Principal Performance Engineer - Full Stack Development

7 years

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jammu & kashmir india

Posted:6 days ago| Platform: Linkedin logo

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About The Role

We are looking for a Principal-Level Performance Engineer to lead cross-stack performance initiatives in our complex enterprise application landscape. In this role, you will take ownership of monitoring, analyzing, and resolving system-wide performance bottlenecks, including APIs, databases, frontend, and infrastructure layers. The ideal candidate is an all-round full-stack developer with a passion for solving high-impact performance problems and collaborating across multiple engineering teams. You will play a strategic and hands-on role in identifying root causes, guiding improvements, and influencing architectural direction to enhance the speed, stability, and scalability of our Responsibilities :
  • Lead cross-stack performance engineering across APIs, databases, frontend, and infrastructure.
  • Diagnose live production issues using APM tools (New Relic, Dynatrace, Kibana) and resolve recurring bottlenecks (deadlocks, blocking queries, async pitfalls, rendering slowdowns).
  • Own the performance backlog define KPIs, build dashboards, track progress, and ensure closure across sprints.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with backend, frontend, DBA, QA, and SRE teams to drive systemic improvements.
  • Review and influence architecture conduct deep-dives on APIs, propose async pipelines, caching strategies, and scalable design patterns.
  • Mentor and coach engineers on instrumentation, trace analysis, and performance best practices.
  • Champion performance culture ensure performance is part of Definition of Done, lead knowledge-sharing, and introduce AI-assisted performance Qualifications :
  • 7+ years as a full-stack engineer with strong backend + systems depth.
  • Expertise in .NET, Node.js, SQL optimization, scalable API development.
  • Hands-on experience with APM tools (New Relic, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Kibana).
  • Solid knowledge of database optimization, async pipelines, concurrency handling.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills to influence cross-functional Experience :
  • Experience in a large, complex SaaS or enterprise environment.
  • Familiarity with :
  • Caching strategies (Redis, CDN)
  • CI/CD workflows (GitHub, Jenkins)
  • Jira and Confluence for issue tracking and documentation
  • Exposure to frontend performance issues (lazy loading, bundle Stack Youll Work With :
  • Languages : ASP.NET MVC, C#, JavaScript (Node.js)
  • Observability : New Relic, Kibana (Logz.io)
  • Database : SQL Server
  • Cloud/Infra : AWS
  • Tools : Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, GitHub
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