Staff Performance Engineer - Latency-Critical Systems

Helius; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading salary

Generous vacation

Wellness budgets

Support for learning and travel

Job summary

Helius is seeking a Staff Performance Engineer to enhance performance in latency-critical systems integral to streaming Solana's state changes and providing real-time data APIs. You will set the performance direction, optimize low-level Rust services for traders, and mentor other engineers.

This role offers remote flexibility and competitive compensation, making a significant impact across the Solana ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in systems-level engineering in Rust or C++.
• Deep experience tuning high-throughput, latency-sensitive systems.
• Strong intuition for hardware, operating systems, and network performance.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction for performance across latency-critical systems.
• Profile, tune, and optimize low-level Rust services.
• Lead initiatives to identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks.

Skills

Systems-level engineering in Rust or C++

Tuning high-throughput systems

Leading technical projects

Network performance intuition

Problem-solving ownership

Job description

Helius is seeking a Staff Performance Engineer to enhance performance in latency-critical systems integral to streaming Solana's state changes and providing real-time data APIs. You will set the performance direction, optimize low-level Rust services for traders, and mentor other engineers.

This role offers remote flexibility and competitive compensation, making a significant impact across the Solana ecosystem.