Senior Software Performance Engineer

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Job Title: Senior Software Performance Engineer

Job Description

Bottomline Technologies is seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Performance Engineer to join our growing team. In this role, you will lead performance testing, tuning, and optimization efforts for large enterprise-grade applications. You will play a critical role in driving the adoption of modern performance engineering practices, ensuring applications meet the highest performance and scalability standards. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of performance engineering principles, cutting-edge tools, and techniques and be well-versed in Kubernetes-based platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Performance Testing and Tuning
• Design, develop, and execute performance test plans, scenarios, and scripts for enterprise-grade applications.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks at the application, database, and infrastructure levels.
• Conduct load, stress, scalability, endurance, and capacity testing.
• Performance Monitoring and Analysis
• Utilize monitoring tools to capture and analyze system metrics, application logs, and APM data to diagnose performance issues.
• Provide detailed performance metrics and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Continuously monitor application performance in production environments and provide tuning recommendations.
• Best Practices Implementation
• Stay updated on the latest performance engineering trends and implement up-to-date best practices.
• Create and maintain performance engineering standards, guidelines, and playbooks.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers on performance testing and optimization techniques.
• Kubernetes and Cloud Expertise
• Optimize application performance in Kubernetes-based environments, including containerized and microservices architectures.
• Design and execute performance tests tailored for cloud-native applications running on Kubernetes platforms.
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure performance best practices are followed in CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and architecture teams to design scalable, high-performance solutions.
• Communicate performance risks, bottlenecks, and recommendations effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Work closely with Agile teams to incorporate performance engineering into the development lifecycle.
  
  

Qualifications

• Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in performance engineering and testing large-scale enterprise applications.
• Technical Skills
• Expertise in performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, or similar.
• Proficiency in analyzing application performance using APM tools like Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or New Relic.
• Strong knowledge of Java/.NET performance tuning and optimization techniques.
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications (e.g., Docker) in a cloud-native environment.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, caching strategies, database optimization, and network performance.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm).
• Soft Skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and APIs.
• Certifications in Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD) or cloud platforms.
• Familiarity with observability stacks like Prometheus, Grafana, and Elasticsearch.
  
  

Why Join Us?

• Be a part of a high-performing team that focuses on delivering cutting-edge performance engineering solutions.
• Work on exciting projects with enterprise-grade applications and modern cloud-native architectures.
• Enjoy a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
  
  

We welcome talent at all career stages and are dedicated to understanding and supporting additional needs. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive and open environment for everyone.