Systems Optimization Expert - Fully Remote Upto $110 HR

### About the job **Mercor** connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include **Benchmark**, **General Catalyst**, **Peter Thiel**, **Adam D'Angelo**, **Larry Summers**, and **Jack Dorsey**. **Position:** Performance Engineer (C++, Python, Rust) **Type:****Contract** **Compensation:****$70–$110/hour** **Location:****Remote** **Commitment:****40 hours/week** ### Role Responsibilities * Guide 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 and 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. ### Qualifications **Must-Have** * ****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.** * **Ability to engage reliably for at least **40 hours/week** during weekdays.** * **Strong written communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly.** ### **Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)** * **Upload resume** * **AI interview based on your resume** * **Submit form** ### **Resources & Support** * **For details about the interview process and platform information, please check:** * **For any help or support, reach out to:** **_PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity._** Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)