Senior Performance Engineer - JVM & Distributed Systems (AWS)

Visa; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Systems & Software Performance Engineer to optimize their fraud detection platform. Responsibilities include tuning JVM performance, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system performance. The ideal candidate has a degree in a relevant field, strong skills in JVM tuning, and real-time data streaming experience. This role offers a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in JVM performance tuning including G1, ZGC, and Shenandoah.
• Knowledge of Java profiling tools like JFR, async-profiler, and JProfiler.
• Hands-on experience with real-time data streaming and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily stand-ups and team meetings to synchronise activities.
• Set standards for performance-focused engineering.
• Manage performance incident investigations and postmortems.

Skills

JVM performance tuning

Java profiling tools

Real-time data streaming

Linux performance tools

Ability to manage workload independently

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

MongoDB

Redis

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

A leading software company in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Systems & Software Performance Engineer to optimize their fraud detection platform. Responsibilities include tuning JVM performance, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance system performance. The ideal candidate has a degree in a relevant field, strong skills in JVM tuning, and real-time data streaming experience. This role offers a hybrid working model.