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Locals Only Urgent Need Performance Engineer

San Francisco, CA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2017-05-18 → 2026-07-31

Core

Design and implement performance, scalability, stability, and stress tests to identify bottlenecks and suggest optimizations for software systems.

Role type

Performance Engineer

Builds

Performance test strategies, analysis reports, and capacity planning guides

Domain

Software Engineering / Performance Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Performance testing, SQL, Java, C++, C#, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Ruby, Shell, System bottleneck analysis, Architecture limitation identification, Technical documentation, Troubleshooting, Throughput/Latency/Memory/CPU analysis, TCP/IP, Networking topology, Network packet sniffing, OS tuning, Database tuning

Preferred skills

Application servers (Resin, Weblogic, WebSphere, JBoss), J2EE Technologies, Java Debugging/Monitoring, Oracle SQL/PL SQL tuning, Oracle clustering, Open Source Automation Frameworks, Appliance Load Generators

Technologies

Java, C++, C#, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Ruby, Shell, SQL, Oracle, DB2, LoadRunner, JMeter, Grinder, Fiddler, Firebug, TcpDump, Network Monitor, WinDump, EtherPeek, Observer, Linux, Solaris, Resin, Weblogic, WebSphere, JBoss, JSP, Servlets, EJB, WebServices, SOA, JProbe, Dynatrace, Introscope, RAC, Grid, OPS, STAF, Spirant Avalanche

Responsibilities

Provide accurate scoping, clear strategies, and milestones for performance tests; Analyze performance results to identify bottlenecks and suggest optimizations; Design and implement overhead, scalability, stability, and stress tests using industry standard tools and custom developed software; Review automation implementations and encourage sound design principles; Review test plans, results analysis, capacity planning guides for inflight releases; Coordinate technical presentations and training for capacity planning guides; Report weekly trends highlighting product performance and team status against committed milestones and projects

Seniority

Mid-Senior (6-8 years experience)

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