Performance Engineer - Remote Projects & Mentorship

Energy Innovation Corp; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health premiums

Certifications funding

Mentor pairing

Job summary

IBM in New York, NY seeks a Performance Engineer to own complex web and systems challenges. With 4+ years of experience, you will drive Next.js tradeoffs, mentor mid-level engineers, and partner across teams to deliver remote projects from whiteboard to production in the NY metro area.

You will prototype Rust ideas, decide which belong in IBM’s stack, and thrive in a fast-paced, experiment-friendly environment. Expect to lead a technology-driven agenda with a focus on measurable impact.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in performance or frontend engineering.
• Strong ability to reason about tradeoffs in web frameworks and systems.
• Demonstrated comfort with mentoring mid-level engineers.
• Proven track record delivering features in cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead discussions with technology stakeholders about Next.js tradeoffs.
• Mentor mid-level engineers through Next.js on-call scenarios.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to scope and deliver remote projects.
• Take features from design to production in New York, NY.
• Prototype Rust ideas quickly and decide which belong in the stack.

Skills

Critical thinking

Mentoring

Agile mindset

Remote collaboration

Decision making

Next.js

Rust

Tools

Next.js

Rust

Job description

IBM in New York, NY seeks a Performance Engineer to own complex web and systems challenges. With 4+ years of experience, you will drive Next.js tradeoffs, mentor mid-level engineers, and partner across teams to deliver remote projects from whiteboard to production in the NY metro area.

You will prototype Rust ideas, decide which belong in IBM’s stack, and thrive in a fast-paced, experiment-friendly environment. Expect to lead a technology-driven agenda with a focus on measurable impact.