Performance Engineer

ITA is looking to hire performance engineers to help tune a new product which is comprised of hundreds of interrelated processes running in a distributed Linux environment. We're looking for people who are part hacker, part administrator, and part scientist. In this role, you'll learn a product domain, then figure out a way to generate load on the processes that make up that product. You'll help us tune the hardware, networks, and software that comprise the system.

Responsibilities:

* Load test and tune products in a distributed Linux environment
* Work with different internal teams to understand product domains
* Create, select, and implement load generation tools
* Work with sysadmins, engineers, DBAs, and others to understand the performance of complex systems
* Work with both the customer and internal teams to produce and validate performance goals

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in CS, or equivalent work experience
* Extensive programming experience in a UNIX or Linux environment
* Experience designing end-to-end solutions, including code, hardware, and networks
* Experience using and/or maintaining relational databases, especially Oracle
* Strong understanding of networking

Special Knowledge/Skills Required:

* Ability to constantly learn new domains, both technically and non-technically
* Ability to prioritize efforts without constant management involvement
* Must have excellent problem solving skills, and a willingness to exercise them on a daily basis

How to Apply
If you are interested in this position, please send your resume to us via this link. An ITA Software recruiter will review your qualifications and contact you if there is a fit with our needs.

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