Senior Performance Engineer
About The Position
JOB DUTIES: Collaborate with software engineers, product owners, and business leaders to identify performance requirements and goals for software systems. Analyze existing software systems to identify performance bottlenecks and areas for improvement. Develop performance testing plans and execute tests to identify performance issues and measure system performance under different conditions. Work with software engineering teams to incorporate performance testing and optimization into the software development lifecycle. Monitor Production systems to identify and diagnose performance issues and implement corrective actions. Evaluate third-party performance tools and services and make recommendation for their use. May telecommute from any home office in the U.S.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering or a related field and 5 years of experience in Performance Engineering.
- 5 years of experience to include: Professional software performance testing and profiling experience; Identifying requirements, creating performance test scripts, evaluating performance test results, identifying performance bottlenecks and providing performance tweak recommendations; Utilizing tools for load generation, profiling, heap dump analysis, and system performance monitoring; and Utilizing Databases, object-oriented programming language and techniques.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with software engineers, product owners, and business leaders to identify performance requirements and goals for software systems.
- Analyze existing software systems to identify performance bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
- Develop performance testing plans and execute tests to identify performance issues and measure system performance under different conditions.
- Work with software engineering teams to incorporate performance testing and optimization into the software development lifecycle.
- Monitor Production systems to identify and diagnose performance issues and implement corrective actions.
- Evaluate third-party performance tools and services and make recommendation for their use.
Benefits
- Health and wellness coverage: Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability
- Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
- Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
- Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
- Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy
- Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually
- Sick leave
- Parental support: Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
- Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance, Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
