Senior Performance Engineer

Black Duck Software, Inc. is looking for a Senior Performance Engineer to join their critical, high-impact team. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in performance engineering and enjoy working on complex technical stacks with endless learning opportunities.

Requirements

• Deploy and set up test instances and PostgreSQL databases on-prem on Linux and in the cloud in AWS and GCP leveraging Docker, Kubernetes, and Jenkins
• Troubleshoot deployment issues, test issues, and product issues
• Develop performance tests using tools such as LoadRunner, DevWeb (JavaScript), Apache Benchmark (ab), and Cypress
• Monitor, analyze, and use whatever it takes to diagnose issues and bottlenecks and gain insights
• File and track product issues in Jira
• Work closely with engineering teams to investigate and mitigate problems found in testing
• Present key findings and actionable insights and guidance to technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaborate with a diverse set of distributed stakeholders
• Write and maintain clear documentation in Confluence
• Verify performance improvements and fixes
• Ensure performance does not regress
• Improve automation so that more time can be spent analyzing measurements rather than just obtaining them
• Take ownership of tasks, demonstrate initiative, communicate proactively, learn from mistakes, and continuously improve

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k Matching
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible Work Arrangements