Maybe try companies which do systems programming in Java, such as companies behind Elasticsearch, Apache Spark, Apache Cassandra etc. They're not doing low-latency work per se, but performance is definitely important for them.
- maybe other db featured in cmu database group?
- maybe transition to finance where low latency stuff meets math problems?
Financial companies need to consume large amounts of data from external sources. In some cases there is a low-latency requirement. In all cases there is a reliably requirement.
Pay at certain firms in this industry can meet or exceed FAANG