• Application Deadline:
• Position: Performance Engineer - Open Source


• Job Type Full Time , Remote


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

Nice-to-have skills we value

• Low-level CPU insights and assembly language - understanding cache, registers, vectorization, memory


• Kernel performance insights - scheduling, context switching, hardware acceleration


• Distributed systems performance insights - tracing, debugging


• Compiler level performance insights - profile guided optimization, inlining, assembler


• Runtime performance insights - Golang, Python, JVM, NodeJS


• Database performance evaluation - plans, indexing, data modelling, tracing, monitoring


• Web browser performance insights - JS, web frameworks, tracing, CSS


• Performance measurement tooling - profiling, eBPF, D-Trace, flamegraphs


• Benchmarks and performance measurement tools - Phoronix Test Suite, others


• Test harnesses and capabilities in C, C++, Rust, Python, Golang, NodeJS, JavaScript

The role entails

• Drive software performance and correctness in a specific project


• Collaborate with colleagues and community around the globe


• Work on shared tools and infrastructure for performance measurement, analysis and reporting


• Teach, train and develop skills in your team for performance culture and design


• Strengthen test capabilities, harnesses and pipelines


• Analyze systems and code to understand performance and scalability


• Solve problems directly or through influence, leadership and skills development


• Review code and technical designs

What we are looking for in you

• Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university


• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics


• Demonstrable personal initiatives to measure and improve performance, efficiency and correctness in code


• Confidence to respectfully speak up, exchange feedback, and share ideas without hesitation


• Track record of going above-and-beyond expectations to achieve outstanding results


• Leadership and commitment to skills development and mentorship


• Passion for technology evidenced by personal projects and initiatives


• The work ethic and confidence to shine alongside motivated colleagues


• Professional written and spoken English with excellent presentation skills


• Experience with Linux (Debian or Ubuntu preferred)


• Excellent interpersonal skills, curiosity, flexibility, and accountability


• Appreciative of diversity, polite and effective in a multi-cultural, multi-national organisation


• Thoughtfulness and self-motivation


• Result-oriented, with a personal drive to meet commitments


• Ability to travel internationally twice a year, for company events up to two weeks long