Durham, NC, 27722, USA
64 days ago
Lead Performance Engineer
**About the Role** We are looking a Lead Performance Engineer for marketing and eCommerce platforms, focusing on speed, scalability, and reliability across cloud, microservices, and containerized environments. The role involves designing and automating performance tests within CI/CD pipelines, analyzing system bottlenecks using tools like New Relic, AWS Logs, and X-Ray, and creating observability dashboards for real-time insights. you will mentor engineers within the CoE, champion continuous improvement and AI-driven innovation, and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to optimize system performance. This position offers the chance to shape engineering strategies, elevate customer experiences, and stay at the forefront of industry developments. **Key Responsibilities:** + Collaborates with product and technical teams to analyze, design, and translate non-functional requirements. + Evaluates architecture, deployment, user base, and workloads to recommend the most effective performance engineering strategy. + Ensures system speed, scalability, and reliability while adapting CoE best practices and standards from shift-left to shift-right. + Analyzes slowdowns in frontend and backend, identifies root causes, and collaborates with teams for optimization. + Hands-on experience with JMeter, LoadRunner and other tools to test system reliability. + Use New Relic, AWS X-Ray, and logs to track system behavior and find issues early. + Builds observability dashboards using LGTM and implements distributed tracing and instrumentation. + Contribute actively to Performance Engineering CoE, Continues Improvement, Innovations, and Research + Optimize Cloud and Large-Scale Systems – Improve efficiency of cloud, microservices, and containerized environments. + Collaborates with cross-functional teams and leadership to ensure performance goals are met. + Proven ability to work in a team and communicate effectively with all stakeholders **Preferred Skills:** + Experience with AWS cloud platforms and technologies. + Experience with JMeter, LoadRunner, Sitespeed.io, NewRelic , AWS CloudWatch. + Exposure with, Xray, GitHub, Grafana, etc,. + Knowledge of chaos engineering principles and practices. + Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines. + Ability to work with Java, Python, or similar language + Qualifications: + Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a related field. + 10+ years of experience in performance engineering + Strong experience of performance testing & engineering tools and methodologies. + Experience with performance profiling, monitoring, and tuning of complex systems. + Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. + Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. **Why Join Us?** + Work in a cutting-edge technology environment with a talented and passionate team. + Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement. + Comprehensive benefits package and competitive salary. + Be part of a company that values diversity, inclusion, and innovation. If you are a dedicated performance engineering leader looking for an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team and help us drive performance excellence! 1086664 **Job:** Quality Assurance Engineering **Job Family:** ENGINEERING **Organization:** Corporate Strategy & Technology **Schedule:** FULL\_TIME **Req ID:** 18740
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