Senior Performance Engineer

November 7

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Description

• Helping us rewrite portions of our platform to unlock scalability • Write and extend test-harness scripts in Javascript to load-test specific components in our platform • Use the load-tests to analyze current performance characteristics • Remove load from the primary database through caching, reader nodes, query optimizations and improved algorithms • Roll out changes in a controlled and reversible way • Help us re-architect existing components for horizontal scalability • Work with cloud-native infrastructure (we use AWS) • Working independently, but closely with a few others • If you have great leadership skills, this position could lead to a management position

Requirements

• Superb Ruby on Rails skills, with a minimum of 10 years of current Ruby on Rails experience • Skilled at coding in Javascript, used in our performance test harness • Experience and expertise building highly performant and high-throughput Ruby/Rails back-ends • Experience with Go is a plus, but not required • Familiarity with query optimization with an intuitive understanding of database characteristics • Experience with database sharing is a plus • Experience writing well instrumented code that can be easily monitored (we use Datadog) • Understand the impacts of locking, network latency, batching, caching and I/O on software performance • A proven track record in bringing clarity to ambiguous situations • Ability to facilitate technical discussions, and to make challenging calls in a distributed team environment • Familiarity with the AWS ecosystem • Experience serving as a Tech-Lead

Benefits

• Base salary per year (paid semi-monthly) • Fast-paced and professional work culture • Stock options with standard startup vesting - 1 year cliff; 4 years total • $50 monthly communication expense stipend to go towards your phone/internet bill • $250 stipend to enhance your WFH setup • Reimbursement for peripheral equipment: monitor (up to $400), keyboard and mouse (up to $200) • Premium medical benefits including vision and dental (100% coverage for employees) • Company-sponsored life and disability insurance • Paid parental bonding leave • Paid sick leave, jury duty, bereavement • 401k plan • Flexible Time Off (our team members typically take off ~3-4 weeks per year) • Volunteer Time Off • 13 scheduled holidays • 2x / year in-person team meet-ups (2-3 days, company paid)