Open Source Performance Engineer - Kernel to Cloud

Canonical; City of Moncton; Remote; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking Performance Engineers who excel in software performance and correctness. The role involves collaborating globally on performance measurement tools while enhancing efficiency across products. Ideal candidates will have a strong academic background and significant technical skills, particularly in C, C++, and Python, as well as experience with Linux environments. The position offers a distributed work environment and a personal learning budget.

Benefits

Personal learning budget of USD 2,000 per year

Annual compensation review

Maternity and paternity leave

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university.
• Demonstrable personal initiatives to measure and improve performance.
• Leadership and commitment to skills development and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Drive software performance and correctness in a specific project.
• Collaborate with colleagues and community around the globe.
• Work on shared tools and infrastructure for performance measurement.
• Teach, train and develop skills in your team for performance culture.
• Analyze systems and code to understand performance.

Skills

Low-level CPU insights

Kernel performance insights

Distributed systems performance insights

Compiler level performance insights

Runtime performance insights

Database performance evaluation

Web browser performance insights

Performance measurement tooling

Benchmarks and performance measurement tools

Test harnesses capabilities

Education

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics

Job description

A leading technology firm is seeking Performance Engineers who excel in software performance and correctness. The role involves collaborating globally on performance measurement tools while enhancing efficiency across products. Ideal candidates will have a strong academic background and significant technical skills, particularly in C, C++, and Python, as well as experience with Linux environments. The position offers a distributed work environment and a personal learning budget.