Performance Engineer (OAK) | Ask.com | Oakland, CA
Performance Engineer (OAK)
(Location: Oakland, CA)
Description:
Ask.com is seeking a Performance Engineer to work on a team responsible for measuring the performance of new feature releases within aggressive time frames. The Performance Engineer will focus on developing sophisticated tests that enable Ask.com to perform the most complex load simulations and comprehensive end-to-end automation in the industry to help ensure the service is blazingly fast and bulletproof. This Performance Engineer will utilize and contribute to sophisticated custom built automation frameworks and software tools written in Java and other languages. The Performance Engineer must demonstrate the ability to understand novel system architectures, pinpoint problem areas, demonstrate the ability to analyze data for bottlenecks, and develop succinct test plans across multiple hardware and software tiers.
Responsibilities:
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Description:
Ask.com is seeking a Performance Engineer to work on a team responsible for measuring the performance of new feature releases within aggressive time frames. The Performance Engineer will focus on developing sophisticated tests that enable Ask.com to perform the most complex load simulations and comprehensive end-to-end automation in the industry to help ensure the service is blazingly fast and bulletproof. This Performance Engineer will utilize and contribute to sophisticated custom built automation frameworks and software tools written in Java and other languages. The Performance Engineer must demonstrate the ability to understand novel system architectures, pinpoint problem areas, demonstrate the ability to analyze data for bottlenecks, and develop succinct test plans across multiple hardware and software tiers.
Responsibilities:
- Provide accurate scoping, clear strategies, and milestones for performance tests
- Analyze performance results to identify bottlenecks and suggest optimizations
- Participate in discussions and planning with Development
- Design and implement overhead, scalability, stability, and stress tests using industry standard tools and custom developed software written in Java
- Review automation implementations and encourage sound design principles
- Review test plans, results analysis, capacity planning guides for in–flight releases
- Coordinate technical presentations and training for capacity planning guides
- Report weekly trends highlighting product performance and team status against committed milestones and projects
- 5+ years experience in Performance Engineering • 3+ years of experience with Databases and SQL
- 3+ years of benchmark testing, performance analysis using industry standard benchmarks
- 3+ years experience with script languages JavaScript, Perl, Python, Shell
- Outstanding attention to detail and communication skills
- ability to analyze / interpret technical data
- ability to identify / resolve system bottlenecks
- ability to identify potential limitations in software architectures
- ability to write clear and concise technical documents
- troubleshooting and reasoning skills
- understanding of throughput, latency, memory and CPU utilization
- Working knowledge of TCP/IP, networking topology, routers, switches
- Working knowledge of Network packet sniffers (e.g. TcpDump, Network Monitor, WinDump, EtherPeek, Observer)
- Working knowledge of operating system design / tuning (e.g. Linux, Solaris)
- Working knowledge of HTTP load generation /measurement software (e.g. LoadRunner, JMeter, Grinder, Fiddler, Firebug)
- Bachelor’s Degree in CS or any engineering discipline
- Familiar with J2EE Technologies (e.g. JSP, Servlets, EJB, WebServices, SOA)
- Familiar with Java Debugging / Monitoring Software (e.g. JProbe, Dynatrace, Introscope)
- Familiar with TCP/IP, networking topology, routers, switches
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