Senior Performance Software Engineer

Summary

Join RelationalAI, a remote-first company building a cloud-native relational knowledge graph management system, as a Performance Engineer. You will be a proactive problem-solver, tackling challenges by building advanced profiling and observability infrastructure, fixing performance issues, and contributing to design reviews. This role requires 7+ years of experience in performance engineering and benchmarking large-scale data systems, expertise in identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, and a deep understanding of distributed computing systems. RelationalAI offers a competitive salary and equity, flexible working hours, comprehensive benefits including global mental health support, open PTO, paid parental leave, and investment in learning and development. The company fosters a culture of transparency and knowledge-sharing with regular team offsites and global events.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in performance engineering and benchmarking, focusing on large-scale data systems
• Experience with distributed tracing and observability tools like Datadog, Honeycomb, LogicMonitor, or something similar
• Extensive hands-on experience with performance engineering methodologies and best practices
• Expertise in identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks using profiling tools and tracing
• Deep understanding of distributed computing systems and architecture, with a focus on data-intensive applications
• A proven track record of collaborating with other engineering teams to drive customer-centric outcomes

Responsibilities

• Build advanced profiling and observability infrastructure
• Work with teams to fix performance issues
• Contribute to design reviews across the organization to ensure a performance-oriented mindset and culture through Engineering

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Work from anywhere in the world
• Comprehensive benefits coverage, including global mental health support
• Open PTO – Take the time you need, when you need it
• Company Holidays, Your Regional Holidays, and RAI Holidays—where we take one Monday off each month, followed by a week without recurring meetings, giving you the time and space to recharge
• Paid parental leave – Supporting new parents as they grow their families
• We invest in your learning & development
• Regular team offsites and global events – Building strong connections while working remotely through team offsites and global events that bring everyone together
• A culture of transparency & knowledge-sharing – Open communication through team standups, fireside chats, and open meetings