Staff Performance Engineer, Trading Infrastructure

Helius is looking for a Staff Performance Engineer to own the most latency-critical systems at Helius, influencing architecture and engineering standards company-wide. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of systems-level engineering in Rust or C++ and experience tuning high-throughput, latency-sensitive systems.

Requirements

• 8+ years of systems-level engineering in Rust or C++
• Deep experience tuning high-throughput, latency-sensitive systems
• Track record of leading ambiguous, cross-team technical projects and shipping durable systems
• Strong intuition for hardware, operating systems, and network performance
• Ability to operate with high ownership on difficult technical problems and make decisions legible to stakeholders

Benefits

• Market-leading salary
• Meaningful equity
• Generous vacation
• Wellness budgets
• Support for learning and travel