Performance Engineer

Strategic Advisory Group; Kearney (NE); On-site; USD 73,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Benefits package

Growth freedom

Job summary

Strategic Advisory Group in Kearney, NE is hiring a contract Performance Engineer to balance speed and stability while shipping software used by millions. The role offers ownership of Flexibility work and a salary range of $73,000–$103,000.

You will work hands-on with Python and Rust, contribute to Jenkins tooling, and present findings to leadership. This position emphasizes independent work, practical problem solving, and a path to growth within our zero-bureaucracy environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way.
• Comfort presenting to mid-level leadership.
• Curiosity to read docs before asking.
• Ability to interpret data and translate findings into clear recommendations.
• Experience presenting to a NE-wide audience.
• Grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday.

Responsibilities

• Carry a proudly-nerdy Python feature through code freeze without breaking stability.
• Pull Strategic Advisory Group's Collaboration stack out of the NE region before the migration deadline.
• Untangle the Flexibility dependency knots that have slowed Kearney releases for months.
• Keep the technology Python service humming through Kearney's holiday traffic surge.
• Reproduce the proudly-nerdy bug from the Kearney field report, then make it impossible again.
• Land Rust performance wins Strategic Advisory Group can measure in NE retention numbers.
• Reach into legacy Python modules and leave them cleaner than you found them.
• Build the Jenkins tooling that makes every other Kearney engineer faster.

Skills

Python

Rust

Jenkins

Public speaking

Data interpretation

Independent work

Leadership presentations

Documentation mindset

Debugging under pressure

Tools

Jenkins

Job description

We are hiring a Performance Engineer who can balance speed and stability while shipping software used by millions. Join Strategic Advisory Group as a contract Performance Engineer and take real ownership of Flexibility work while earning $73,000 - $103,000 and growing your craft.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry a proudly-nerdy Python feature through code freeze without breaking Strategic Advisory Group stability
• Pull Strategic Advisory Group's Collaboration stack out of the NE region before the migration deadline
• Untangle the Flexibility dependency knots that have slowed Kearney releases for months
• Keep the technology Python service humming through Kearney's holiday traffic surge
• Reproduce the proudly-nerdy bug from the Kearney field report, then make it impossible again
• Land Rust performance wins Strategic Advisory Group can measure in NE retention numbers
• Reach into legacy Python modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Build the Jenkins tooling that makes every other Kearney engineer faster

What You'll Bring

• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• 3+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to mid-level leadership
• The kind of curiosity that reads the docs before asking
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
• Comfort presenting to a NE-wide audience without a script
• The grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint

Strategic Advisory Group keeps technology systems running for clients who never think about them, which is the zero-bureaucracy Kearney, NE point. We keep our process light so engineers can spend their energy on Rust and Jenkins, not bureaucracy.

You bring the Jenkins; we bring $73,000 - $103,000, a mentor, a benefits package, and the freedom to grow on your terms in Kearney.

Updated on the spot, the Strategic Advisory Group hiring team is reviewing in real time.