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Detroit, MI

Software Performance Engineer

Detroit, MI

Jaskolski-Homenick

Detroit, MI

Software Performance Engineer

You will play a critical role in identifying and characterizing Software and application impact on system HW and OS
You will be providing deep analyses of individual software impact on overall system and operating system as well as
Provide leadership and assistance in resolution of production incidents related to performance; prevent incidents through proactive data analysis and monitoring
Provide thorough end-to-end analysis with concrete recommendations to pinpoint and solve performance and scaling issues with Bluemix Infrastructure
Develop automated data collection and advanced tooling as necessary leveraging open tools to help drive performance analysis
Set ship performance metrics for the Oculus Carmel Browser project
Discover and Isolate key performance improvements in the Chromium code base

Dallas, TX

Software Performance Engineer Senior

Dallas, TX

Marquardt-Ankunding

Dallas, TX

Software Performance Engineer Senior

Establish performance objectives and workload intensities for quantitative performance criteria/scenario
Works closely with end-to-end capacity planner to integrate performance measurement data into capacity analyze the performance benchmark and validate with end-to-end transaction sequences/rates
Responsible for analyzing software products through the use of systematic effective performance tests to develop, apply and maintain quality standards for company products
Responsible for assessing performance risk, identifies critical use cases and select key performance scenarios. Establish performance objectives
Identifies problems and associated performance measurement risks. Technical consulting on automation issues, tools and processes
Consults with development engineers in resolution of problems
Aligns decision making and problem solving with longer term strategy

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Philadelphia, PA

Senior Software Performance Engineer

Philadelphia, PA

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Philadelphia, PA

Senior Software Performance Engineer

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Work closely the field team to help define product performance improvements based on customer input
Analyze test results to identify issues, and work with architects and development to suggest improvements and drive issues to resolution
Make performance recommendations to the project teams/ developers based on results and code identifications
Establish an effective performance strategy that follows a systematic approach to performance testing
Write, debug and execute code used in performance/monitoring efforts
Demonstrate high level knowledge of performance and monitoring tools (Load Runner, Web Page Test, Jmeter, (or other performance tools)
Perform deep performance related diagnostic troubleshooting

Education Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Indiana University

Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Skills Skills

Strong, demonstrable coding skills in Python, PERL, Java, or BASH scripting
Very good knowledge of Linux
Strong communication skills
Deliverables include performance test plans so patience, organizational skills, project management skills useful
DB2.PostgreSQL, Oracle knowledge all a plus. PostgreSQL tuning is an important skills
Solid understanding of Cloud technology and Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Performance deliverables include tuning guides, performance ports ,sizing tools so communication/writing skills will be important
Experience in Intel/Microsoft performance profilers ADK , VTune, XPerf and WPA
6-12 months experience in broad theoretical knowledge in computer science, including algorithms and data structures
Java Profiling

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Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

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Introscope 5+ years
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Senior Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Respond quickly and effectively to production performance issues and taking responsibility for seeing those performance issues through resolution
Perform deep performance related diagnostic troubleshooting
Make performance recommendations to the project teams/ developers based on results and code identifications
Automate processes as needed to increase productivity
Work closely with the automation test team
Communicate performance results in appropriate manner to executives and project team members, suggest any applicable changes when needed
Identify workflows and system characteristics to be performance tested and monitored
Demonstrate high level knowledge of performance and monitoring tools (Load Runner, Web Page Test, Jmeter, (or other performance tools)
Define benchmarks from business and technical documents
Write, debug and execute code used in performance/monitoring efforts
Conduct performance tests, analysis and present test results, metrics and summary to facilitate go/no go decisions on release stability
Analyze test results to identify issues, and work with architects and development to suggest improvements and drive issues to resolution
Analyze production monitoring metrics to trace back to test results and offer suggestions for areas performance improvements
Work with team to ensure quality and standardization of performance test plans, scripts, and results
Build repository of historical performance results for the purpose of plotting trends over time
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related degree or equivalent work experience
Minimum of 5 years of software development experience
Minimum 4 years of software performance engineering experience in a large-scale environment
Advanced level knowledge of performance tools Web Page Test, Jmeter or Load Runner
Advanced level of experience with diagnostic tools such as Dynatrace, App Dynamics or Wily
3+ years’ experience optimizing website performance with strong knowledge in Networks, Browsers, Content Delivery, etc
Understanding of TCP/IP, networking topology, routers, switches
Expert ability to identify system bottlenecks, architectural risks, and issues
3+ years’ experience supporting web-based applications built on UNIX/LINUX systems
Experience writing parameterized and data driven scripts
Experience with Keynote, Gomez or other monitoring tool
Knowledge and experience in a variety of relational DBMS data structures including at least 3+ years’ experience writing SQL statements to extract data from databases (Oracle preferred)
Knowledge of functional automation testing and tools

