Director, Platform & Performance Engineering

Added
13 days ago
Type
Full time
Salary
Salary not provided

Related skills

java docker aws postgresql mysql

πŸ“‹ Description

  • Own and drive the platform performance roadmap with CTO.
  • Establish load testing, benchmarking, and regression gates for UX at scale.
  • DB excellence: MySQL and PostgreSQL on AWS; optimize schemas.
  • Strengthen observability: metrics, logs, tracing; define KPIs.
  • Hands-on player-coach: architecture decisions and mentor backend engineers.
  • Recruit and develop backend/platform engineering team; set standards.

🎯 Requirements

  • 12+ years backend engineering with senior leadership.
  • Deep Java experience (JEE/Spring) with hands-on practice.
  • Strong Python tooling/automation skills.
  • Distributed systems, concurrency, and scalable SaaS architecture.
  • Experience designing load tests and using perf tools (Grafana, JMeter, OpenTelemetry).
  • DB performance optimization for MySQL and PostgreSQL.

🎁 Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Short/long-term disability and life insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off and flexible vacation
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
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