Senior Distributed Systems Performance Engineer

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• MSc or Ph.D. in Computer Science (or an equivalent field).
• Demonstrated expertise in Java or C++ programming and diagnostics.
• Experience in designing, running, and analyzing performance experiments and benchmarks.
• Exposure to at least one major cloud provider (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Strong familiarity with Linux and its diagnostics.
• A track record of working on large-scale systems and addressing complex performance issues.
• A keen desire to learn and apply new ways of thinking.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Solid written and spoken communication skills.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Plan, enable, and lead performance initiatives across engineering teams, aligning with internal priorities.
• Innovate from conception to production, creating new solutions.
• Develop, deploy, and manage tools to systematically conduct performance experiments, measure impact, and ensure reliable system performance.
• Deeply engage with large-scale distributed systems.
• Investigate issues in software resilience, operational, and delivery spaces.
• Expand our tooling to facilitate performance testing and engineering within the system.
• Analyze running systems and innovatively optimize them.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues, enhancing your technical knowledge.