Performance Architect

GSPANN Technologies, Inc; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Educational assistance

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm in California is seeking an experienced Performance Architect to troubleshoot and optimize performance in complex environments. The role requires strong experience with cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and database performance tuning. You will analyze system metrics, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive performance improvements. The ideal candidate is a strong problem solver who balances hands-on fixes with architecture recommendations. This position offers opportunities for career growth and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in troubleshooting complex performance issues.
• Ability to identify root causes and provide actionable recommendations.
• Experience driving performance improvements at scale.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks in production environments.
• Perform end-to-end root cause analysis across application and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with various teams to drive performance fixes.
• Analyze load test results and system metrics.
• Drive proactive performance engineering practices.

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)

Kubernetes performance

Networking fundamentals

Database performance tuning

OS-level performance analysis

Troubleshooting microservices architectures

Observability tools

Tools

Performance testing tools (BlazeMeter, JMeter, k6, Gatling)

AI tools for troubleshooting and automation

Caching layers (Redis, CDN, edge)

Job description

Headquartered in California, U.S.A., GSPANN provides consulting and IT services to global clients. We help clients transform how they deliver business value by helping them optimize their IT capabilities, practices, and. With five global delivery centers and 2000+ employees, we provide the intimacy of a boutique consultancy with the capabilities of a large IT services firm.

Role: Performance Architect

Duration: 12 months+

DETAILS:

We are looking for a Performance Architect with strong hands‑on experience in troubleshooting complex performance issues across performance and production environments.

The ideal candidate should be able to identify root causes, provide actionable recommendations, and drive fixes across application, platform, and infrastructure layers.

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks in Perf and Production environments
• Perform end-to-end root cause analysis across application, Kubernetes, cloud, networking, database, and OS layers
• Recommend and implement performance improvements and scalability solutions
• Collaborate with development, platform, SRE, and infrastructure teams to drive fixes
• Analyze load test results, production telemetry, and system metrics
• Define performance baselines, SLAs, and capacity planning models
• Drive proactive performance engineering and resiliency practices
• Introduce automation and AI-assisted troubleshooting workflows

Required Skills

• Strong experience in cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP)
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes performance (pods, autoscaling, scheduling, resource limits, networking)
• Strong networking fundamentals (DNS, LB, latency, TLS, connection reuse, routing, TCP dump analysis)
• Database performance tuning (SQL/NoSQL, indexing, connection pools, query optimization, thread dump, heap dump analysis)
• OS-level performance analysis (CPU, memory, IO, thread contention, GC, kernel limits)
• Experience troubleshooting distributed microservices architectures
• Hands‑on with observability tools (APM, logs, metrics, tracing)

Good to Have

• Experience with performance testing tools (BlazeMeter, JMeter, k6, Gatling, etc.)
• Familiarity with AI tools for troubleshooting and automation
• Experience with caching layers (Redis, CDN, edge)
• Retail / eCommerce domain expertise (traffic spikes, peak events, checkout flows, cart, search, promotions)

Ideal Candidate

• Strong problem solver who can work across teams
• Able to balance hands‑on fixing + architecture recommendations
• Experience driving performance improvements at scale

Working at GSPANN

GSPANN is a diverse, prosperous, and rewarding place to work. We provide competitive benefits, educational assistance, and career growth opportunities to our employees. Every employee is valued for their talent and contribution. Working with us will give you an opportunity to work globally with some of the best brands in the industry.

The company does and will take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and to treat qualified individuals without discrimination based on their physical or mental disability status. GSPANN is an equal opportunity employer for minorities/females/veterans/disabled.