Staff Software Development Engineer in Test - Performance Focus
Core
Building an AI-first, self-service performance engineering platform to help developers test, understand, and improve application performance earlier in the SDLC.
Role type
Staff Software Engineer (Platform Engineering)
Builds
Agentic AI workflows, reusable performance testing tools, SDKs, and CI/CD integrations
Domain
Software Engineering, Performance Engineering, Cloud-Native, AI/ML
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, TypeScript, Go, API design, distributed systems, CI/CD integration, observability (metrics/logs/traces), Kubernetes, performance testing concepts (load/spike/stress), agentic AI workflows
Preferred skills
Playwright, SLO/SLI management, Jira automation, MCPs, AI agent development
Technologies
k6, Locust, Grasshopper, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus, InfluxDB, Kubernetes
Responsibilities
Design and build agentic AI self-service performance platforms; Integrate performance checks into CI/CD pipelines; Mentor engineers on self-service performance practices; Partner with SRE, platform, and architecture teams
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope
