Remote Performance Engineer - Build Scalable Backends

The Wave; Remote; GBP 134,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Performance Engineer to establish performance engineering across their Python-based systems, API, and databases. You will define strategies, mentor developers, and optimize system performance for millions of users. This fully remote role offers a salary up to $222,700 USD, plus equity and generous benefits. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in performance analysis and a passion for solving complex engineering challenges.

Benefits

Yearly $1,200 stipend for coworking meetups

Generous equity package

Subsidized health insurance

Flexible vacation

$10,000 annual donation matching

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in performance engineering, SRE, or systems optimisation.
• Deep proficiency in Python performance analysis and optimisation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate performance engineering functions.
• Profile and analyze production performance using observability tools.
• Mentor backend developers on performance improvements.

Skills

Performance engineering

Python performance analysis

Postgres performance

SQL optimisation

GraphQL performance

Load testing

Communication skills

Collaboration

Job description

A leading financial institution is seeking a Performance Engineer to establish performance engineering across their Python-based systems, API, and databases. You will define strategies, mentor developers, and optimize system performance for millions of users. This fully remote role offers a salary up to $222,700 USD, plus equity and generous benefits. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in performance analysis and a passion for solving complex engineering challenges.