Performance Engineer

TSQ SYSTEMS INC

Philadelphia, PA, United States

2 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Microsoft Azure Databases Amazon DynamoDB Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Apache JMeter NoSQL Performance Tuning Query Optimization SQL Databases Web Usability Datadog Cloud Platform System

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Job description

Introduction: The Performance Engineer will be responsible for analyzing and optimizing the performance of applications, databases, infrastructure, and cloud environments. They will use APM & RUM tools such as AppDynamics, New Relic, and Datadog to identify bottlenecks and improve system performance. The Performance Engineer will also design and execute performance testing to ensure scalability, reliability, and user experience., * Perform end-to-end performance analysis across applications, databases, infrastructure, and cloud environments

Identify bottlenecks using tools like AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Datadog, JFR, and YourKit
Optimize system performance through JVM tuning, analysis, and database/query optimization
Design and execute performance testing (load, stress, endurance) using JMeter, Gatling, and K6
Provide actionable insights to improve scalability, reliability, and user experience

Requirements

Strong experience with APM & RUM tools (AppDynamics, New Relic, Datadog)
Hands-on experience with AWS/Azure (ECS, EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, etc.)
Expertise in SQL/NoSQL databases and caching strategies
Knowledge of Core Web Vitals and frontend performance tools (Lighthouse, Chrome DevTools)
Experience in microservices and cloud-native performance engineering
Strong monitoring/dashboard skills (Grafana, ELK, Quantum Metric)