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...SeniorPerformanceFull timeTemporary work$255k - $405k
...the #1 GPU Cloud for ML/AI teams training, fine-... ...inferencing AI models, where engineers can easily, securely... ...and build foundational Linux security features and... ...boot, system hardening, kernel integrity monitoring,... ...experience writing secure, high-performance code. Familiarity with...SeniorPerformanceFull timeWork at officeLocal areaWork from homeFlexible 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
$215k - $275k
...accelerate the progress of AI applications out... ...is looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join the Infrastructure... .... As part of the Infra team, we build the... ...which ensures high-performance execution of distributed... ...system foundations (Linux kernel, file systems,...SeniorPerformanceWork at office$180k - $250k
...Nimble Nimble is an AI robotics company... ...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...SeniorLocal areaFlexible hours- A cutting-edge AI technology company based in San Francisco is seeking a specialist to design and operate large-scale GPU infrastructure... ...deploying GPU systems for high-throughput inference and model performance optimization. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience...SeniorPerformance
$350k
Mirendil is looking for engineers to build infrastructure for frontier reasoning models at their San Francisco location. This role focuses... ...will design reliable training infrastructure, implement performance optimizations, and develop evaluation frameworks. A competitive...SeniorPerformance$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- ...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
$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$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- ...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
- ...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
- 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
- ...*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
$220k - $260k
...healthcare organizations to deploy robust AI infrastructure that directly serves... ...year. 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- ...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
- ...Member of the Technical Staff, Systems to design and build high-performance distributed systems spanning storage, networking,... ...collaboration. You will contribute deep systems work, maintain low-level Linux foundations, and participate in on-call incidents; proficiency...SeniorPerformanceRemote job
$155k - $183k
...building the World’s Favorite AI-first Cloud infrastructure... ..." for reliability and performance. Our data centers are optimized... ...About This Role: As a Senior Software Engineer I - Software Defined Networking... ...work extensively with the Linux Kernel, utilizing technologies...SeniorPerformanceFull timeTemporary work$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
...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- ...and expanding the core engineering team in SF. The surface... ...The Role As the Senior Software Engineer – Frontend... ...GraphQL , shaping performance, interaction design, and... ...closely with designers, AI engineers, and backend... ...background workers. Infra: Kubernetes, Pulumi, CI...SeniorPerformanceFull timeRemote work
$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$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
- ...building the world's leading general-purpose AI robots. We are currently operating... ...an exceptional Embedded Software Engineer - Real-Time Linux to help build the foundational real-... ...a critical role for developing high-performance, GPU-accelerated compute platforms tailored...Performance
$165k - $241.4k
...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- ...serverless primitive Senior Software Engineer - Windows Sandboxes San... ...on demand for an AI agent. That is exactly... .... You’ll work across Linux virtualisation and Windows... ...Boot and login performance Snapshot, restore and... ...hypervisor, Windows kernel, drivers and guest services...SeniorPerformanceRemote workRelocation
- ...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
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