Deloitte Technology - US Performance Engineer

Deloitte • Atlanta, GA

92d • $70,000 - $86,000

About The Position

As an Associate Performance Engineer, you will actively engage in your performance engineering craft, taking a hands-on approach to multiple high-visibility projects. Your expertise will be pivotal in delivering solutions that delight customers and users while also driving tangible value for Deloitte's business investments. You will leverage your performance engineering craftsmanship across multiple quality assurance and engineering disciplines, as well as modern frameworks, consistently demonstrating your strong track record in delivering high-quality, outcome-focused solutions. The ideal candidate will be a dependable team player, willing to learn quickly, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy advanced software solutions.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related discipline with a graduation date between May 2025 - December 2025.
• Exposure to and basic experience with one or more of the following technologies: LoadRunner, JMeter, Gatling, and K6.
• Exposure to one or more of the following: Dynatrace, Datadog, PerfMon, and Cloud Monitoring.
• Basic understanding of cloud hyper-scalers such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Basic understanding of methodologies & tools such as XP, Lean, Azure DevOps, or GitHub to deliver high-quality products rapidly.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to handle diverse situations and changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Embrace a culture of accountability for customer and business outcomes.
• Develop performance engineering solutions (e.g., performance test plans, load and stress testing, performance tuning, root cause analysis, etc.) that solve complex problems with valuable outcomes to meet customer needs and business impact KPIs.
• Actively advocate the importance of product performance, ensuring performance SLAs are at the forefront of every discussion and during every sprint.
• Maintain accountability for the integrity of performance test design and automation, data setup, their ongoing maintenance and scale.
• Be hands-on, self-driven, and continuously learn new approaches, tools, techniques, and frameworks.
• Develop lean performance engineering solutions through rapid, inexpensive experimentation to solve customer needs.
• Engage with customers and product teams before, during, and after delivery to ensure the right solution is delivered at the right time.
• Utilize a leaning-forward approach to navigate complexity and uncertainty, delivering lean, supportable, and maintainable solutions.
• Work collaboratively with empowered, cross-functional teams including product management, experience, engineering, delivery, infrastructure, and security.
• Develop expertise in modern performance engineering practices and principles, including Agile methodologies and DevSecOps.
• Quickly acquire domain-specific knowledge relevant to the business or product.
• Exhibit strong communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts clearly and compellingly.
• Engage and collaborate with product engineering teams, including customers as needed.

Benefits

• Broad range of benefits offered by Deloitte.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Inclusive culture that empowers employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree