Performance Engineer III

Pinnacle Technical Resources Inc • Hoover, AL

60d • $60 - $65 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Performance Engineer III is responsible for conducting a wide range of quality control tests and analyses to ensure that software meets or exceeds specified standards and end-user requirements. This role also involves monitoring the performance of production systems and providing guidance to develop and deploy high-performing applications and systems. The Performance Engineer III collaborates with various teams to ensure optimal performance and reliability of applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Five (5) years of experience as a Performance Engineer or in a related role with high-traffic, large-scale distributed systems.
• One (1) year of experience in software application development or test automation.
• Ability to analyze multi-tiered systems and track data flow throughout the application stack.
• Effective communication and leadership skills.
• Experience with monitoring tools like Splunk and frameworks such as Fiddler, Dynatrace, and JMeter.
• Hands-on experience with load testing tools like HP LoadRunner.
• Knowledge of application scalability and performance tuning for web-based and n-tier systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of performance analysis and testing processes.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with application architecture, design, capacity planning, and performance best practices.
• Experience with SQL, C, C++, C#, or Java programming, and automated testing methodologies.
• Knowledge of container technologies and cloud environments.
• Experience with open-source load testing tools like Apache JMeter and infrastructure monitoring tools like Splunk.
• Understanding of mobile app and web technology stacks (HTTP, REST, HTML, JavaScript, CSS).
• Familiarity with SQL/NoSQL databases, including querying, profiling, and performance tuning.
• Experience with cloud DevOps tools such as Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with application development teams to mitigate performance bottlenecks throughout the application stack.
• Recommend improvements to the architecture and deployment of applications under test.
• Integrate testing best practices into the application development lifecycle to reduce friction and identify potential issues early.
• Participate in the Performance Engineering Community of Practice to drive standardization and innovation.
• Develop testing and monitoring approaches in collaboration with other engineers.
• Focus on assurance in areas such as error rates, response times, and infrastructure impact.
• Design, script, configure, and run performance tests to validate production readiness of software applications and infrastructure.
• Condition test data to simulate test scenarios effectively.
• Support testing needs for new projects, infrastructure upgrades, and application enhancements.
• Diagnose, track, and manage performance issues to resolution.
• Utilize dashboards for efficient monitoring of applications and systems in production environments.
• Provide summaries and assessments of application performance, emphasizing trends over time.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of data when trends or anomalies are identified.
• Collaborate with development teams during story design to ensure performant application features.
• Participate in Program Increment Planning, Sprint Planning, and Daily Standup meetings.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of performance engineers.
• Lead or participate in cross-organizational initiatives.

Benefits

• Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees