Performance Engineer

Social Innovation Lab is scaling its technology platform across CA, and the Performance Engineer we hire becomes one of its load-bearing decisions. The center of gravity here is ownership — $120,000 - $172,000 and a full-time schedule orbit it, and 5 years gets you in the door.

Key Responsibilities

• Reach into legacy Next.js modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Translate the safety-first Git outage into fixes that make the next Oakland launch dull
• Own the refreshingly-candid C# subsystem that the rest of Social Innovation Lab quietly depends on
• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and technology roadmap discussions
• Break large technology initiatives into Active Listening increments Oakland can actually deliver
• Pair-program tricky C# edge cases with engineers across Oakland, CA
• Ship the Active Listening safety-first rewrite that pays down years of Social Innovation Lab technical debt

What You'll Bring

• The kind of attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses
• Familiarity with the Oakland market and local technology landscape
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
• Maker-minded problem-solving that doesn't wait for permission
• Experience at the mid-level inside a full-time role
• Working understanding of both .NET Core and Python in real-world settings

Social Innovation Lab is a fast-growing technology company in Oakland, CA, where C# and .NET Core drive everything we do. We protect Fridays for learning, so spend them chasing .NET Core or Go, your call.

Expect a $120,000 - $172,000 base, a growth path with milestones, a mentor who shows up, and benefits that make staying at Social Innovation Lab easy.

Applications are flowing in for this technology role, and we are reviewing each one promptly.

You've weighed the pros and cons long enough; the Performance Engineer application takes five minutes.

• RabbitMQ
• Next.js
• Jenkins
• Git
• Python
• GitLab CI
• .NET Core
• C#
• Go
• Team Leadership
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking

• Commission structure
• On-site flu shots and vaccinations
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Wellness stipend
• Health Insurance
• Remote work flexibility
• Parking reimbursement
• Tenure-based rewards
• Commuter benefits
• Training Budget
• Direct access to leadership

This Full-time role in Oakland, CA closes 2026-12-16.