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

5+ years expertise developing in C, C++ or some other high-level language
5+ years of experience developing on Windows and/or Linux
Knowledge of Browser internals (especially layout and rendering); experience could be from open or 3rd party closed-source browsers
Knowledge of web technologies (HTML, CSS, XHTML, DHTML, XML, SVG, AJAX, JS)
Knowledge of with OpenGL, and/or WebGL
Experience with application profiling, performance analysis, identification of bottlenecks highly desired
Technical breadth of knowledge to be able to participate in and guide / influence developers
Demonstrated experience working with diverse stakeholders and being able to influence outcomes

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

6 months of experience in
Server Platform Hardware
Software Development with C, C++, Java and/or .NET
Enterprise computing and cloud computing
Software performance profiling and tuning analysis
Performance collection tools
System power management and power measurement

Principal Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Build enterprise platform to support performance profiling and measurement to improve system level performance and work with development teams to fix System level performance issues
Knowledge of Real-time OS and WinCE. This will include knowledge around building test hooks, best practices for development and managing code profiling tools preferably Parasoft
Expert level C and C++ with inter process communication in real time operating systems
Lead engineers and build resilient processes
Has worked on building enterprise class high quality mission critical embedded systems
Has worked in multiple development life cycle models (example: Scrum, Waterfall)
This is an Atlanta-based position which may require 10% travel

Team Lead Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Strong, demonstrable coding skills in Python, PERL, Java, or BASH scripting
Very good knowledge of Linux
Monitoring and troubleshooting Java applications including analyzing garbage collection behaviour

Software Performance Engineer Intern Resume Examples & Samples

O Enhance and develop performance testing tools for the Commerce Decision Engine a component of Ericsson's MetraNet application
Fearlessness in the face of complexity
Abstract thinking skills and ability to recognize common patterns in disparate domains
Coursework in Accounting, Economics or Finance
A practical understanding of Business software and the ability to find automated solutions to business problems
Willingness to deal with complex, mult-domain problems
Perseverance in pursuing solutions
O Knowledge of Java
Product Life Cycle Management Knowledge
Business Understanding
Lean & Agile Knowledge and Skills
Working with People
Relating & Networking
Adapting & Responding to Change
Creating & Innovating
Knowledge Sharing & Collaboration Skills
Communication Skills

Software Performance Engineer Senior Resume Examples & Samples

Java internals knowledge, with concentration in memory management and Garbage Collection algorithms for server-side applications
Good understanding of SQL and previous experience with ORACLE databases
Strong interest in one or more of the following
System Monitoring and instrumentation
Statistical methods and tools
Performance of databases
High-performance software design and concurrent programming

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Knowledge of computer architecture of modern processors
Knowledge of Windows operating system concepts
Strong skills in C/C++ and multi-threaded software development
Experience with Windows performance analysis and characterizations
Knowledge of SQL/no-SQL databases and Big Data concepts
Detailed knowledge and real-world experience with Intel 32-bit (IA-32) and 64-bit Instruction Set Architectures and micro-architectures
Experience with Intel/Microsoft performance profilers. For example, VTune, XPerf and WPA
Experience with enterprise server, virtualization and cloud environments (i.e. Azure/HyperV)
Experience with enterprise applications (webservers, database, etc.)
Proficient with Microsoft development tools and environments
Experience with state-of-the-art managed runtimes for dynamic scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Jscript, Python, Ruby, etc.) and optimization techniques
Knowledge of Server Power management concepts
Knowledge of Windows* system Application Program Interface (API)
Knowledge of Machine learning concepts (R language, machine learning frameworks) is a plus
Knowledge of Compilers and/or Runtimes is a plus

Senior Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Define the software product base lining methodology, data capturing and analytical analysis of performance benchmarks
Build the tool set to run performance tests
Capture the product baseline against the set KPIs
Work closely the field team to help define product performance improvements based on customer input
Additional duties may include research, evaluation, development and application of new process and methods into products. Sphere of influence is likely to extend outside of work group or department
Works effectively with cross-functional and/or global teams, readily shares information with others
5 plus years as a software engineer in test, performance or development of complex software environments and systems
Experience with Benchmarking tools such as: Loadrunner or jmeter is required
Ability to due data analysis based on CPU, memory and system attributes
Domain experience to include Datacenter Infrastructure such as; Storage, Networking, Virtualization is a plus
Experience in Converged or Hyper-converged technology is a plus
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent years of experience

