Description

You will own performance validation across the entire application stack.

Responsibilities

• Design, script, configure, and run performance tests to validate production readiness of software and infrastructure.
• Diagnose, track, and manage performance issues through to resolution.
• Collaborate with development teams during story design to ensure new features are performant.
• Provide summaries and assessments of application performance, tracking trends over time.
• Lead or participate in cross-organizational initiatives driving standardization.

Required Skills

• Five (5) years working as a Performance Engineer with high-traffic, large-scale distributed systems.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) and automated testing methodologies.
• Familiarity with container technologies, specifically Kubernetes.
• Proficiency with open-source load testing tools like Apache JMeter and httperf.
• Understanding of application architecture, capacity planning, and performance best practices.
• Familiarity with mobile app (Android and iOS) and web technology stacks (HTTP, REST, HTML, JavaScript, CSS).
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Splunk, and profiler tools like Dynatrace.
• Ability to dissect multi-tiered systems and track data flow across the stack.

Key Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree