Performance Engineer

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop backend services, APIs, and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring MVC.
• Support Angular-based front-end integrations as needed.
• Design and execute performance tests including load, stress, soak, spike, and capacity testing using Apache JMeter.
• Analyze application performance using Dynatrace or similar APM tools to identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance.
• Optimize JVM, garbage collection, database queries, caching, threading, and messaging systems.
• Design and support event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka.
• Build scalable and resilient distributed systems and microservices.
• Integrate automated performance testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, Git Lab CI, or similar tools.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global Agile teams.

• 6–8 years of full-stack development experience with strong Java backend expertise.
• Strong experience with Java EE, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and RESTful APIs.
• Hands‑on experience with microservices, distributed systems, and Apache Kafka.
• Expertise in performance engineering, system tuning, and optimization.
• Experience with Apache JMeter and Dynatrace/APM tools.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, or Azure.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops practices.
• Strong understanding of OOP, Domain‑Driven Design (DDD), and secure coding practices.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

• Experience with cloud‑native architectures and infrastructure automation.
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and resiliency best practices.
• Financial services or enterprise platform experience is a plus.