Senior Software Performance Engineer

Job summary

Essential responsibilities

• Instrument the behavior pipeline to diagnose latency spikes, resource contention, and memory inefficiencies.
• Optimize high-frequency loops for cache utilization, fewer dynamic allocations, and reduced tail latency.
• Redesign threading and synchronization to maximize multi-core processing while maintaining thread safety.
• Build micro-benchmarks and runtime telemetry in CI/CD to prevent performance regressions.
• Establish low-overhead C++ module interfaces with autonomy teams.

Required qualifications

• Deep knowledge of CPU caches, memory alignment, lock-free concurrency, and Linux thread scheduling.
• Hands-on Linux profiling and diagnostic tooling experience, including tools such as Perf, Tracy, eBPF, ASan, TSan, or Valgrind.
• Strong modern C++17/20 proficiency, including RAII and cache-friendly data layouts.
• Familiarity with micro-benchmarking and CI performance-regression testing.
• Experience in performance-critical software environments such as game engines, fintech, database runtimes, or OS kernels.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent degree.

Desirable qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in a related computing field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience.
• Prior experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or high-throughput real-time control systems.
• Experience designing and scaling automated CI/CD performance-testing infrastructure.

Benefits and perks

• Healthcare, dental, vision, life, and disability plans.
• Retirement benefits with immediately vested employer safe-harbor match.
• Paid parental leave, phased return to work, flexible vacation, and paid holidays.
• Wellness program and healthcare spending accounts.