Performance Engineer — Own High-Throughput Systems

Energy Innovation Corp; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 93,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor program

Benefits package

Growth opportunities

Job summary

TC Energy is seeking a Performance Engineer in Cedar Rapids, IA to own and optimize performance across projects. The role emphasizes measurable gains in retention, fast and reliable interfaces, and secure, compliant cloud workloads.

You will tune queries, manage databases for high throughput, and ensure CI pipelines keep engineers in flow. A portfolio and robust communication skills are essential to succeed in our zero-bureaucracy environment.

Qualifications

• A portfolio that speaks louder than any resume line.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, zero-bureaucracy environment.
• Ability to work at TC Energy's rapid pace.
• Active listening and clear communication.
• Detail oriented with accuracy.
• Ability to defend a recommendation under scrutiny.

Responsibilities

• Land project management performance wins that are measurable in IA retention.
• Tune Next.js queries to prevent IA database timeouts under load.
• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput workloads.
• Keep CI pipelines fast so Cedar Rapids engineers stay in flow.
• Harden Go auth so IA audits pass.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core TC Energy products.
• Identify and address interpersonal skills regression in staging.
• Translate compliance rules into AWS guardrails baked into the build.

Skills

Portfolio

Fast-paced environment

Active listening

Detail-oriented

Defend recommendations

Tools

Terraform

Job description

TC Energy is seeking a Performance Engineer in Cedar Rapids, IA to own and optimize performance across projects. The role emphasizes measurable gains in retention, fast and reliable interfaces, and secure, compliant cloud workloads.

You will tune queries, manage databases for high throughput, and ensure CI pipelines keep engineers in flow. A portfolio and robust communication skills are essential to succeed in our zero-bureaucracy environment.