01-March-2026

Job reference: EP-CMDGRAP

Field of work: Software Engineering and IT

Benchmark job: 200140 - Applied Physicist

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6287 and 6911 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERNs comprehensive health scheme (for yourself your spouse and children) and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN the European Organization for Nuclear Research physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the worlds largest and most complex scientific instruments they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on .

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Diversity has been an integral part of CERNs mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time