Performance Engineer

Veriipro; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Veriipro is seeking a skilled developer in Boston, Massachusetts, with extensive experience in backend development using Java, Spring Boot, and performance engineering. The successful candidate will participate in developing and optimizing scalable microservices and distributed systems.

Qualified individuals should possess 6–8 years of full-stack experience, strong expertise in Java and Spring frameworks, and familiarity with cloud technologies. The role emphasizes collaboration within cross-functional Agile teams.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of full-stack development experience.
• Hands-on experience with microservices and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of OOP and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Design performance tests using Apache JMeter.
• Optimize application performance with APM tools.

Skills

Java backend expertise

Performance engineering

Microservices

Apache Kafka

Distributed systems

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache JMeter

AWS

Azure

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop backend services, APIs, and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring MVC.
• Support Angular-based front-end integrations as needed.
• Design and execute performance tests including load, stress, soak, spike, and capacity testing using Apache JMeter.
• Analyze application performance using Dynatrace or similar APM tools to identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance.
• Optimize JVM, garbage collection, database queries, caching, threading, and messaging systems.
• Design and support event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka.
• Build scalable and resilient distributed systems and microservices.
• Integrate automated performance testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar tools.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and global Agile teams.

Required Qualifications

• 6–8 years of full-stack development experience with strong Java backend expertise.
• Strong experience with Java EE, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and RESTful APIs.
• Hands‑on experience with microservices, distributed systems, and Apache Kafka.
• Expertise in performance engineering, system tuning, and optimization.
• Experience with Apache JMeter and Dynatrace/APM tools.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, or Azure.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Strong understanding of OOP, Domain‑Driven Design (DDD), and secure coding practices.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cloud‑native architectures and infrastructure automation.
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and resiliency best practices.
• Financial services or enterprise platform experience is a plus.