We are seeking an experienced Lead Performance Engineer to spearhead performance engineering within our growing team. This exciting role will involve shaping strategy and guiding cross-team initiatives while working in an innovative, data-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the performance engineering strategy to meet business objectives.
• Collaborate with multiple Scrum teams to conduct and analyze performance tests for APIs and data pipelines.
• Implement standard performance monitoring, identifying scalability opportunities through capacity planning.
• Lead efforts to diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks within application and infrastructure layers.
• Integrate observability standards into ongoing processes, leveraging metrics and diagnostics effectively.
• Communicate performance insights and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

• Expertise in performance engineering for complex, distributed systems with intensive data processing.
• Strong knowledge of system performance metrics, testing, and modeling procedures.
• Hands-on experience with performance tools, such as JMeter and observability platforms like New Relic.
• Exceptional capability in cross-team collaboration and stakeholder management within an Agile setting.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with cloud-based data architectures, particularly within AWS services.
• Knowledge of optimizing query engines and managing event-driven integrations.
• Familiarity with embedding performance testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with AI-powered tooling for performance evaluation and diagnostics.

At Horizontal, we champion diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering an environment where varied perspectives thrive. Join us in building a culture that values and uplifts every voice.

 

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Horizontal facilitates valuable and productive conversations between you and potential employers. We can assist you in growing your career by partnering you with employers that offer challenging assignments. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $49 - $85 per hour. This is not a guarantee of compensation, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.