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IBM · 22 hours ago

Software Architect (Technical Lead, Performance Engineering)

positionAustin, TX
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff

IBM is seeking a results-oriented Technical Lead to guide their benchmarking engineering initiatives within the IBM Data Platform. This role focuses on ensuring software solutions meet high standards of performance, scalability, and reliability while leading a high-performing engineering team and collaborating with existing performance engineering teams.

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Responsibilities

Identify or define the most applicable industry benchmarks or performance tests for our products that align to our strategic differentiation
Architect and tune software deployments on hyperscaler infrastructure
Design benchmarking testing plans
Provide technical leadership and guidance on performance testing strategies, methodologies, and tools for a team of benchmarking engineers
Analyze performance test results and collaborate with product management to craft strategy
Collaborate with performance engineering and development teams to drive optimizations within Data Platform products
Ensure that testing is executed rigorously and delivers high-quality, actionable results

Qualification

Performance engineeringSolution architectureTechnical benchmarkingPerformance testing toolsCloud-native technologiesProject managementOrganizational skillsTechnical leadershipCommunication skills

Required

Experience in technical benchmarking, performance engineering, solution architecture, or a similar technical role
Solid understanding of performance testing concepts, methodologies, and tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner, etc.)
Experience with system architecture, including cloud-native technologies, distributed systems, and databases (including Ansible/Terraform for IaC)
Proven ability to analyze complex technical data and communicate findings to both technical and non-technical audiences (including Grafana/Prometheus for charting)
Proven ability to contribute to existing benchmarks or build test scripts from scratch
Strong project management and organizational skills

Preferred

Bachelor's Degree
Experience in a technical leadership role
Experience in leading engineering teams
Hands-on experience with industry-standard benchmarks for agents and data systems
Knowledge of IBM's software portfolio, particularly in data and AI

Company

IBM

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IBM is an IT technology and consulting firm providing computer hardware, software, infrastructure, and hosting services.
dateFounded in 1911
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Armonk, New York, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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http://www.ibm.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
2011-01-14IPO

Leadership Team

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Alain Bénichou
Chief Executive Officer, IBM Greater China Group
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Alex Yang
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