Cloudera · 13 hours ago
Performance Engineer -- Non Functional QE
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry Level
$124K/yr - $155K/yr
3+ years expCloudera is a leader in data management and analytics, empowering organizations to transform complex data into actionable insights. The Performance Engineer will be a key member of the NFQE team, responsible for driving performance reliability of Kubernetes-hosted data services through performance testing, analysis, and collaboration with development and product teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareBig DataSoftwareAnalyticsData GovernanceData ManagementMachine Learning
No H1B
Responsibilities
Work with internal development teams and the open source community to proactively drive performance improvements/optimizations across our data warehouse and Data Engineering stack
Work with product managers, developers and the field team to understand performance and scale requirements, and develop benchmarks based on these requirements
Develop automation to execute benchmarks, collect and aggregate metrics and profiles, and report results, trends, and regressions
Analyze performance and scalability characteristics to identify bottlenecks in large-scale distributed systems
Perform root cause analysis of performance issues identified by internal testing and from customers and suggest corrective actions
Evaluate performance of systems and provide related guidance to the team
Qualification
Required
3 + years of industry experience in performance-related work, ideally on large-scale distributed systems
Understanding of DBMS algorithms and data structure fundamentals
Understanding of hardware trends and full-stack systems performance: CPU, RAM, storage, network, Linux kernel, JVM, and distributed systems performance
Understanding of performance analysis tools and techniques
Strong design, coding skills, and test automation skills (Java/C++/Golang/Python preferred)
Knowledge of relevant frameworks, cloud provider knowledge, K8s, etc
Ability to work in a distributed setting with team members spread in multiple geographies
Demonstrated ability to work on large cross-functional projects, including strong written communication skills and a collaborative mindset, as you will be working with many teams inside and outside of Cloudera
Experience with benchmark and performance test design
Experience designing performance tests that provide useful insights into specific aspects of performance
Solid understanding of basic performance theory - in particular a very good understanding of latency, throughput, and concurrency and how they relate to each other
Strong understanding of the types of workloads they'll be testing Ideally they should have specific experience creating performance tests for the specific product area they'll be working on (SQL, ML, etc)
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Preferred
Experience with the Hadoop ecosystem (i.e. Hive, Impala, Spark), in specific Prior work on large‑scale data lakehouse or data‑warehouse performance
Hands-on experience with containerization, Kubernetes, public cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure and/or GCP) and mesh-networks
Certifications: CKA/CKAD, AWS Solutions Architect, GCP Cloud Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent
Security & Compliance: Experience writing performance tests that also verify data‑privacy and audit compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
Benefits
Generous PTO Policy
Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
Flexible WFH Policy
Mental & Physical Wellness programs
Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
Access to Continued Career Development
Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
Paid Volunteer Time
Employee Resource Groups
Company
Cloudera
Cloudera is a software development company that offers data management and cloud-native data analytic solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.04BKey Investors
Intel CapitalT. Rowe PriceAccel
2021-06-01Acquired
2018-04-07Post Ipo Secondary
2017-04-28IPO
Leadership Team
Charles Sansbury
Chief Executive Officer
Mary Rorabaugh
Vice President, Finance
Recent News
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