Gather · 2 days ago

Senior Software Engineer - Performance Systems

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$161K/yr - $203K/yr

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Build a framework to run reproducible performance tests on diverse hardware configurations

Design and implement performance benchmarks that cover the full stack, including GPU, front-end, and server-side workloads

Investigate performance issues and deep-dive into technical debugging across web applications, desktop applications, and our audio-video stack.

Collaborate with engineers across teams to design, develop, test, and optimize software for better performance

Leverage browser and operating system debugging tools to gather performance traces and identify areas for improvement

Conduct performance experiments designed to validate improvements in key metrics (e.g., P95/P99 latency, query performance, CPU/memory utilization)

Foster a culture of early-stage performance testing and awareness throughout the development life cycle

Drive long-term front-end infrastructure vision and strategy, influencing product teams to deliver a best-in-class product when it comes to performance

Qualification

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Performance profilingPerformance analysisDebuggingOptimizationTypeScriptC++RustData analysisBias toward actionTechnical leadership

Required

2+ years of experience with performance profiling and analysis, debugging, and optimization across a range of systems (frontend, backend, desktop, or GPU-bound)

2+ years of experience designing and executing reproducible performance experiments, with a strong understanding of key performance metrics

4+ years of experience with TypeScript

Excellent data analysis skills with the ability to interpret performance metrics and present them to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Ability to solve complex performance issues and decompose large problems into smaller, testable hypotheses

Intrinsic motivation and the drive to own and solve complex problems without guidance

A strong desire to build the best experience for customers

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with technical leadership abilities

An open and growth mindset when giving and receiving feedback

Resourcefulness, a bias toward action, and a love moving fast

A healthy tolerance for the chaotic balance between Doing Things Right and iterating and shipping quickly