Staff Performance Engineer
About The Position
Collaborate with software engineers, product owners, and business leaders to identify performance requirements and goals for software systems. Develop performance testing plans and execute tests to identify performance issues and measure system performance under different conditions. Analyze existing software systems to identify performance bottlenecks and areas for improvement. Craft and communicate code and database bottleneck repair recommendations and analyze the effectiveness with which those recommendations have been implemented. Work with software engineering teams to incorporate performance testing and optimization into the software development lifecycle and architectural design discussions. Monitor Production systems to identify and diagnose performance issues and implement corrective actions. Evaluate third-party performance tools and services and make recommendations for their use.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical or Electronic Engineering or a related field and 8 years of experience as a performance engineer or test engineer.
- 3 years of experience in reviewing application architecture and developing performance test strategy for applications developed using Java, .NET, and Python.
- Designed and implemented scalability, stability, stress, reliability, availability, and longevity tests using industry standard tools and custom developed test tools.
- Creating test harnesses using HP LoadRunner VuGen in C and Java to test application performance.
- Conducting load, performance and feasibility testing of software systems, subsystems, networking systems and storage technologies.
- Designed and created scripts utilizing Web Services, Java Protocol, HTTP, or HTML in HP LoadRunner/Performance Center.
- Performed coding, testing, debugging and implementation of complex software applications.
- Performing application design, and programming in Java, Python and SQL.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with software engineers, product owners, and business leaders to identify performance requirements and goals for software systems.
- Develop performance testing plans and execute tests to identify performance issues and measure system performance under different conditions.
- Analyze existing software systems to identify performance bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
- Craft and communicate code and database bottleneck repair recommendations and analyze the effectiveness with which those recommendations have been implemented.
- Work with software engineering teams to incorporate performance testing and optimization into the software development lifecycle and architectural design discussions.
- Monitor Production systems to identify and diagnose performance issues and implement corrective actions.
- Evaluate third-party performance tools and services and make recommendations for their use.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Supplemental life insurance for employees, spouses, and children
- Flexible spending accounts for health care, and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account
- 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching
- Flexible vacation policy
- 8 paid holidays annually
- Sick leave
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors
- 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
