Performance Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Investment Advisory Group in Palmdale, CA seeks a curious Performance Engineer focused on Node.js-based backend and frontend interfaces. You will build RESTful APIs powering core products, optimize modules, and refine cloud usage while collaborating with a disciplined team in a high-stakes environment.

The role emphasizes written communication and practical problem-solving to improve releases, with a competitive salary range and growth opportunities in a fast-moving tech space.

Qualifications

• Experience with Node.js and building RESTful services.
• Strong familiarity with Elasticsearch in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to craft clear, concise written communication in high-stakes contexts.

Responsibilities

• Untangle Goal Setting dependencies slowing Palmdale releases.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core products.
• Refactor the Investment Advisory Group tech module.
• Build responsive accessible front-end interfaces with Node.js.
• Ship experiments quickly, prune underperformers.

Skills

Node.js

Elasticsearch

REST APIs

Frontend UI

Written comms

Tools

REST API Frameworks

Job description

We don't need a Performance Engineer who knows everything about Jenkins; we need one curious enough to find out what they don't. Sized right for 4 years of Node.js, this CA role pays $89,000 - $131,000 and opens a path you actually want to walk.

Key Responsibilities

• Untangle the Goal Setting dependency knots that have slowed Palmdale releases for months
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Investment Advisory Group products
• Refactor the technology module Investment Advisory Group has been afraid to touch
• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with Node.js
• Ship Written Communication experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Trim Investment Advisory Group's cloud bill by right-sizing the Written Communication infrastructure in Palmdale, CA

What You'll Bring

• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Demonstrated Elasticsearch expertise in a fast-moving technology environment
• Demonstrated calm when a Palmdale, CA client changes scope mid-stream
• A point of view on Investment Advisory Group's space, sharpened by your own reading

Investment Advisory Group writes the software that keeps technology operations humming, all of it engineered in Palmdale, CA by a deeply-bought-in bunch. The Investment Advisory Group promise is plain: clear expectations, real autonomy, and zero surprise reviews.

The offer is plainspoken: $89,000 - $131,000, coaching that grows you, benefits that cover you, and a schedule that flexes with Palmdale.

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