Senior Systems Performance Engineer

Micron Technology; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 116,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision plans

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Micron Technology's Data Center Workload Engineering team seeks a Senior Systems Performance Engineer to enhance memory and storage performance in data center systems.

You will conduct repeatable studies of AI, databases, virtualization, and distributed-storage workloads, plan tests, trace I/O, identify bottlenecks, and build automation tools, collaborating with SSD architects and customer teams.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field is required, along with more than 3 years of experience.
• Experience in systems performance, application benchmarking, or workload characterization.
• Hands-on experience deploying and debugging applications on Linux.
• Working understanding of the storage I/O path, including Linux I/O, file systems, block storage, NVMe, and PCIe.
• Proficiency with performance-analysis tools and Python or a similar language for problem investigation, test automation, and result explanation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct repeatable studies of AI, database, virtualization, or distributed-storage workloads on production-class systems.
• Plan tests with clear hypotheses, realistic configurations, and appropriate controls.
• Trace application I/O through the system to the SSD, measuring efficiency, completion time, scaling, tail latency, consistency, and power.
• Identify bottlenecks and test SSD features, system architectures, and competing solutions. Provide data-backed recommendations for improvements.
• Develop test automation and analysis tools, including AI-assisted workflows. Share findings through engineering reports, presentations, and customer-facing technical material.

Skills

Linux

Python

Performance analysis

Benchmarking

System performance

NVMe

PCIe

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (optional) in related field

Tools

Perf tooling

Job description

Job Description

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

Join Micron's Data Center Workload Engineering team and help transform information into intelligence. As a Senior Systems Performance Engineer, you will identify and improve the performance of our memory and storage products in data center systems. This role gives you the chance to work with innovative technology, understand performance limits, and implement improvements successfully. You will collaborate closely with SSD architects, product engineers, and customer teams in this hands-on, individual-contributor position.

Responsibilities

• Conduct repeatable studies of AI, database, virtualization, or distributed-storage workloads on production-class systems.
• Plan tests with clear hypotheses, realistic configurations, and appropriate controls.
• Trace application I/O through the system to the SSD, measuring efficiency, completion time, scaling, tail latency, consistency, and power.
• Identify bottlenecks and test SSD features, system architectures, and competing solutions. Provide data-backed recommendations for improvements.
• Develop test automation and analysis tools, including AI-assisted workflows. Share findings through engineering reports, presentations, and customer-facing technical material.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field is required, along with more than 3 years of experience. Alternatively, a master’s degree with over 1 year of experience is acceptable.
• Experience in systems performance, application benchmarking, or workload characterization.
• Hands-on experience deploying and debugging applications on Linux.
• Working understanding of the storage I/O path, including Linux I/O, file systems, block storage, NVMe, and PCIe.
• Proficiency with performance-analysis tools and Python or a similar language for problem investigation, test automation, and result explanation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience testing AI infrastructure, databases, virtualization, high-performance computing, or distributed storage.
• Knowledge of GPU-accelerated systems or AI frameworks.
• Familiarity with software-defined or object storage solutions such as WEKA, Ceph, Cloudian, or MinIO.
• Experience measuring power, efficiency, quality of service, or SSD behavior under application load.
• Proven ability to build reusable analysis tools or present technical findings to wider audiences.
• Working knowledge of AI-enabled productivity, automation, and analytics tools, such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude CoWork, GitHub Copilot, Power Automate, Etc.

Job Profile(s)

Systems Software Engineer 3

Relocation Level: TBD

Before Getting Started

• Hiring managers may view your performance appraisals, original resume, transcripts or other performance-related documentation in your personal file. This information will be held in confidence.
• If you are selected to interview for a position, you must notify your direct supervisor before participating in the interview process.

Salary Range

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:

$116,000.00 - $198,000.00 a year

Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base pay for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training. The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

Benefits

• We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.
• Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.
• Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.

Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.