Performance Engineer
Astera Labs · San Jose, California, United States
Posted about 3 months ago · $135,000 to $170,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Astera Labs's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 43% of Astera Labs's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Astera Labs
- high 157 stale, 8 reposted of 160 open
- Hiring momentum
- 218 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Astera Labs's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Astera Labs.
About this role
The Senior Performance Engineer at Astera Labs will focus on measuring and optimizing the performance of their scale-up fabric for AI workloads on GPU clusters. Responsibilities include developing benchmarks, analyzing real-world workloads, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to influence product decisions. The role also involves building automated testing infrastructure and providing performance data for customer engagements and marketing efforts.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Astera Labs as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
- Hands-on experience running AI/ML workloads on GPU clusters
- Demonstrated ability to debug and root-cause system-level performance issues
- Excellent fundamental knowledge of compute algorithms, parallel algorithms, and AI/ML algorithms
- Strong working knowledge of computer systems, GPU systems, and datacenter networking
- Working knowledge of GPU and CPU software stacks
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Experience with scale-up fabrics and next-generation interconnects
- Deep understanding of modern inference and training workloads
- Experience developing roofline models and competitive performance analyses
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
What you get
- Salary range is $135,000 to $170,000 depending on experience
- This role may be eligible for discretionary bonus, incentives and benefits
Worth weighing
- On-site position in San Jose, CA
- Focus on performance engineering may limit exposure to other areas of product development
- No specific mention of work-life balance or flexible working arrangements
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Listed by Astera Labs on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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