Senior Performance Engineer (JVM & Java Optimisation) | Relocate to Abu Dhabi -

JR Spain; La Coruña; A distancia; AED 240.000 - 360.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An innovative company seeks a Senior Performance Engineer (JVM & Java Optimisation) to enhance performance across Java-based microservices in Abu Dhabi. The role involves collaborating with a high-performance team to optimize systems for efficiency and speed, leveraging over 7 years of experience in JVM, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architecture. The company supports relocation and offers visa, health insurance, and tax-free salary benefits.

Servicios

Relocation support to Abu Dhabi

Visa & Health insurance for you + dependants

Tax-Free Salary

Formación

• 7+ years of experience in performance engineering.
• Proven expertise in JVM, Java, and Spring Boot optimisation.
• Hands-on Kubernetes performance tuning.

Responsabilidades

• End-to-end performance tuning for Java microservices.
• JVM Optimisation and Spring Boot profiling.
• Optimising event-driven architectures and building testing frameworks.

Conocimientos

Performance tuning

JVM Optimization

Spring Boot

Kubernetes

Cloud-native experience

Herramientas

JMeter

YourKit

Zipkin

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Posted:

23.07.2025

Expiry Date:

06.09.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Performance Engineer (JVM & Java Optimisation) | Relocate to Abu Dhabi

Must relocate to Abu Dhabi – Full relocation support provided

Join our client—an innovator in the Cyber Security industry—at the heart of the UAE’s thriving tech ecosystem, a region known for rapid innovation, a vibrant engineering community, and fast-growing opportunities.

Our client is hiring a Senior Performance Engineer (JVM & Java Optimisation) to take ownership of performance optimisation across a containerised, Java-based microservices architecture running at scale in the cloud. You’ll be the go-to expert for JVM tuning, Spring Boot optimisation, database performance, and container orchestration—ensuring low latency and high efficiency on critical systems.

What you’ll be working on:

• End-to-end performance tuning for Java microservices in Kubernetes
• JVM Optimisation (GC, threading, memory allocation)
• Spring Boot profiling & tuning (reactive streams, caching, thread pools)
• SQL, NoSQL, and in-memory DB performance (PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Redis, DynamoDB)
• Performance testing with JMeter, k6
• Observability using JFR, JVisualVM, OpenTelemetry
• Optimising event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Building CI-integrated performance testing frameworks

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience
• Proven expertise in JVM, Java, and Spring Boot optimisation
• Hands-on Kubernetes performance tuning in production environments
• Cloud-native experience and CI/CD performance testing integration
• Proficiency with profiling & monitoring tools (e.g., YourKit, JProfiler, Zipkin)
• Comfortable operating as an Individual Contributor

What’s in it for you?

Performance ownership in a high-scale product

A genuinely collaborative team & high-performance culture

Relocation support to Abu Dhabi

Visa & Health insurance for you + dependants

Live and work in one of the safest countries in the world

Tax-Free Salary

If you'd like to discuss the role and company further, please apply with your latest CV to be considered!