Senior Performance Engineer: Linux Kernel & AI Infra
Crusoe
Crusoe is seeking a highly skilled Senior level performance engineer to own deep technical challenges across Linux kernel, benchmarking, and optimization for cutting-edge AI workloads. You will perform direct performance benchmarking, kernel optimizations, and hands-on development in Go, C, C++, or Rust to elevate Crusoe’s compute operations. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with Software Infrastructure and Product teams, strong problem-solving, and a commitment to operational #J-18808-Ljbffr Crusoe
$250k - $300k
...the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built... ..., and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other... ...technical direction for Crusoe's Linux kernel team, owning the roadmap and... ...mentoring and growing the engineers around you to deliver production...SeniorTemporary work- ...A leading data and AI company in San Francisco seeks a Staff Software Engineer to lead kernel-level performance engineering for GenAI workloads. The role involves designing and optimizing high-performance GPU kernels, mentoring engineers, and driving performance roadmaps...Performance
- ...Mercor is seeking GPU kernel optimization experts to contribute to a project with a leading AI lab. This contract-based opportunity is designed for freelancers with... ...programming experience, and the ability to squeeze performance out of modern GPU architectures. You will...PerformanceContract workFreelance
$180k - $250k
...Nimble is an AI robotics company building... ...world capable of performing thousands of tasks... ...the world’s best engineers and operators. If... ...are looking for a Senior Software Engineer... ...Trees, Bootloader, Kernel Drivers) Design,... ...Experience with Linux kernel development...SeniorFull timeLocal areaFlexible hours- ...Bedrock, we’re moving AI out of the lab and... ...and world-class engineers to solve physical-... ...are looking for a Senior or Staff Software... ...the embedded Linux stack for our NVIDIA... ...including board bring-up, kernel configuration, and... ...Optimize system performance across CPU and GPU...PerformanceFull timeWork at officeFlexible hours
$220k - $260k
...At Amigo, we're building the clinical AI infrastructure that health systems,... ...from you. About this role As a Senior Backend/Infra Engineer at Amigo, you'll build the core services... ...the care it requires Improving performance, observability, and operational health...SeniorPerformanceFull timeFlexible hours$152.5k - $205k
....What you’ll be responsible for:As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer on Circle’s platform team, you’ll design... ...behind critical digital-assets, AI, and application workloads. You will... ...outcomes, and raising the reliability, performance, security, and cost-effectiveness of...SeniorPerformanceFlexible hours- ...with the world’s largest AI infrastructure... ...for a Founding Software Engineer to own how the robots move... ...to the hardware — from kernel and firmware up through... ...component. You will ship performance-critical code to real robots... ...testing, and CI/CD • Linux kernel and embedded...SeniorPerformanceFull time
$192k - $240k
...control spend effortlessly. Brex’s AI-native automation and world-... ...you need to grow your career.Engineering at BrexEngineering at Brex is... ...leaders.What you’ll doAs a Senior Software Engineer,... ...infrastructure stack, including performance, reliability, and security concernsDefine...SeniorPerformanceWork at officeRemote workWork from home- ...influential company. Among top performers, you can make a direct and... ...meaningful impact.As a Lead Software Engineer- Linux at JPMorgan Chase within the... ...technical problems.Using AI to test and certify new Red... ...configuration, system hardening, kernel tuning, package management,...Performance
- ...Description Job Description Senior Neural Network Kernel Software Development Engineer Our client is making substantial... ...neural networks for optimal performance on architectures, facilitated by... .... Experience with other AI accelerator programming. Strong...SeniorPerformance
$117.2k - $313.7k
...DetailsAbout SalesforceSalesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive... ...immediate opportunities for Lead software engineers who want their lines of code to have... ..., benefits, training, assessment of job performance, discipline, termination, and everything...SeniorPerformanceFull timeImmediate startRemote work- Senior ML Systems Engineer, Frameworks & Tooling at Cohere Our mission... ...who are building AI systems to power magical... ...closely with infra teams to ensure Slurm... ...configurations support high-performance training. Investigate... ...libraries, or custom kernels/fused ops....SeniorPerformanceFull timeWork at officeRemote workFlexible hours
- ...with the world's largest AI infrastructure... ...for a Founding Software Engineer to own how Gradient Robotics... ...to the hardware, from kernel and firmware up through... ...Responsibilities Ship performance-critical code to real... ...Firmware and platform: Linux kernel hacking and...SeniorPerformance
- ...*ALL* OF OUR JOB OPENINGS!Senior Software Engineer — Backend PerformanceAs a Senior... ...Engineer on Backend Performance, you own the hottest paths... ...fundamentals.Nice to haveCUDA / kernel-level optimization or... ...the systems code yourself. AI assistants speed you up; they...SeniorPerformance
