Performance Engineer Job Roanoke area,Texas USA,Software Development

Software Engineer

Performance Strategic Advisors Technology (SAT) is seeking a Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java and hands-on experience building enterprise-scale, cloud-ready distributed systems. We are looking for engineer with expertise in Performance testing. We are looking for engineers who strive for engineering excellence, deliver high-quality solutions, and are passionate about advancing modern technology practices.

The Expertise We're Looking For

6–8 years of full stack development experience with a strong focus on Java and backend engineering
Proficiency with Java EE, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and RESTful API development
Experience building scalable microservices and distributed systems
Solid understanding of domain driven design utilizing object-oriented programming principles, secure coding, and best engineering practices
Hands-on experience designing, developing, and operating event-driven systems using Apache Kafka
Design & execute performance tests (load, stress, soak, spike, capacity) using Apache JMeter; build reusable test plans and data strategies
Instrument and analyze end-to-end system performance with Dynatrace (or similar APM)—trace hotspots across services, JVM/CLR, DB, caches, and external dependencies
Engineer for scalability & resiliency—profile bottlenecks, optimize code paths, tune JVM/GC, threads, DB queries, connection pools, caches, and message brokers
Automate performance pipelines—integrate tests into CI/CD (e.g., Git Hub Actions, Jenkins, Git Lab CI) with pass/fail gates based on thresholds
Exposure to Docker/Kubernetes and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, uDeploy or equivalent)
Strong communication and collaboration skills in Agile environments (Scrum/Kanban)
Self-driven, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced environment