Senior Performance Engineer
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary:
Revised requirements from customer as below:
1. Strong candidate able to work independently
2. Strong problem-solving skills such that theyre comfortable thinking things through and figuring out new things
4. At least one of Bash Perl Python (scripting)
5. Linux
6. JavaScript
7. LoadRunner
8. At least the basics of:
Key Responsibilities:
Must have Skills:
Revised requirements from customer as below:
1. Strong candidate able to work independently
2. Strong problem-solving skills such that theyre comfortable thinking things through and figuring out new things
- On the job we typically face things weve never seen before
- Troubleshooting debugging and root cause analysis
- Results analysis
4. At least one of Bash Perl Python (scripting)
5. Linux
6. JavaScript
7. LoadRunner
8. At least the basics of:
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- GCP
- Jenkins
- Playwright
- AWS
- Grafana New Relic
Key Responsibilities:
- Deploy and set up test instances and PostgreSQL databases on-prem on Linux and in the cloud in AWS and GCP leveraging Docker Kubernetes and Jenkins and working heavily in the command-line.
- Troubleshoot deployment issues test issues and product issues.
- Develop performance tests using tools such as LoadRunner DevWeb (JavaScript) Apache Benchmark (ab) and Cypress and custom tools and scripts written in Python Perl Bash and SQL.
- Monitor analyze and use whatever it takes to diagnose issues and bottlenecks and gain insights including but not limited to: test results Jenkins logs application logs PostgreSQL logs Docker Kubernetes NetData Prometheus Grafana New Relic Datadog AWS or GCP cloud monitoring RabbitMQ custom PostgreSQL queries.
- File and track product issues in Jira with sufficient details for developers to reproduce and fix the issues.
- Work closely with engineering teams to investigate and mitigate problems found in testing.
- Present key findings and actionable insights and guidance to technical and non-technical audiences in clear and meaningful presentations and other communications.
- Collaborate with a diverse set of distributed stakeholders building trust credibility and positive relationships.
- Write and maintain clear documentation in Confluence.
- Verify performance improvements and fixes.
- Ensure performance does not regress.
- Improve automation so that more time can be spent analyzing measurements rather than just obtaining them.
- Take ownership of tasks demonstrate initiative communicate proactively learn from mistakes and continuously improve.
- Enjoy performance engineering are good at it and have 8 years of dedicated experience doing it preferably with complex containerized distributed products in the cloud.
- Strong experience with:
- LoadRunner performance testing tools
- Linux
- Docker and Kubernetes
- Understanding and knowledge GCP and/or AWS or any other cloud
- Simple scripting such as with Bash Perl or Python
- Diagnosing bottlenecks in PostgreSQL queries or other relational database queries
- Performance monitoring tools such as AppDynamics New Relic Prometheus Grafana or Datadog
- Are comfortable with ambiguity and venturing into the unknown and accept that failure is part of the job because were always pushing our products to discover their limits.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to question and find deep meaning in data.
- Prefer ownership and growth over handholding and stagnation.
- Passionate about learning and growing and committed to delivering high-quality work.
- Able to persevere through challenges and unblock self through research experimentation and critical thinking.
- Value simplification reusability knowledge sharing and standardization over ad hoc heroics.
Must have Skills:
- LoadRunner JMeter or other performance testing tools
- Performance monitoring tools such as New Relic Prometheus Grafana or Datadog
- Linux
- Docker and Kubernetes
- GCP and/or AWS
- Scripting such as with Bash Perl or Python
- Diagnosing bottlenecks in PostgreSQL queries or other relational database queries