Crusoe
Senior Performance Engineer
San Francisco, CA - US. Posted a month ago
The role
This person will perform direct performance benchmarking and system tuning to impact global compute operations. They will design benchmarks, optimize the Linux kernel, and write high-performance code in Go, C, C++, or Rust.
What you will do
- Design and execute rigorous benchmarks to analyze system behavior
- Develop and implement low-level optimizations within the Linux kernel
- Write and maintain high-performance code using Go, C, C++, or Rust
- Focus on data plane performance for cloud architecture
- Partner with Software Infrastructure, Product, and other engineering teams
- Troubleshoot complex system issues
- Contribute to team documentation and best practices
Required qualifications
- Deep expertise in Linux system internals and kernel-level programming
- Expert-level skills in Go, C, and C++
- Proven track record of hands-on performance tuning, benchmarking, and optimization in complex environments
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams
- Experience or exposure to the Artificial Intelligence/Cloud ecosystem and standard industry tooling
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Rust development
- Prior experience working in high-scale cloud or infrastructure engineering environments
- Deep familiarity with performance-critical infrastructure components beyond the kernel layer
- Experience with specific low-level performance analysis and tracing tools
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
- Employer contributions to HSA account
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- Mental health & wellness support
- Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
About the company
Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company that owns and operates each layer of the stack to power AI workloads. They use an energy-first approach to solve power bottlenecks for AI compute.