Platform Performance Engineer — Scale & Insight

Faire; Toronto, Kitchener; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused online marketplace in Toronto seeks an Intermediate Engineer to enhance platform performance and insights. The ideal candidate will have experience with distributed systems and public cloud infrastructure. The role involves planning technology projects and mentoring team members while ensuring system reliability and scalability. This position offers a competitive salary and the chance to make a positive impact on local businesses.

Benefits

Equity opportunities

Benefits

Supportive work culture

Qualifications

• Experience developing and running distributed systems.
• Interest in solving performance problems.
• Experience with production issues at scale.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute technology projects for growth.
• Engage with team for planning and prioritization.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship.

Skills

Distributed systems

Performance optimization

Networking

Public cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)

Caching and storage

Observability

Capacity & cost tradeoffs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

Datadog

Kubernetes

Terraform

Elasticsearch

Job description

A community-focused online marketplace in Toronto seeks an Intermediate Engineer to enhance platform performance and insights. The ideal candidate will have experience with distributed systems and public cloud infrastructure. The role involves planning technology projects and mentoring team members while ensuring system reliability and scalability. This position offers a competitive salary and the chance to make a positive impact on local businesses.