Open Jobs Lead Engineer, Performance Engineering

Job ID:278397
Store Name/Number:FSC REMOTE SF/NY/DC -173(USA0173)
Address:FSC Remote CA 94105 United States (US)
Hourly/Salaried:Salaried (Exempt)
Job Type:Full Time
Position Type:Regular

Job Function:Information Technology

Technology

At Sephora our technology team works fast and smart. With San Francisco as our home we take bringing new tech to market seriously developing the latest in mobile technologies scalable architecture and the coolest in-store client experience. We love what we do and we have fun doing it. The Technology group is comprised of motivated self-starters and true team players that are integral to the growth of Sephora and our future success. Our Performance Engineering team ensures fast reliable and scalable digital experiences across mobile apps and web platforms. Operating at the intersection of software engineering infrastructure and observability we focus on detecting and eliminating performance bottlenecks optimizing efficiency and enhancing end-user experience. From load and resiliency testing to capacity planning and real-user monitoring we leverage automation analytics and modern cloud technologies to build resilient future-ready systems. If youre passionate about performance scalability and innovation youll find a great fit within our team.

Your role at Sephora...

At Sephora as the Lead Performance Engineer you will own the end-to-end performance strategy for Sephoras digital platforms ensuring speed scalability and reliability across e-commerce APIs and cloud-native systems. Youll define benchmarks and KPIs build automation frameworks execute large-scale load and resiliency tests and drive continuous optimization. This role requires close collaboration with Development SRE DevOps Cloud and Architecture teams to embed performance and resilience into every layer of our technology stack. If youre passionate about solving complex scalability challenges and building systems that perform flawlessly under any condition this is the role for you.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the performance engineering practice for Sephoras digital systems (e.g. e-commerce platform microservices APIs) ensuring high-performance high-availability and scalable architecture.
• Design and execute performance testing strategies: load testing stress testing spike testing soak testing capacity planning bottleneck analysis.
• Integrate Chaos Engineering practices to validate system resilience under failure conditions; leverageGremlin Chaos Mesh or similar tools to simulate real-world failure scenarios and ensure systems can self-recover and degrade gracefully.
• Build and maintain monitoring logging and alerting frameworks for performance-related metrics (both real-time and post-mortem analysis) using tools/platforms such as Splunk AppDynamics Dynatrace.
• Collaborate on continuous-delivery pipelines (CI/CD) to embed performance checks automated regression testing and performance gating.
• Drive root-cause analysis after performance incidents or degradations propose remediations and ensure preventive engineering.

Were excited about you if you have:

• 8 years significant hands-on responsibility for performance scalability and architecture of large high-traffic systems (e-commerce or equivalent)
• 8 years expertise in ensuring and overseeing stability reliability and performance of mission-critical software applications in production environments.
• 8 years experience with monitoring observability and performance management tools such as Splunk Dynatrace Datadog AppDynamics or equivalent enterprise platforms.
• 8 years proven track record in performance engineering log analysis anomaly detection and troubleshooting of distributed systems.
• 2 years prior experience in a retail e-commerce or analogous high-scale environment preferred.
• Performance Testing & Monitoring: Expertise in JMeter BlazeMeter LoadRunner Gatling and APM tools like Dynatrace AppDynamics or New Relic.
• Technical & Cloud Expertise: Strong programming/scripting (Java Python Groovy) experience with microservices APIs Docker/Kubernetes and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Analytical & Problem-Solving: Ability to identify bottlenecks optimize system
• Leadership & Collaboration: Lead teams mentor engineers and work closely with DevOps SRE

What Youll Get:

The annual base salary range for this position is $173610.00 - $192900.00. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors which may include as applicable the applicants qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the employed in this position may also be eligible to earn job will be posted for a minimum of five days.

• CaringCommunity.Youlllead your storelikea communitywhere everyone feels seen and supported building confidenceamongyour team and positivelyimpactingclients.

• Fulfilling Path.Every step in your journey matters along our dynamic career paths. We celebrate the little wins on the way to the big ones as you grow in your own way.

• Meaningful Work.With a cultivated passion for beauty your career is your you the environmentandsupportyourneed to do more than sellproducts;youllcontribute to the transformation of your team customers and community.

Rewardsas Uniqueas You:

Some benefits have eligibility requirements and may depend on job classification and length of employment.

• Health.Choose a healthcare plan to fit you and yourdependentsneeds withmedicaldental and vision also fully covers our employees disability and life insurance.

• Wealth.We offer a competitive 401k with4%match as well as FSA and HSA programs. We also offer a Student Debt Retirement plan where your student loan paymentsqualifyto earn the 401k match from Sephora.

• Balance.Leading a store is exciting and dynamic so we make sure you can recharge with vacation paid time off sick paid time off andprotectedleave.

• Growth.No two stores or leaders are the same. With access to training tuition reimbursementand leadership developmentyoullbe guided on a dynamic career path.

• Perks.Thinkyouvetried it all Enjoya30% discount on all merchandise/services opportunities forfreeproductorgratisand flash sale discountson LVMH brand products.

• Support.Youdontjust lead a team thatcaresyourepart of a team that into free mental health and financial coaching resources with 24/7 access to Modern Health and Financial Finesse. Plus volunteer and donation matching.

Sephora values a diverse andinclusiveworkplace and considers all applicants without regard to sex pregnancy race color national origin gender (including gender identity and gender expression) age religion sexual orientation military/veteran status disability or any other protected is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities or other medical conditions.

Sephora will consider all qualified applicants including those with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the New York City Fair Chance Act.

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