Performance Engineer (C++, Python, Rust)
Pay: $35–$45/hr•Type: W-2 Contingent•Remote: India Only 🇮🇳
JobHub by NeonLabs, in partnership with Cincinnatus LLC, is seeking skilled Performance Engineers with expertise in C++, Python, and Rust to support a leading AI lab working on next-generation GenAI systems.
This role focuses on low-level systems optimization, runtime performance, and improving the infrastructure behind large-scale AI training and inference. You'll work on challenging engineering problems tied directly to the development of advanced large language models and performance-critical systems.
What You'll Do
- Work with research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps and improve AI model performance in systems-level optimization, compiler engineering, and runtime performance topics.
- Design challenging, domain-relevant tasks across multiple specializations, and write accurate, well-structured solutions to performance engineering problems.
- Evaluate performance engineering tasks and solutions and provide clear, written technical feedback.
- Develop guidelines and detailed rubrics/evaluation frameworks to assess systems design quality across AI workloads.
- Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.
Core Qualifications
- 2+ years of dedicated professional experience in performance engineering, systems programming, or low-level optimization.
- Deep hands-on expertise in at least one of the following: C++, Python, or Rust — with working familiarity across the others being a strong plus.
- Demonstrable track record of measurable performance improvements on production systems (e.g., latency reduction, throughput gains, memory footprint optimization).
- Demonstrable career progression and hands-on engineering experience.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.
- Ability to engage reliably for at least 30 hours/week during weekdays.
Engagement Details
- Pay: $35–$45/hour (USD)
- Employment Type: W-2 Contingent Role via Cincinnatus LLC
- Location: Remote — India only 🇮🇳
- Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours/week during weekdays
- Placement: Embedded within a leading AI lab's GenAI team
About Cincinnatus LLC: Cincinnatus LLC is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for contingent and contract-based opportunities. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high-impact initiatives.
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