Performance Engineer

Join to apply for theDescubra exactamente qué habilidades, experiencia y cualificaciones necesitará para tener éxito en este puesto antes de enviar su solicitud a continuación.Performance Engineer – Open Sourcerole atCanonical .Canonical is a leading provider of open‑source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets.Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation and IoT.We have created a new career path for Performance Engineers who bring exceptional clarity to software performance, correctness and efficiency.These roles exist in every engineering team and are driven by a central performance engineering team that develops shared tools, dashboards, measurement frameworks and analytical capabilities.This career focus, calledpercorr , enables engineers to improve the deepest and trickiest areas of our test harnesses while enabling teams to measure previously “dark” aspects of their work.We work with every major silicon vendor and cloud, optimising performance across the stack for each architecture, CPU family or hypervisor.Our goal is to ensure Ubuntu users obtain the best performance and efficiency from kernel to codec.Engineers may move between products every two years to raise the bar across multiple products.LocationTeams operate in every time zone; we accommodate applications from almost any country.Nice‑to‑have skills we valueLow‑level CPU insights & assembly language – cache, registers, vectorisation, memoryKernel performance – scheduling, context switching, hardware accelerationDistributed systems performance – tracing, debuggingCompiler‑level performance – profile‑guided optimisation, inlining, assemblerRuntime performance – Golang, Python, JVM, NodeJSDatabase performance – plans, indexing, modelling, tracing, monitoringWeb browser performance – JS, frameworks, CSS, tracingPerformance measurement tooling – profiling, eBPF, D‑Trace, flamegraphsBenchmarks – Phoronix Test Suite and othersTest harnesses – C, C++, Rust, Python, Golang, NodeJS, JavaScriptThe role entailsDrive software performance and correctness in a specific projectCollaborate with colleagues and the community worldwideWork on shared tools and infrastructure for performance measurement, analysis and reportingTeach, train and develop skills in your team for performance culture and designStrengthen test capabilities, harnesses and pipelinesAnalyse systems and code to understand performance and scalabilitySolve problems directly or through influence, leadership and skills developmentReview code and technical designsWhat we are looking for in youExceptional academic track record (high school and university)Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or PhysicsDemonstrable personal initiatives to measure and improve performance, efficiency and correctness in codeConfidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback and share ideasTrack record of exceeding expectations to achieve outstanding resultsLeadership and commitment to skills development and mentorshipPassion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiativesProfessional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skillsExperience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility and accountabilityAppreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi‑cultural, multi‑national organisationThoughtful and self‑motivatedResult‑oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitmentsAbility to travel internationally twice a year, for up to two weeks for company eventsWhat we offer colleaguesDistributed work environment with twice‑yearly team sprints in personPersonal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per yearAnnual compensation reviewRecognition rewardsAnnual holiday leaveMaternity and paternity leaveEmployee Assistance ProgrammeOpportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleaguesPriority Pass, and travel upgrades for long‑haul company eventsAbout CanonicalCanonical is a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source.As the company that publishes Ubuntu, one of the most important open‑source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud, we are changing the world of software.We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.Canonical is an equal opportunity employerWe are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination.Diversity of experience, perspectives and background create a better work environment and better products. xsgfvud Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.Seniority levelEntry levelEmployment typeFull‑timeJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesSoftware Development#J-18808-Ljbffr