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# Performance Engineer Lead

- **Company:** TD Ameritrade
- **Location:** Southlake, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $171,000.0 - $201,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), .NET Framework, C Sharp (Programming Language), Databases, Linux, Elasticsearch, Middleware, Perl (Programming Language), Monitoring of Systems, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), HP Loadrunner, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Apache JMeter, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Servers, MongoDB, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Logstash, Newrelic, SQL Databases, TCP/IP, WebSocket, Datadog, Scripting, Performance Testing, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Grafana, Database Optimization, Gatling, Blazemeter, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Splunk, Network Server, Appdynamics, Dynatrace, Elk Stack, Vmware
- **Published:** June 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.schwabjobs.com/job/southlake/sr-performance-engineer-lead/33727/96656492016

## About the Role

* Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field.
 * 10+ years direct performance engineering experience.
 * Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, BlazeMeter.
 * Experience with APM & Monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, NewRelic, AppDynamics, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, DataDog).
 * Experience with scripting & languages: Java, Python, C#, .NET, Perl, JavaScript, SQL.
 * Experience working with HTTP, WebSockets, TCP/IP.
 * System Internals Experience with JVM/CLR internals (GC, Threading), OS tuning (Linux), Database performance tuning (MSSQL, Oracle Enterprise Server).
 * Infrastructure experience with On-Premise (VMware, Physical Servers), Enterprise Middleware (Kafka, Messaging Queues), Windows Server.
 * Experience with databases: Oracle, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB (tuning, query optimization).
 * Experience with legacy system performance., * System Thinking: Understanding complex software/hardware interactions.
 * Collaboration: Working with Devs, Ops, Architects, PMs.
 * Communication: Explaining complex issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
 * Mentorship: Guiding junior engineers.
 * Ownership: Taking responsibility for performance outcomes.
 * Proactive Mindset: Preventing issues before they happen.

## Description

* Performance Framework Ownership
--Define and maintain a comprehensive performance engineering framework.
--Establish SLAs/SLOs and performance benchmarks

 * Performance Testing & Engineering
--Design, execute, and analyze load, stress, endurance, spike, and scalability tests.
--Identify performance bottlenecks across infrastructure layers.

 * Infrastructure, OS, and Database Optimization
--Tune compute resources and optimize databases.

 * Capacity Planning & Scalability Modeling
--Build and maintain capacity models.

 * Bottleneck Analysis: Diagnosing CPU, Memory, I/O, Network issues.
 * Shift-Left Performance Integration
--Embed performance validation into CI/CD pipelines.

 * Leadership, Mentoring & Collaboration
--Mentor junior engineers and guide architecture discussions.


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