Nio
Sr. Staff Performance Tuning Engineer (CPU PMU & Virtualization)
San Jose-US, USA · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$192k-$250kDetected 24 days ago
PythonC++BashLinuxEmbedded SystemsElectrical Engineering
About the role
- JOB DESCRIPTION About NIO NIO is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market.
Responsibilities
- Optimize system software, applications, and drivers for throughput, latency, and performance determinism.
- Optimize vCPU placement strategies, huge page usage, and IRQ affinity for performance-sensitive workloads.
- Design and implement custom event sets tailored to workload-specific performance characterization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in system performance engineering or related roles.
- Strong understanding of computer architecture, including:
- Deep expertise with Linux performance tooling:
- Proficiency in C/C++, Python, and shell scripting for performance tooling and automation.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with ARM PMUv3 on Cortex-A55/A76/A78 or Neoverse platforms.
- Experience with one or more virtualization stacks:
- seL4 or other RTOS/hypervisor environments
Skills
- NIO is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market.
Compensation
- Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
- Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only. It does not include discretionary bonus, equity, or benefits.
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $192,100.00 - $249,600.00.
Benefits
- Along with competitive pay, as a full-time NIO employee, you are eligible for the following benefits on the first day you join NIO:
- Anthem Blue Cross, HSA, and Kaiser HMO medical plans with $0 for Employee Only Coverage.
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plan.
- Company Paid HSA (Health Savings Account) Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Anthem Blue Cross medical plan
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Sick and Vacation time
- Paid Parental Leave for first 8 weeks at full pay (eligible after 90 days of employment with NIO)
- Paid Disability Leave for first 6 weeks at full pay (eligible after 90 days of employment with NIO)
- Voluntary benefits including: Voluntary Life and AD&D options for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependent child(ren), pet insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program
This listing is sourced directly from Nio's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.