General Motors · 4 days ago
Senior Software Performance Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expGeneral Motors is seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Performance Engineer to lead optimization efforts for their systems and solutions. The role involves improving software and systems performance, mentoring less experienced engineers, and collaborating with development teams to ensure scalability and reliability of applications.
AutomotiveElectric VehicleInformation ServicesManufacturingTransportation
No H1B
Responsibilities
Own the performance observability for production and lower environments, identifying and acting on concerning trends
Develop competency across our complete web technologies stack (client, framework, and services)
Weigh architectural trade-offs and apply synchronous and asynchronous design patterns
Monitor, assess and analyze the holistic performance of the application with benchmarking tools
Identify bottlenecks, lead root cause analysis, collaborate with developers, automate processes and ensure proper tools to ensure systems meet performance requirements from design to deployment
Own and enhance performance coverage by consulting with developers to identify areas for improvement and expansion
Investigate and diagnose performance issues to identify the root cause of the problems
Clearly document performance results and share actionable insights with developers
Develop datasets and workloads that accurately represent the Production environment
Analyze the CPU utilization, Memory usage, Network Usage, Garbage collection and DB Reports to verify application performance
Research and implement best practices, methodologies and tools for performance testing
Explore and pitch product ideas and tech initiatives with cross functional teams
Drive UI performance optimization and ensure cross-browser compatibility
Stay current with emerging technologies and trends and evaluate their potential for adoption
Mentor junior team members and contribute to team growth and development
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
5+ years of experience in Performance engineering and scalability engineering for cloud-hosted applications
Strong proficiency with performance tools like K6, JMeter
Strong knowledge of monitoring and observability tools like Data dog, Grafana, Dynatrace
Strong proficiency in scripting languages (ex: Java, JavaScript, Python)
Strong technical knowledge of virtualization, storage and networking
Proficiency in profiling all layers of the Technology stack (Software, OS, network) and optimizing complex applications
Expertise knowledge in Cloud & Container Ecosystem (Azure, Docker, Kubernetes)
Preferred
Master's degree in computer science or related field
Hands-on experience with Chaos Engineering tools like Gremlin
Hands-on experience with Caching layer performance tuning
5+ years of experience in performance engineering, with a proven track record of optimizing system performance across complex environments
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with developers, product managers, and business stakeholders
Deep expertise in database performance tuning, with a focus on optimizing complex SQL queries
Strong analytical skills for identifying root causes of performance issues and resolving code-level bottlenecks
Hands-on experience with observability and monitoring tools; proficiency with Datadog is highly preferred
Proficient in a variety of industry-standard performance testing tools such as K6, NeoLoad, BlazeMeter, and LoadRunner
Benefits
Relocation benefits
Company
General Motors
General Motors is an automotive company that designs, produces, markets, and distributes vehicles and vehicle parts.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$8.51BKey Investors
US Department of Energy
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $2B
2024-10-31Grant· $8M
2024-07-11Grant· $500M
Leadership Team
Mary Barra
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Tony Cervone
Senior Vice President, Global Communications
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