Software Engineer - Performance Engineering

Duties & Responsibilities
Performance Strategy & TestingDesign and execute performance testing strategies including load, stress, and capacity planning using tools such as JMeter, Locust, and LoadRunner.Automate performance testing within CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous validation.Diagnostics & OptimizationAnalyze system performance using thread dumps, heap dumps, TCP dumps, and APM tools (e.g., New Relic).Utilize log analysis platforms like Splunk to create dashboards, queries, and regex-based filters for root-cause analysis.Optimize application servers (Tomcat, Node.js, Spring Boot) and network performance using tools like Wireshark, Extrahop, and Riverbed.Monitoring & Front-End PerformanceMonitor production systems and proactively identify bottlenecks using APM and observability tools.Improve browser-side performance using Lighthouse, Chrome DevTools, Catchpoint, and WebPageTest.Collaboration & LeadershipPartner with developers, SREs, QA, and DevOps to embed performance considerations into design, development, and deployment.Participate in code reviews to ensure performance and architectural standards.Mentor junior engineers and promote performance engineering best practices across teams.Continuous ImprovementStay current with emerging technologies and trends in performance engineering.Contribute to feature design and system architecture with a performance-first mindset.RequirementsBasic QualificationsExtensive hands-on experience in non-functional requirements, performance test planning, execution, reporting, analysis, and defect trackingHands-on experience with at least one performance testing tool (e.g., JMeter, Locust, LoadRunner, K6), with a strong preference for JMeterProficiency with APM tools (e.g., New Relic, Dynatrace) for performance monitoring and analysisExperience with log indexing and querying tools like Splunk (queries, regex, dashboards, alerts)Experience with browser-side performance tools (e.g., Catchpoint, Lighthouse, Google Developer Tools, WebPageTest)Demonstrated expertise in performance tuning of application servers, including Tomcat, Node.js, and Spring BootStrong knowledge of microservice architecturesExtensive hands-on experience in non-functional requirements, performance test planning, execution, reporting, analysis, and defect trackingPreferred QualificationsHands-on coding experience in at least one programming language: Java, Python, or GroovyExperience analyzing heap/thread dumps and TCP dumpsExperience with network packet capture analysis using Wireshark or CloudSharkCertifications in Azure, Splunk, or New RelicExperience with diagnostics tools: Fiddler, Chrome DevToolsExperience with public cloud platforms and tools: Azure, AKS, GCP