- ...Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving... ...of the story. High-performance networking and storage... ...Lambda Infrastructure Engineering organization forges... ...looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to... .... ~ Experience with Linux kernel internals and system-...SeniorPerformanceFull timeWork at officeLocal areaWork from homeFlexible hours
- ...worldwide.We’re a team of engineers, clinicians, and... ...helps care teams perform with greater precision... ...of PositionAs a Senior Systems GPU Engineer - AI & Robotics, you will... ...reliability and performance.• Linux Systems &... ...Development of Linux kernel internals, device drivers...SeniorPerformanceLocal areaWorldwideFlexible hours
- ...commuter benefits We’re an applied AI lab building coding agents. Julius... ...growing. You’ll own reliability, performance, and security for multi‑tenant... ...with LLMs. Why Julius Small, senior team; massive impact surface; hard infra problems at meaningful scale....SeniorPerformanceFull timeRemote work
- Oho Group is hiring a senior architect to shape the software stack for a programmable... ...high-level workload behavior to kernel execution and code generation. You... ...execution, memory hierarchy and performance profiling, guiding senior engineers through design reviews and pre-...SeniorPerformance
$195k - $225k
...and expanding the core engineering team in SF. The surface... ...The Role As the Senior Software Engineer – Backend... ...ownership over APIs, performance, and data integrity — while... ...with frontend and AI teams to enable magical... ...background workers. Infra: Kubernetes, Pulumi, CI...SeniorPerformanceFull time$250k - $300k
...vertically integrated AI infrastructure... ...be part of a high-performing team that believes... ...About the Role:As a Senior Staff/Principal... ...Deployment Automation Engineer for the Compute... ...scale bare-metal Linux configurations using... ...of Linux kernel internals, specifically...SeniorPerformanceTemporary work$250k - $300k
...only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company... ...strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each... ....About This RoleAs a Senior Staff Software Engineer for SDN Architecture, you... ...working deeply across the Linux kernel, packet processing pipelines...SeniorPerformanceTemporary work$193.4k - $290k
...combining frontier agentic AI, an enterprise-grade... ...— from leadership to engineers — and work together to... ...done. Optimize agent performance through prompt engineering... ...Work with our model infra team to design and implement... ...this role across Mid, Senior, and Staff levels. ~...SeniorPerformanceFull time$150k - $250k
...simple, reliable, and scalable for engineering teams. Our platform powers... ...-facing analytics, and AI workloads. Artie is built for engineers who care about performance, reliability, and operational... ...Redis, Kafka and Elasticsearch Infra: Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm...SeniorPerformanceFull timeVisa sponsorship$300 per month
...vertically integrated AI infrastructure company... ...and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each... ...platform — and Production Engineering sits at the heart of... ...systemsStrong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, including... ...complex issues across kernel and user spacePrevious...SeniorPerformanceTemporary work- ...institutions. They develop AI agents that handle... ...You’ll Do As a Software Engineer, 95%+ of your time will be... ...- Engineering low-level performance wins and scaling infrastructure... ...Series A/B) who built core infra from scratch. - A Senior Engineer who was among the...SeniorPerformanceFull timeWork at office
$200k - $260k
...About the Role Together AI is building the best... ...reliability. We're looking for a Senior ML Engineer to drive the model serving... ...Responsibilities Optimize inference performance for voice models (STT, TTS,... ...inference stack — from GPU kernels to framework-level...SeniorPerformanceFull time- ...Chestnut is building the first AI-native operating system for... ...generation transformation. Engineering at Chestnut We’re building... ...: React, Tailwind Infra: K8s, ArgoCD, Kargo, Temporal... ...on trust, autonomy, and high performance Team offsites for all of us...SeniorPerformanceFull timeContract workRemote workFlexible hoursShift work
$167.7k - $245.2k
...ownership. Leveraging AI and an unparalleled set... ...are seeking a skilled Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) in Production Engineering... ...the reliability, performance, and security of our platform... ...understanding of Unix/Linux systems, including kernel, system libraries, file...SeniorPerformanceFull timeTemporary workWork at officeLocal areaFlexible hours1 day per week- ...hardware, software, and AI technology to make... ..., and emotional performance by transforming every... ...RoleJoin our team as a Senior Embedded Software Engineer to help us bring... ...Help BuildEmbedded Linux Development: Design,... ...systemd applications, kernel modules, and low-level...SeniorPerformanceFull timeWork at officeImmediate startWorldwideNight shift
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