Lead Performance Engineer

at  Informatica

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

You are technically strong and able to work with high productivity. You like the excitement of working in a fast-paced environment. You like being creative and are open to innovative ideas and ways of doing things. You can work independently and within a team spanning multiple regions. In addition, you have the following attributes:

• Ability to quickly learn the latest technologies in a dynamic environment.
• Strong Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Accurately assess critical factors for success and mitigate risk on deliverables.
• Proactively share technical knowledge and best practices with team members.
• Possess excellent written and verbal skills.
• Articulate ideas and thoughts clearly and easily.
• Interact well with team leaders, peers, junior staff, and other managers in various positions.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical degree.
• 6+ years of experience in performance engineering and benchmarking for Java enterprise applications.
• Hands-on experience with load testing tools (like JMeter, LoadRunner, Locust, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with automated performance testing and scripting (Python, Shell, etc.).
• Hands-on experience in profiling application flows using profiling tools (like JProfiler, JFR, etc.) and debugging distributed applications (open tracing, Elastic APM, Jaeger, etc.).
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL database platforms (Oracle, MongoDB, etc.) and search engines (like Elastic Search).
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native microservices-based platforms, technologies, and stacks (Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, etc.).
• Extensive experience in conducting and interpreting performance/stress volumes to pinpoint bottlenecks in the system.
• Strong follow-through and initiative to stay with issues until they are resolved, along with discipline and tenacity to meet deadlines.
• Creative and effective in oral and written communication, with the ability to communicate with all stakeholders in distributed teams.
• Proven ability to work well with others in a fast-paced, iterative product definition and development environment.

The successful candidate will be based in Toronto, Canada and will:

• Lead and manage the performance testing efforts, including planning, designing, and executing performance tests.
• Develop performance test strategies and plans based on business requirements and high-level designs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand system requirements and identify performance testing needs.
• Design and develop performance test scripts, execute performance tests, and analyze results to identify bottlenecks, performance issues, and areas for improvement.
• Provide detailed performance test reports and recommendations for improvement to project stakeholders.
• Actively collaborate with product management, development, and architecture teams to improve product performance.
• Stay updated with the latest performance engineering tools, techniques, and best practices, and implement them in our process.
• Identify and troubleshoot performance issues in production environments.
• Collaborate with geographically dispersed, cross-functional teams in an agile environment.