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

You will play a critical role in identifying and characterizing Software and application impact on system * HW * and OS
Minimum 5 years’ experience
6+ years’ experience in Software development C, C++
5+ year experience with experience in Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK) and Windows
Strong troubleshooting skills including use of the kernel debugger, precision questioning, code analysis, Windows kits
Windows Programming, and multi-threaded software development
Extensive experience in Windows-SDK
Experience in .NET Framework internals
Microsoft Windows system issue debugging, including both software and hardware issues
Software testing methodology, including execution of test plans, debugging, and testing scripts and tools
Familiarity with Java/J2EE architecture
System Software Tool Development for issue analyzing and debugging, measuring and enhancing PC performance
Providing insights of enhancing or improving system performance and user experience
Experienced with Windows Debugging tool, such as Microsoft WinDBG
Experience in Intel/Microsoft performance profilers ADK , VTune, XPerf and WPA

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Minimum 3 years in software development experience
Minimum of 2+ years of software development in C#/C++
3+ years’ experience in Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK)
Windows application development experience
Must be proficient with debugging tools and methodologies. Experience with test driven development
Experience in .NET Framework internals, Scripting (e.g. PowerShell, VB, Python)

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Knowledge of big data concepts preferred
Experience with enterprise server, virtualization and cloud environments (i.e. Azure/HyperV/Xen/KVM)
Proficient with Microsoft development tools and environments- Experience with state-of-the-art managed runtimes for dynamic scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Jscript, Python, Ruby, etc.) and optimization techniques

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Provide leadership and assistance in resolution of production incidents related to performance; prevent incidents through proactive data analysis and monitoring
Provide thorough end-to-end analysis with concrete recommendations to pinpoint and solve performance and scaling issues with Bluemix Infrastructure
Develop automated data collection and advanced tooling as necessary leveraging open tools to help drive performance analysis
Design and implement appropriate test frameworks, benchmarks for repetitive measurement and analysis of the performance and scalability of Compute Infrastructure
Partner with development on design and engineering of Compute infrastructure to optimize known pain points and ensure the performance and scalability goals are achieved
5 years of experience in benchmarking, analyzing and identifying the end-to-end performance issues involving complex software and infrastructure stack
5 years of expert problem solving with demonstrated ability to build effective plans around future issues
7 years of coding experience in programming languages (Java, C, PHP, Python, etc.)
5 years of experience in developing cloud scale performance test suites, proofing tools and test analysis
Expert ability to tune and optimize cloud services and back end systems
5 years of experience with Agile and continuous delivery models
Excellent ability to partner with architects, developers and cross-functional teams to collaboratively tune and optimize systems

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Set ship performance metrics for the Oculus Carmel Browser project
Discover and Isolate key performance improvements in the Chromium code base
Work with the Chromium team, Oculus and Carmel on improvements to the Chromium codebase which enable high quality VR
Self-sufficient: Able to define the architectures and technologies that will be used in the browser to ultimately deliver this new VR experience for the web
Create performance regression suites, automated performance testing and product performance health reporting
Design and Implement web performance tools to enable web developers to isolate performance problems in their VR applications
BS or MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering and 4+ years industry experience
4+ years industry experience programming C/C++
2+ years industry experience worked directly in and on performance software and tooling
Trouble shooting and analytical skills
Ability to investigate performance issues and communicate required improvements to the product teams
Ability to work in a cross functional organization and across organizations

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Work with stakeholder teams across Intel and Microsoft to drive performance and power optimizations for Windows and Linux virtual machines running on Intel architecture and server products
You will be responsible for running micros, tools, and representative cloud workloads to analyze key metrics and to identify optimization opportunities
Performance analysis and characterizations on Windows and Linux
Windows and Linux performance analysis tools like Perfmon, SAR, Top, etc
Intel/Microsoft/Open source performance profilers. Like VTune, XPerf, Perf
Experience with enterprise server, virtualization and cloud environments
Experience with enterprise applications web servers, database, etc
Microsoft and Linux development tools and environments like Azure/Hyper-V/Xen/KVM
Knowledge of Multi thread programming patterns and libraries
Proficient in C/C++ and multi-threaded software

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Development of Datacenter/Cloud scripting language workloads (e.g., Python)
Analysis and characterization of applications and scripting language runtimes in datacenter/cloud use cases
Development of new features and performance enhancements to applications and scripting language runtimes in datacenter/cloud use cases
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent,
3 years of work experience with hands-on C/C++ programming experience and exposure to low-level programming (OS/embedded/etc.), or computer architecture/internals interaction
3 years of experience with scripting languages such as Python and ability to perform profiling and software optimizations for better performance
Master's Degree strongly preferred and 2 years of relevant work experience
Performance optimizations in the area of compilers, libraries or runtime technologies; x86 microprocessor ISA, micro-architecture, and the runtime SW architecture

