Performance Engineer with Java Development

Job Details:

Job Title: Performance Engineer with Java Development

Location: New York, NY or Los Angeles, CA (3 Days onsite)

Duration: Long Term Contract

Job Description:

• Apply performance optimization techniques to improve latency, throughput, and resource usage
• Use profiling tools to identify and resolve memory leaks, issues, and CPU bottlenecks
• Build services and workflows that integrate with Google Cloud Dataproc (Spark/Hadoop)
• Write efficient, testable code with attention to performance at the design level
• Use Python or Scala for scripting, data processing, or automation tasks
• Collaborate with performance engineers, SREs, and DevOps teams
• Use APM and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana) for diagnostics
• Leverage Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) for building and deploying performant services
• Work with Terraform and DevOps concepts for infrastructure-as-code

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of experience in performance engineering and backend development
• Strong experience in Java (JDK internals, tuning, thread/heap analysis, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with profiling tools (e.g., YourKit, JFR, VisualVM, async-profiler)
• Proficiency in Python and/or Scala
• Experience with load testing tools like Locust or similar
• Solid understanding of DevOps concepts, CI/CD, and system monitoring
• Experience with Terraform and managing cloud-based test environments
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) (Cloud Run, GKE, Cloud Profiler, etc.)
• Strong debugging and system-level problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities

Skills

Mandatory Skills :

Strong programming background, JDK internals, tuning, thread/heap analysis, Python, and/or Scala