Performance Engineer

InnovateTech Lab; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

InnovateTech Lab in Springfield, MA is seeking a mid-level Performance Engineer. You will own debugging across Python services, translate business requirements into actionable tasks, and mentor teammates on GitLab CI workflows.

The role emphasizes AWS expertise and responsible refactoring of critical modules. The team prides itself on a small, flexible environment, with compensation starting at $73,000 and going up to $102,000, and hours that you can flex.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in performance or related engineering roles.
• Experience with AWS and cloud-native architectures.
• Comfortable translating business needs into technical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Trace bugs across Python services to identify the root cause.
• Translate business requirements into technical specs and tasks.
• Mentor mid-level engineers on CI workflows in GitLab.
• Refactor a legacy module the team has avoided.
• Move Scrum setup to exit the MA region before migration deadline.
• Catch AWS regressions in staging before affecting customers in Springfield.
• Encode compliance rules into Python guardrails in the build.

Skills

MySQL

Negotiation

AWS

Tools

GitLab CI

Python

Job description

If clean APIs give you a small private thrill, the Performance Engineer role at InnovateTech Lab in Springfield, MA was practically written for you. The mid-level Performance Engineer role rewards range — MySQL, Negotiation, 5 years — with $73,000 - $102,000 and a seat that grows beyond it.

Key Responsibilities

• Trace an ego-light technology bug across three Python services to the one bad line
• Translate steady-handed business requirements into technical specifications and tasks
• Mentor the mid-level cohort through their first real GitLab CI on-call at InnovateTech Lab
• Refactor the technology module InnovateTech Lab has been afraid to touch
• Pull InnovateTech Lab's Scrum stack out of the MA region before the migration deadline
• Catch the collaborative AWS regression in staging before it ever reaches Springfield customers
• Translate technology compliance rules into Python guardrails baked into the build

What You'll Bring

• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
• Mid-level-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb
• Proven aptitude for AWS, ideally near Springfield, MA

The team at InnovateTech Lab is small, flexible, and entirely convinced that Springfield is the best place to reinvent technology. Trust is the default setting at InnovateTech Lab; you have to actively spend it to lose it.

Your compensation opens at $73,000 - $102,000, your mentor is waiting, your benefits are ready, and your hours are yours to flex.

New applicants this week join a hiring cycle that is already in motion.