Senior performance engineer job description
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Senior performance engineer requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in senior performance engineer job postings.
Sample senior performance engineer requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 5+ years experience in performance engineering.
- Hands-on experience with performance testing tools.
- Familiarity with system metrics and analysis.
- Knowledge of scripting languages.
Sample required senior performance engineer soft skills
- Excellent communication skills.
- Team-oriented mindset.
- Organizational and problem-solving abilities.
- Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy.
- Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects.
Senior performance engineer job description example 1
Lucid Motors senior performance engineer job description
Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility
At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.
We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design - where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.
Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we're providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.
We are currently seeking a Sr. Android Performance Engineer to join our Vehicle Infotainment team. This position requires designing, implementing, and delivery of framework components for in-vehicle software system. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, to possess the ability to learn quickly and to strive for perfection within a fast-paced environment.
The Role:Design, implement, and deliver framework components for in-vehicle software system Work with application software engineers, user experience team and BSP/kernel team to create a modular and extensible system Work with other ECU teams in the company to deliver end-to-end project functionality Work with 3rd parties, especially tier1 vendors to integrate and develop corresponding features for in-vehicle software system Diagnose, analyze, and resolve relevant issues based on testing, and user validation
Qualifications:5+ years of industry experience in Android development and/or embedded Linux environment, and proven industry experience of shipping Android software products Good understanding of Android frameworks including the general application framework and native framework Good understanding of Android performance optimization tools and methods Experience in analyzing and fixing issues for system/app bootup time, memory leaking, ION memory usage, system crashes etc.Ability to lead and help system and App design to follow best performance practices Experience coding with C, C++ (C++ 11/14/17 preferred) , and Java
Preferred:Experience in automotive especially infotainment system is optional but preferred
Education:Bachelors or Masters in the areas of Computer Science, Computer engineering, Electrical engineering or other related fields
At Lucid, we don't just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.
Notice regarding COVID-19 protocols
At Lucid, we prioritize the health and wellbeing of our employees, families, and friends above all else. In response to the novel Coronavirus all new Lucid employees, whose job will be based in the United States may or may not be required to provide original documentation confirming status as having received the prescribed inoculation (doses). Vaccination requirements are dependent upon location and position, please refer to the job description for more details.
Individuals in positions requiring vaccinations may seek a medical and/or religious exemption from this requirement and may be granted such an accommodation after submitting a formal request to and the subsequent review and approval thereof by our dedicated Covid-19 Response team.
To all recruitment agencies: Lucid Motors does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Lucid Motors employees. Lucid Motors is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.
We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design - where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.
Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we're providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.
We are currently seeking a Sr. Android Performance Engineer to join our Vehicle Infotainment team. This position requires designing, implementing, and delivery of framework components for in-vehicle software system. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, to possess the ability to learn quickly and to strive for perfection within a fast-paced environment.
The Role:Design, implement, and deliver framework components for in-vehicle software system Work with application software engineers, user experience team and BSP/kernel team to create a modular and extensible system Work with other ECU teams in the company to deliver end-to-end project functionality Work with 3rd parties, especially tier1 vendors to integrate and develop corresponding features for in-vehicle software system Diagnose, analyze, and resolve relevant issues based on testing, and user validation
Qualifications:5+ years of industry experience in Android development and/or embedded Linux environment, and proven industry experience of shipping Android software products Good understanding of Android frameworks including the general application framework and native framework Good understanding of Android performance optimization tools and methods Experience in analyzing and fixing issues for system/app bootup time, memory leaking, ION memory usage, system crashes etc.Ability to lead and help system and App design to follow best performance practices Experience coding with C, C++ (C++ 11/14/17 preferred) , and Java
Preferred:Experience in automotive especially infotainment system is optional but preferred
Education:Bachelors or Masters in the areas of Computer Science, Computer engineering, Electrical engineering or other related fields
At Lucid, we don't just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.
Notice regarding COVID-19 protocols
At Lucid, we prioritize the health and wellbeing of our employees, families, and friends above all else. In response to the novel Coronavirus all new Lucid employees, whose job will be based in the United States may or may not be required to provide original documentation confirming status as having received the prescribed inoculation (doses). Vaccination requirements are dependent upon location and position, please refer to the job description for more details.
Individuals in positions requiring vaccinations may seek a medical and/or religious exemption from this requirement and may be granted such an accommodation after submitting a formal request to and the subsequent review and approval thereof by our dedicated Covid-19 Response team.
To all recruitment agencies: Lucid Motors does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Lucid Motors employees. Lucid Motors is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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Senior performance engineer job description example 2
Coupa Software senior performance engineer job description
Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), a leader in business spend management (BSM), has been certified as a “Great Place to Work” by the Great Place to Work organization. We deliver “Value as a Service” by helping our customers maximize their spend under management, achieve significant cost savings and drive profitability. Coupa provides a unified, cloud-based spend management platform that connects hundreds of organizations representing the Americas, EMEA, and APAC with millions of suppliers globally. The Coupa platform provides greater visibility into and control over how companies spend money. Customers - small, medium and large - have used the Coupa platform to bring billions of dollars in cumulative spend under management. Learn more at www.coupa.com. Read more on the Coupa Blog or follow @Coupa on Twitter.
