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Motion Recruitment

Performance Architect - Boston, MA

Motion Recruitment, Irvine, California, United States, 92713

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Overview

A technology-focused organization is seeking a Performance Architect to lead performance optimization across software systems. This role focuses on analyzing system performance metrics, identifying bottlenecks, and providing actionable recommendations to improve system efficiency and reliability. You will collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure performance is integrated into the software development lifecycle from the outset, while designing and maintaining performance testing frameworks and tools. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence system architecture, implement best practices for performance engineering, and contribute to long-term reliability and scalability of mission-critical applications.

Responsibilities

50% Performance analysis, benchmarking, and optimization 25% Designing, scripting, and executing automated performance tests 15% System monitoring, alerts, and production reliability improvements 10% Process improvement, documentation, and collaboration

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field 10+ years of performance engineering and/or software engineering experience Expertise in performance testing, benchmarking, and root cause analysis Hands-on experience with performance test frameworks, load testing, and infrastructure setup Proficiency with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure) and on-prem tiered environments Strong troubleshooting skills across hardware, software, networking, and infrastructure Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, operations, and performance engineers

Desired Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field Experience with network profiling tools (Wireshark, Fiddler) Knowledge of CI/CD and containerization for automated performance testing Ability to develop dashboards, define SLAs, implement alerting, logging, and tracing Strong understanding of system monitoring, benchmarking, and performance modeling Experience creating and maintaining performance test strategies, automated test data creation, and reporting frameworks Staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies in performance engineering

Posted by: Nathan Chisholm

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