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Senior Performance Engineer

San Francisco, CA - US💼 Full-time💰 $170,000–$170,000🗓 2026-07-20 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design and execute rigorous system performance benchmarks, implement low-level Linux kernel optimizations, and tune data plane performance for high-speed AI workloads.

Role type

Senior hands-on IC performance engineer (Linux kernel & systems)

Builds

Global compute operations and AI infrastructure stack

Domain

AI infrastructure / Cloud computing / Energy

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Linux kernel internals, low-level optimization, Go, C, C++, Rust, performance benchmarking, data plane tuning, systems troubleshooting

Preferred skills

Rust development, high-scale cloud infrastructure experience, low-level performance analysis tools

Technologies

Linux, Go, C, C++, Rust

Responsibilities

Design and execute system performance benchmarks; Develop and implement Linux kernel optimizations; Write and maintain high-performance code; Tune data plane performance; Troubleshoot complex system issues; Contribute to team documentation and best practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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