Principal Software Engineer In Test I

GoTo Meeting; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 120,850 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Wellness programs

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Perforce Software, Inc. in California is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Test I to optimize software and systems performance. You will evaluate performance, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with development teams to enhance system architecture.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in software performance engineering, with strong skills in C++, Rust, and various testing tools. Benefits include medical, dental, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industry-level software performance engineering experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Expertise in scripting and various performance testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Performance and scalability testing of C++/Rust features across platforms.
• Identify and analyze performance issues and bottlenecks.
• Develop automation solutions to address performance problems.

Skills

Scripting

Performance testing tools

Code profiling

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

AI proficiency

Cross-platform expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

C/C++

Rust

Linux

JMeter

BlazeMeter

Job description

Perforce is a community of collaborative experts, problem solvers, and possibility seekers who believe work should be both challenging and fun. We are proud to inspire creativity, foster belonging, support collaboration, and encourage wellness. At Perforce, you’ll work with and learn from some of the best and brightest in business. Before you know it, you’ll be in the middle of a rewarding career at a company headed in one direction: upward.

With a global footprint spanning more than 80 countries and including over 75% of the Fortune 100, Perforce Software, Inc. is trusted by the world’s leading brands to deliver solutions for the toughest challenges. The best run DevOps teams in the world choose Perforce.

Position Summary

Archie Mitchell, Software Engineering Manager for P4 (Helix Core) at Perforce, is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in Test I to join the team. A Principal Software Engineer in Test evaluates and optimizes the performance of software, hardware, and systems to ensure they are fast, reliable, and efficient. Their responsibilities include identifying bottlenecks, designing solutions, testing performance under various loads, collaborating with development teams to improve the system's overall architecture and user experience, and evaluating software functionality for performance, including CPU, memory, and I/O usage.

Responsibilities

• Performance testing platforms: Performance and scalability testing of new and advanced cross-platform features in C++/Rust on a variety of Linux/UNIX/Mac OSX/Windows platforms.
• Performance analysis: Identify and analyze performance issues and bottlenecks across system layers, from applications and databases to infrastructure and networking.
• Solution development: Develop software or automation solutions to address performance problems and improve system efficiency.
• Performance testing: Design, script, run, and analyze performance tests to simulate different load conditions and validate non-functional requirements.
• Collaboration: Work closely with development, infrastructure, and product teams to set performance goals and implement improvements.
• Monitoring: Monitor systems after deployment to ensure ongoing performance and adherence to Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Optimization: Influence architectural and design decisions to prioritize key performance goals, such as latency and throughput.
• Customer Support: Simulate, reproduce, and troubleshoot production performance issues.
• Performance Lab Support: servicing data center hardware and upgrading software.

Competencies

• Accountability
• Dealing with ambiguity
• Interpersonal savvy
• Organizational skills
• Learning Agility

Requirements

• Technical skills: Expertise in scripting, performance testing tools, code profiling, and understanding of various technologies like databases, APIs, and infrastructure.
• Problem-solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to tackle complex performance challenges.
• AI first mindset and proven proficiency in using AI for testing.
• Domain knowledge: Understanding of the business domain to effectively communicate with stakeholders and developers.
• Expertise in cross-platform Operating Systems (Linux/UNIX/Mac OSX/Windows), filesystems, databases, and networking.
• Software knowledge: C/C++, Perl, Rust exposure; Linux OS, JMeter, BlazeMeter knowledge; system tools: strace, lsof, netstat, vmstat, and graphing.
• 10+ years of industry-level software performance engineering experience.
• 10+ years of experience with high-level programming languages, with a preference for C++/Rust.
• Education: A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field is typically required.

Benefits

Additionally, this position is eligible for benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, life insurance, wellness programs, total time off, and other employee perks that may be offered by Perforce from time to time. The actual offer will depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s education, skills, qualifications, depth of experience and other relevant business considerations. Perforce reserves the right to amend or modify employee perks and benefits at any time.

Perforce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Belonging Statements.

120850 - 169000 USD a year