Performance Engineer — Remote-First, Impact & Growth

Egreenservices; Vallejo (CA); Remote; USD 74,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits package

Remote-first work

Job summary

Valero Energy seeks a Performance Engineer in Vallejo to translate business requirements into technical tasks and own the development and testing lifecycle. You will sketch unit testing architecture, lead Nginx incident postmortems, and drive design reviews for junior initiatives, delivering PHP increments with an eye for quality and security.

Expect a mentorship-focused environment with a comprehensive benefits package and the flexibility to work remote-first, while maintaining on-site

Qualifications

• 1+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way.
• Willingness to relocate or on-site Vallejo, CA.
• Collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Knowledge of CA-specific regulations relevant to technology work.
• Proven Python results, ideally in Vallejo, CA.
• Able to manage multiple priorities with composure.

Responsibilities

• Translate outcome-focused business requirements into technical specifications and tasks.
• Sketch the Unit Testing architecture, defend it in review, then build it.
• Drive the Nginx incident postmortem to prevent recurrence in Vallejo outages.
• Lead technical design reviews for junior technology initiatives.
• Break large technology initiatives into PHP increments Vallejo can deliver.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively.
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability.
• Hand off Nginx runbooks so the next on-call at Valero Energy sleeps better.

Skills

Trust-building

On-site experience

Collaborative mindset

Analytical thinking

CA regulations

Python

Prioritization

Job description

Valero Energy seeks a Performance Engineer in Vallejo to translate business requirements into technical tasks and own the development and testing lifecycle. You will sketch unit testing architecture, lead Nginx incident postmortems, and drive design reviews for junior initiatives, delivering PHP increments with an eye for quality and security.

Expect a mentorship-focused environment with a comprehensive benefits package and the flexibility to work remote-first, while maintaining on-site