Lead Performance Engineer

Build Your Career at Informatica

We're looking for a diverse group of collaborators who believe data has the power to improve society. Adventurous minds who value solving some of the world's most challenging problems. Here, employees are encouraged to push their boldest ideas forward, united by a passion to create a world where data improves the quality of life for people and businesses everywhere.

Lead Software Engineer - Performance Engineering

We're looking for a Lead Performance Engineer candidate with experience in Performance Engineering, Automation, Java and Algorithm to join our team inBangalore.

You will report to Manager - Performance Engineering

You will work as a Lead Performance Engineer with a record of developing and delivering enterprise-class software to join the group. You will be responsible for performance, scalability, and reliability of Informatica IDMC Platform.You will work in an environment delivering product and feature increments in short iterations. Your technical skills should enable you to conduct thorough testing and analysis of system's performance characteristics and assist other team member in identifying solutions for performance issues. This includes evaluating product functionalities across releases.

Technology You'll Use

• Java - JMeter, Kubernetes, RDS MySQL, Cloud Services (AWS, GCP, Azure and OCI), Monitoring (Grafana, Kibana,Prometheus)

Your Role Responsibilities Here's What You'll Do

• Monitor and analyze performance characteristics of IDMC platform, systems and applications, focusing on efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
• Analyze system resource monitoring outputs to identify bottlenecks in CPU, Memory, disk I/O and network performance.
• Conduct code reviews, perform refactoring, and address technical debt.
• Identify issues by analyzing Heap dump, Thread dump, TCP dump along with application and database logs, working closely with engineering teams to implement resolutions.
• Develop and maintain automation performance scripts using JMeter to simulate production traffic volumes on system under test.
• Track testing execution and keep project stakeholders informed of progress, escalating issues as necessary.
• Document NFT test approach and results in a way that is comprehensible to both business and technical stakeholders, and create knowledge artifacts for team use.
• Explore opportunities to utilize new technologies, such as GenAI, to boost productivity and improve operational efficiency.
• Analyze customer escalations directed to R&D from Global Customer Support.
• Collaborate within an Agile software development team to deliver product and feature increments in short iterations.

What We'd Like to See

• Ideal candidate with solid background in performance engineering, particularly using tools like JMeter coupled with strong analytical skills in monitoring systems using Grafana and kibana.
• Proficiency in code profiling, particularly in Java and Python, along with experience in optimizing microservice applications in cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. Familiarity with Kubernetes is also important.

Role Essentials

• 6+ years of experience in performance engineering and automation using java open-source framework
• Hands-on experience in performance measurement, evaluation, and optimization
• Knowledge of database concepts and proficiency in SQL programming
• Understanding of back-end systems and APIs, as well as developer tools and compilers
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, logging and troubleshooting technical issues
• Strong communication skills to convey expertise clearly and effectively, positively impacting other teams
• Knowledge of automated CI/CD deployment and configuration updates using Chef, Jenkins and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with the Agile development process

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, vision, and wellness benefits (Paid parental leave, adoption benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401k plan or international pension/retirement plans
• Flexible time-off policy and hybrid working practices (2 days)
• Tuition reimbursement program to support your personal growth
• Equity opportunities and an employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• Comprehensive Mental Health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) benefit

We're guided by ourvalues and passionate about building and delivering solutions that accelerate data innovations. We do that by creating anthat celebrates and supports diversity. So, if your experience aligns but doesn't exactly match every qualification, apply anyway. You may be exactly who we need to fuel our future with innovative ideas and a thriving culture.

Informatica (NYSE: INFA), an Enterprise Cloud Data Management leader, brings data and AI to life by empowering businesses to realize the transformative power of their most critical assets. We pioneered the Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud that manages data across any multi-cloud, hybrid system, democratizing data to advance business strategies. Customers in over 100 countries and 85 of the Fortune 100 rely on Informatica.. Connect with,, and. Informatica.Where data and AI come to life.