System Performance Engineer

Mercor, Inc.
New York, NY, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$187,200.0 - $249,600.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Training Data Artificial Intelligence C++ (Programming Language) Memory Management Python (Programming Language) System Programming

Job description

  • Guide research and engineering teams to improve AI model performance in systems-level optimization, compiler engineering, and runtime performance.
  • Design challenging tasks across multiple specializations and write accurate solutions to performance engineering problems.
  • Evaluate tasks and solutions, providing clear, written technical feedback.
  • Develop guidelines and rubrics for assessing systems design quality, profiling methodology, and performance analysis.
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data., PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in performance engineering, systems programming, or low-level optimization.
  • Expertise in C++ for performance-critical systems, including memory management and concurrency primitives.
  • Proficiency in Python for profiling and benchmarking; experience with Rust is a plus.
  • Track record of measurable performance improvements on production systems.
  • Ability to engage for at least 30 hours/week during weekdays.
  • Strong written communication skills.

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