Do you want to work for Coupa Software, the world's leading provider of cloud-based spend management solutions? We're a company that had a successful IPO in October 2016 (NASDAQ: COUP) to fuel our innovation and growth. At Coupa, we're building a great company that is laser focused on three core values:
1. Ensure Customer Success - Obsessive and unwavering commitment to making customers successful.
2. Focus On Results - Relentless focus on delivering results through innovation and a bias for action.
3. Strive For Excellence - Commitment to a collaborative environment infused with professionalism, integrity, passion, and accountability.
Responsibilities:Establish performance benchmarks for the Coupa platform Design, implement and maintain a performance certification test harness Troubleshoot complex configuration, infrastructure, networking, and application problems that could impact the performance or capacity of the product.Collaborate with Product Management, Development Engineering, and Cloud Infrastructure teams to find the optimal way to scale applications and the infrastructure Proactive end-to-end cluster scalability, performance, and exceptions analysis.Analyze root cause for latency in individual components and across the system Monitor and manage 200+ nodes using automation and modern DevOps tools Be an evangelist for performance best practices and tools
Requirements:At least 5 years of experience in Performance Analysis and troubleshooting of production systems Domain expert on public cloud, distributed system, micro services architecture and capacity planning Experienced in Performance engineering design, implementing, and automating benchmarks Proven experience in performance, scalability analysis and optimizations Demonstrated knowledge of systems software and understand the impact of locking, caching and I/O on software performance Proven Performance tuning experience for infrastructure, platforms, and application Proven track record in bringing clarity to ambiguous situations. Ability to facilitate and arbitrate technical discussions, and to make challenging calls or recommendations; Work well in a distributed team environment BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
At Coupa, we have a strong and innovative team dedicated to improving the spend management processes of today's dynamic businesses. It's our people who make it happen, and we strive to attract and retain the best in every discipline.
We take care of our employees every way we can, with competitive compensation packages, as well as restricted stock units, an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), comprehensive health benefits for employees and their families, a 401(k) match, a flexible work environment, no limit vacations for exempt employees, non-exempt employees are on an accrual basis for PTO, catered lunches…And much more!
As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Coupa is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.
Please be advised, inquiries or resumes from recruiters will not be accepted.
Do you want to work for Coupa Software, the world's leading provider of cloud-based spend management solutions? We're a company that had a successful IPO in October 2016 (NASDAQ: COUP) to fuel our innovation and growth. At Coupa, we're building a great company that is laser focused on three core values:
1. Ensure Customer Success - Obsessive and unwavering commitment to making customers successful.
2. Focus On Results - Relentless focus on delivering results through innovation and a bias for action.
3. Strive For Excellence - Commitment to a collaborative environment infused with professionalism, integrity, passion, and accountability.
Responsibilities:Establish performance benchmarks for the Coupa platform Design, implement and maintain a performance certification test harness Troubleshoot complex configuration, infrastructure, networking, and application problems that could impact the performance or capacity of the product.Collaborate with Product Management, Development Engineering, and Cloud Infrastructure teams to find the optimal way to scale applications and the infrastructure Proactive end-to-end cluster scalability, performance, and exceptions analysis.Analyze root cause for latency in individual components and across the system Monitor and manage 200+ nodes using automation and modern DevOps tools Be an evangelist for performance best practices and tools
Requirements:At least 5 years of experience in Performance Analysis and troubleshooting of production systems Domain expert on public cloud, distributed system, micro services architecture and capacity planning Experienced in Performance engineering design, implementing, and automating benchmarks Proven experience in performance, scalability analysis and optimizations Demonstrated knowledge of systems software and understand the impact of locking, caching and I/O on software performance Proven Performance tuning experience for infrastructure, platforms, and application Proven track record in bringing clarity to ambiguous situations. Ability to facilitate and arbitrate technical discussions, and to make challenging calls or recommendations; Work well in a distributed team environment BS or MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience
At Coupa, we have a strong and innovative team dedicated to improving the spend management processes of today's dynamic businesses. It's our people who make it happen, and we strive to attract and retain the best in every discipline.
We take care of our employees every way we can, with competitive compensation packages, as well as restricted stock units, an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), comprehensive health benefits for employees and their families, a 401(k) match, a flexible work environment, no limit vacations for exempt employees, non-exempt employees are on an accrual basis for PTO, catered lunches…And much more!
As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, Coupa is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or religion.
Please be advised, inquiries or resumes from recruiters will not be accepted.
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Senior performance engineer job description example 3
Upgrade Labs senior performance engineer job description
Upgrade is a fintech unicorn founded in 2017. We are the fastest-growing company in the Americas (Financial Times). In the last five years, over 15 million people have applied for an Upgrade card or loan, and we have delivered over $10 billion in affordable and responsible credit. Our innovative Upgrade Card is the fastest growing credit card in America (Nilson Report). Combining the flexibility of a credit card with the low cost of an installment loan helps us redefine banking.
