Performance Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Hammond (IN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a hands-on Performance Engineer to architect, code, and deploy with a focus on quality from Hammond, Indiana. This freelance role offers a meaningful impact on projects and growth within a fast-moving team that ships rapidly.

Responsibilities include aligning Persuasion configurations across environments, reducing cold-start times, and identifying race conditions that surface during peak traffic.

Qualifications

• Experience using GitLab CI in a technology setting.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and independent judgment.
• Growth mindset with openness to feedback and learning.

Responsibilities

• Wrangle Persuasion config across environments so Hammond staging mirrors production.
• Cut Persuasion cold-start times so Google functions wake before IN users notice.
• Catch the Persuasion race conditions that only surface under Hammond peak traffic.
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Microsoft Azure and Continuous Learning.
• Lead PHP design reviews that catch costly mistakes before Hammond, IN builds them.

Skills

GitLab CI

Critical thinking

Independent judgment

Growth mindset

Accountability

Job description

Google needs a hands-on Performance Engineer who can architect, code, and deploy without losing sight of quality. At Google, a freelance Performance Engineer earns $50,000 - $76,000, owns meaningful projects, and grows with a team that ships fast.

Key Responsibilities

• Wrangle Persuasion config across environments so Hammond staging mirrors production


• Cut Persuasion cold-start times so Google functions wake before IN users notice


• Catch the Persuasion race conditions that only surface under Hammond peak traffic


• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Microsoft Azure and Continuous Learning


• Lead PHP design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Hammond, IN builds them

What You'll Bring

• A growth mindset and openness to constructive feedback


• The discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter


• Comfort being accountable for a craft-focused outcome in a freelance role


• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment


• A bias toward asking the dumb question before the expensive mistake


• Familiarity with the rhythms of a spirited-and-grounded freelance team


• 1+ years putting GitLab CI to work in a technology setting

As a mission-driven leader in technology, Google draws top talent to its Hammond, IN headquarters. Giving and receiving direct feedback is a skill we practice openly across every level.

At $50,000 - $76,000, with mentorship and a benefits suite to match, this Performance Engineer seat at Google is built for people who want to rise.

Re-dated this morning, Google continues hiring for the Performance Engineer role.