Systems Scheduling & Performance Engineer

Qplox engineering; Noord-Holland; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Qplox engineering in the Netherlands seeks a Senior Systems Performance & Scheduling Engineer to shape the next generation of OS performance and intelligent scheduling technologies. You will drive innovation across hardware, software, and chip co-optimization, developing advanced scheduling and performance solutions for CPU, GPU, memory, and system resources.

You will optimize application and system-level performance, improve interaction and animation smoothness, design high-performance

Qualifications

• Strong experience in operating systems, kernel development, system scheduling, or performance optimization.
• Knowledge of CPU/GPU scheduling, memory management, power and thermal optimization.
• Experience identifying and solving complex application and system performance bottlenecks.
• Understanding of high-performance application frameworks, APIs, and runtime optimization.
• Strong research mindset with the ability to translate new technologies into practical solutions.
• Excellent engineering execution and problem-solving skills.
• Strong English communication skills and ability to collaborate with global teams.
• Based in Netherlands or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Drive innovation across hardware, software, and chip co-optimization.
• Develop scheduling and performance solutions for CPU, GPU, memory, and system resources.
• Optimize OS-level application performance and interaction/animation smoothness.
• Design high-performance frameworks and APIs for reliable software delivery.
• Solve complex performance bottlenecks across the operating system stack.

Skills

Operating systems

Kernel development

System scheduling

Performance optimization

CPU scheduling

GPU scheduling

Memory management

Power and thermal optimization

High-performance APIs

Runtime optimization

Job description

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Systems Performance & Scheduling Engineer to help shape the next generation of operating system performance and intelligent scheduling technologies.

In this role, you will drive innovation across hardware, software, and chip co-optimization, developing advanced scheduling and performance solutions for CPU, GPU, memory, and system resources. You will work on technologies that balance performance, power consumption, and thermal efficiency while delivering smoother, faster, and more responsive user experiences.

You will also optimize application and system-level performance, improve interaction and animation smoothness, design high-performance frameworks and APIs, and solve complex performance bottlenecks across the operating system stack.

Key Areas

• CPU, GPU and memory scheduling and resource management
• Performance, power and thermal-aware optimization
• Kernel and hardware-software co-optimization
• Frequency scaling, task prioritization and core selection
• OS-level application performance and runtime optimization
• High-performance APIs and application frameworks
• Research into emerging industry technologies and academic developments

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in operating systems, kernel development, system scheduling, or performance optimization
• Knowledge of CPU/GPU scheduling, memory management, power and thermal optimization
• Experience identifying and solving complex application and system performance bottlenecks
• Understanding of high-performance application frameworks, APIs, and runtime optimization
• Strong research mindset with the ability to translate new technologies into practical solutions
• Excellent engineering execution and problem-solving skills
• Strong English communication skills and ability to collaborate with global teams
• Based in Netherlands or willing to relocate