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About the role
Performance Engineer
Location: Westlake, TX – Hybrid
No OPT or CPT
Java, Java EE, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, REST APIs, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Apache Kafka, Apache JMeter, Performance Testing (Load/Stress/Soak/Spike/Capacity), Dynatrace/APM, JVM & GC Tuning, Performance Optimization, SQL & Database Tuning, CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI), Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure Cloud, Secure Coding, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Agile/Scrum, and Scalability & Resiliency Engineering.
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., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab 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
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