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Collaborating with Product Management and Engineering to fully refine test cases and test scenarios
Documenting defects using Rationale Team Concert
Working with Release Management, User-experience (UX) and Development to understand user stories and produce appropriate test scenarios
Clearly translating test scenarios into automated specifications
Managing scope changes in a flexible manner
Prioritizing and executing test cases in a timely fashion, despite changing priorities
Communicating status at the team and management level
Working independently to manage multiple tasks/projects at once
Actively participating and supporting cross-functional team objectives
Demands demonstrated experience with current technologies
Requires you to investigate and learn new technologies for quick turnaround
At least 2 years' experience doing Software Quality Assurance and Support for Software as a Service (SaaS) applications
Demonstrated experience working in cross functional and agile teams
Demonstrated experience writing test cases and validating defects
Demonstrated working knowledge of Database and Structured Query Language (SQL)
Demonstrated experience working with Industry Standard Defect tracking and Test Case repository systems
Demonstrated experience in Order Management Architecture, performance analysis and tuning
Experience in Performance Setup and Automation
Experience with scripting languages such as Perl and Python
Experience with User Interface (UI) automation using Selenium
Experience with Application Program Interface (API) testing using Jmeter or Rational Performance Tester

Senior Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Assess existing systems for risks to performance or stability
Identify critical use cases and key performance scenarios
Write tools to exercise these uses cases and performance scenarios under load
Execute tests, observe system behavior, and measure performance under load
Write tools to collect performance related data from application and system logs for analysis
Identify performance constraints at the software, hardware, or network layer and determine the root cause
Communicate information about bottlenecks or instability to the appropriate team and work with that team to formulate a solution
Write clear, concise reports summarizing findings
Establish an effective performance strategy that follows a systematic approach to performance testing
Automate performance engineering activities
Write tools to collect and present Production performance data for the purpose of monitoring and capacity planning
Java internals knowledge with a concentration in memory management and Garbage Collection algorithms for server-side applications
Experience with high performance software design and concurrent programming
Linux internals knowledge with a concentration in CPU and I/O scheduling
Good understanding of SQL and previous experience with relational databases such as Oracle
Experience with system monitoring and instrumentation

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Bachelor's Degree with coursework in Software Development related coursework. Or 4 years of Software Development experience in lieu of Degree
Personal projects hosted in a public location (e.g. GitHub)
Professional experience developing cloud-native applications

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

8+ years of experience in the software/performance engineering field
Experience with Dynatrace or other comparable APM tool, HP suite of products, specifically LoadRunner (LR), Unified Functional Test (UFT) and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
Well versed in using LR VUGen for advanced test script development in multiple protocols
Understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies including Waterfall and Agile
Programming/scripting experience in various languages
Understanding of industry best practices and standards for software/application development
Bachelor of Science in technical field (Computer Science, Engineering, etc.)
Experience with CA Dev/Test (LISA)
Experience with open source test tools, specifically SoapUI, LoadUI, xUnit, Selenium and Fiddler
Understanding of DevOps
Solid understanding of Cloud technology and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

We're looking for performance analysis and test skills as the most important qualifier
Experience with developing and executing performance tests, and with analyzing performance of Linux, Java, Javascript, also Docker.VMware, database, directory
Familariity with Linux performance tooling, Java performance tooling a plus
DB2.PostgreSQL, Oracle knowledge all a plus. PostgreSQL tuning is an important skills
Deliverables include performance test plans so patience, organizational skills, project management skills useful
Performance deliverables include tuning guides, performance ports ,sizing tools so communication/writing skills will be important
Experience working with customers and development teams is a plus
1-2 years of Linux/Unix skills
1-2 years of database/SQL skills
Basic shell scripting
Basic understanding of networking
Java Profiling
PostGres
MS SQL Server
Jmeter

Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Experience with performance profiling tools such as VTune, xperf, perf, Instruments, Chrome DevTools
Understanding of throughput, response time, latency, CPU utilization, memory
MATLAB experience
Experience with one or more scripting languages such as Python, perl, shell scripting
Passion for solving problems. Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills
Experience with performance analysis of web and mobile

Software Performance Engineer Intern Resume Examples & Samples

Help Modernization Performance team to develop, execute and analyze performance tests
Develop code in C#.Net for performance test scripts
Execute performance tests including setting up load mix, setting up the performance environment, documenting, running the tests and capturing the results
Analyze results to look for patterns and perform root cause analysis
Ability to perform unsupervised research on assigned tasks
Strong desire to learn and grow technical competencies
Enrolled in BS/BA program

Principal Software Performance Engineer Resume Examples & Samples

Interacting with consultants along with development partners to build scalable and maintainable object and service oriented software
Lead and implement features on software roadmap
Work with business on detailed requirements
Manage a team in matrix organization to plan, design and deliver features using
Utilizing Agile methodology throughout efforts
15+ yrs of total Software development experience with focus on application development
10+ yrs with C/C++ development for application development for User Interface and Embedded software
5+ yrs of Software Development Life Cycle with Agile and SAFe principles