Principal Software Engineer, Performance & Benchmarking

PowerToFly; Remote; CAD 179,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a Principal Software Engineer I to enhance processes and tools for Elasticsearch performance benchmarking. You will design and build tooling for benchmarking jobs at scale, maintain an open-source benchmarking tool, and develop methodologies for performance metrics. Ideal candidates should have extensive software development experience in Python and knowledge of cloud orchestration with Kubernetes. This is a fully remote position with competitive compensation and extensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive pay based on skills

Health coverage for you and your family

Flexible locations and schedules

Generous vacation days

Parental leave of minimum 16 weeks

Support for volunteer projects

401(k) / Retirement Plan

Qualifications

• Expert level software development experience with Python and Linux shell.
• Familiarity with Linux system-level performance measurement.
• Experience in troubleshooting and root cause analysis for performance issues.
• Knowledge in cloud orchestration with Kubernetes.
• Prior experience with CI/CD pipelines and automating workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design and build tooling for Elasticsearch performance benchmarking.
• Maintain the Python-based benchmarking tool, Rally.
• Define methodologies for performance benchmarking.
• Lead cross-functional team efforts in benchmarking tasks.
• Develop reports interpreting benchmarking results.

Skills

Python

Linux shell

Performance measurement

Kubernetes

Troubleshooting

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud architectures

Time management

Job description

A leading technology company seeks a Principal Software Engineer I to enhance processes and tools for Elasticsearch performance benchmarking. You will design and build tooling for benchmarking jobs at scale, maintain an open-source benchmarking tool, and develop methodologies for performance metrics. Ideal candidates should have extensive software development experience in Python and knowledge of cloud orchestration with Kubernetes. This is a fully remote position with competitive compensation and extensive benefits.