Upgrade has been named a “Best Place to Work in the Bay Area” three years in a row, one of the “Top Companies to work for in Arizona”, “Best Engineering Team" and we have received awards for being a best company for Diversity, Women, Culture, and Veterans.
We are looking for new team members who get excited about designing and delivering new and better products to join a team of 1300 talented and passionate professionals. Come join us if you like to tackle big problems and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.
About our Quality Assurance Team:
Our QA team has end-to-end ownership to build a quality product. Through automation and functional testing, they validate a variety of products to offer our customers a seamless banking experience.
As a Performance Engineer, you will work directly with our product teams and will be responsible for ensuring that new features and application changes meet performance requirements. You will create and maintain performance testing and analysis scripts using a variety of tools. Within your first year, you will develop an understanding of how to deliver high performing software at the pace of feature development. You will work in an environment that promotes ownership at all levels including delivery and monitoring in Production.
Our Core Technologies Include:
Java, Scala, Gatling, Springboot, REST API, Prometheus, Grafana, Honeycomb, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Docker, AWS, Kafka
What You'll Do: Develop new performance simulations at the pace of feature development through our built in performance test framework using Gatling.Understand software architecture, debug issues, analyze log files, traces, dumps, etc. Using this knowledge to identify areas of improvement, and making infrastructure or code changes to improve performance.Provide comprehensive performance test strategies to the product teams for the creation and execution of performance and load tests, and generate periodic performance reports for cross-team review.Deploy microservices by spinning up disposable environments in Kubernetes to configure and execute performance tests.Conduct performance profiling, identify key metrics for monitoring, and ensure high availability for our applications by improving capacity, reliability and scalability of the system performance and overseeing the life cycle, performing root cause analysis and suggesting corrective actions for issues.Monitor, troubleshoot and run synthetic tests right in production, after having identified improvements and executing simulations.
What We Look For: Knowledge in Agile methodology and API performance/load testing tools like Gatling.Ability to analyze tiered web architectures, point out performance bottlenecks, limitations, optimizations and resolutions.Experience with performance, scalability and reliability testing methodologies.Experience with testing high quality, high availability customer facing applications.Knowledge with performance monitoring counters such as response time, throughput, latency, and memory.Experience with Honeycomb, SumoLogic, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar observability tools.
What We Offer You: Competitive salary and stock option plan. 100% paid coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance. 401(k) company match program.Unlimited vacation. Learning stipend for personal growth and development. Paid parental leave. Health and wellness initiatives.
Upgrade has been named a “Best Place to Work in the Bay Area” three years in a row, one of the “Top Companies to work for in Arizona”, “Best Engineering Team" and we have received awards for being a best company for Diversity, Women, Culture, and Veterans.
We are looking for new team members who get excited about designing and delivering new and better products to join a team of 1300 talented and passionate professionals. Come join us if you like to tackle big problems and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.
About our Quality Assurance Team:
Our QA team has end-to-end ownership to build a quality product. Through automation and functional testing, they validate a variety of products to offer our customers a seamless banking experience.
As a Performance Engineer, you will work directly with our product teams and will be responsible for ensuring that new features and application changes meet performance requirements. You will create and maintain performance testing and analysis scripts using a variety of tools. Within your first year, you will develop an understanding of how to deliver high performing software at the pace of feature development. You will work in an environment that promotes ownership at all levels including delivery and monitoring in Production.
Our Core Technologies Include:
Java, Scala, Gatling, Springboot, REST API, Prometheus, Grafana, Honeycomb, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Docker, AWS, Kafka
What You'll Do: Develop new performance simulations at the pace of feature development through our built in performance test framework using Gatling.Understand software architecture, debug issues, analyze log files, traces, dumps, etc. Using this knowledge to identify areas of improvement, and making infrastructure or code changes to improve performance.Provide comprehensive performance test strategies to the product teams for the creation and execution of performance and load tests, and generate periodic performance reports for cross-team review.Deploy microservices by spinning up disposable environments in Kubernetes to configure and execute performance tests.Conduct performance profiling, identify key metrics for monitoring, and ensure high availability for our applications by improving capacity, reliability and scalability of the system performance and overseeing the life cycle, performing root cause analysis and suggesting corrective actions for issues.Monitor, troubleshoot and run synthetic tests right in production, after having identified improvements and executing simulations.
What We Look For: Knowledge in Agile methodology and API performance/load testing tools like Gatling.Ability to analyze tiered web architectures, point out performance bottlenecks, limitations, optimizations and resolutions.Experience with performance, scalability and reliability testing methodologies.Experience with testing high quality, high availability customer facing applications.Knowledge with performance monitoring counters such as response time, throughput, latency, and memory.Experience with Honeycomb, SumoLogic, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar observability tools.
What We Offer You: Competitive salary and stock option plan. 100% paid coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance. 401(k) company match program.Unlimited vacation. Learning stipend for personal growth and development. Paid parental leave. Health and wellness initiatives.
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Updated March 14, 2024