Principal Software Engineer, Performance

Jobgether

United States
On-site
Large-scale distributed systems design
Performance strategy definition
System-wide optimization expertise
The Principal Software Engineer, Performance position at Jobgether involves leading performance engineering for large-scale distributed systems, focusing on defining and executing performance strategies. The role requires collaboration across engineering domains to enhance user experience and business outcomes, emphasizing measurable impact and long-term scalability in a fast-paced and technical environment

Job Summary

  • This role sits at the highest technical level of performance engineering, shaping how large-scale distributed systems are designed and optimized.
  • You will define and drive the long-term performance strategy across infrastructure, backend systems, and product experiences to ensure speed remains a core principle.
  • The position requires deep technical execution and organizational influence to set standards for observability, profiling, and system-wide optimization.

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The Principal Software Engineer, Performance position at Jobgether involves leading performance engineering for large-scale distributed systems, focusing on defining and executing performance strategies. The role requires collaboration across engineering domains to enhance user experience and business outcomes, emphasizing measurable impact and long-term scalability in a fast-paced and technical environment.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Large-scale distributed systems design
  • Performance strategy definition
  • System-wide optimization expertise
  • Observability and profiling standards
  • Infrastructure and backend optimization

Nice-to-have

  • Organizational influence on engineering culture
  • Collaboration across multiple domains
  • Measurable impact on user experience
  • Long-term scalability focus

Key Requirements

  • Principal level technical expertise
  • Experience with global platform scale

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