Senior Performance Engineer

Job Description

Be Part of Building the Future Dremio is the unified lakehouse platform for self-service analytics and AI, serving hundreds of global enterprises, including Maersk, Amazon, Regeneron, NetApp, and S&P Global. Customers rely on Dremio for cloud, hybrid, and on-prem lakehouses to power their data mesh, data warehouse migration, data virtualization, and unified data access use cases. Based on open source technologies, including Apache Iceberg and Apache Arrow, Dremio provides an open lakehouse architecture enabling the fastest time to insight and platform flexibility at a fraction of the cost. Learn more at www.dremio.com. About the role This role involves independently planning and executing end-to-end performance testing using agile methodologies to ensure high scalability, reliability, and responsiveness of data analytics products. It requires developing automated performance frameworks, simulating real-world workloads, analyzing bottlenecks, and collaborating cross-functionally to resolve performance issues. The position also includes publishing benchmark reports and providing leadership with insights into product performance before customer release. What you ll be doing Design and execute end-to-end performance tests using automated tools, load simulators, and test harnesses in an agile development environment. Build and maintain performance measurement frameworks to monitor system scalability, concurrency, and responsiveness in distributed, multithreaded systems. Collaborate with engineering and support teams to simulate real-world data usage and workloads, identify bottlenecks, and resolve performance issues. Analyse and debug performance issues in both development and customer environments, file defects, and ensure timely resolution with cross-functional teams. Publish performance benchmark reports and provide regular updates to leadership on product performance, reliability, and scalability. What we re looking for 5+ years minimum of experience in performance engineering and testing of scalable software systems. Hands-on experience with performance testing tools like JMeter or Gatling Strong programming skills in Java and Python Proficient in using Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, and CI/CD tools Expertise in distributed systems (e.g., Spark, Hadoop) and data formats like Parquet and Iceberg. #LI-India #LI-EH1 What we value At Dremio, we hold ourselves to high standards when it comes to People, Thinking, and Action. Our Gnarlies (thats what we call our employees) communicate with clarity, drive accountability, and are respectful towards each other. We confront brutal facts and focus on results while operating with a sense of urgency and building a "flywheel". People who like to jump in and drive momentum will thrive in our #GnarlyLife. Dremio is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other unlawful factor. Dremio is committed to providing any necessary accommodations for individuals with disabilities within our application and interview process. To request accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter. Dremio has policies in place to protect the personal information that employees and applicants disclose to us. Please click here to review the privacy notice. Important Security Notice for Candidates At Dremio, we uphold trust and transparency as paramount values in all our interactions with customers, partners, employees, and the general public. We have been targeted by individuals creating fake domains similar to ours to scam prospects and candidates. Please note that all official communications from us will be from an @dremio.com domain. If you suspect youve been targeted by a scam, its imperative to report the incident to your local law enforcement agencies. For more information about this type of scam, please refer to Dremios official statement here . Dremio is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with the Company.