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A well-funded, profitable infrastructure company is looking for a Performance Engineer to help build and optimize the systems powering millions of real-time requests every day. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy working close to the metal, solving complex systems problems, and optimizing software for speed, scalability, and reliability.
Job Responsibility
Design and optimize high-performance services using Rust and C++
Reduce latency and improve throughput across production systems
Profile applications and eliminate performance bottlenecks
Build and maintain large-scale distributed systems
Work on infrastructure that supports mission-critical applications
Collaborate with a highly technical engineering team in a high-ownership environment
Requirements
5+ years of software engineering experience
Strong experience with Rust and/or C++
Proven experience optimizing production systems
Deep understanding of memory management, concurrency, networking, and systems performance
Experience building or operating distributed systems at scale
Nice to have
Background in high-frequency trading or other low-latency environments
Experience with database internals or storage engines
Familiarity with RocksDB, ClickHouse, Postgres, or similar technologies
What we offer
15–20% performance bonus
Meaningful equity package
Fully remote across North American time zones
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Unlimited PTO
Annual conference, learning, wellness, and home office stipends
Regular team offsites and collaborative engineering culture