Performance Architect SR

About the position

Sagent is seeking a highly skilled Performance Architect to enhance system efficiency and scalability within the mortgage servicing technology industry. This role involves designing and implementing performance strategies, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring optimal application performance in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement comprehensive performance testing strategies and frameworks that ensure system reliability, scalability, and responsiveness across applications.
• Analyze system architecture and application designs to identify performance issues and recommend optimizations.
• Design, develop and debug performance tests.
• Collaborate with development and operations teams to design performance benchmarks, monitoring solutions, and dashboards that provide real-time insights into system performance.
• Facilitate workshops and discussions with cross-functional teams to gather performance requirements and align on performance goals.
• Collaborate with product management and other stakeholders to define performance objectives for new features and enhancements.
• Estimate future system requirements and infrastructure scaling to accommodate increased user load.
• Conduct thorough performance assessments, including load testing, stress testing, and capacity planning, to identify system bottlenecks and areas for improvement.
• Recommend and implement architectural improvements and optimizations based on assessments findings to enhance overall system performance.
• Lead the troubleshooting and resolution of complex performance-related issues in production and staging environments, ensuring minimal impact on users.
• Develop and maintain documentation of performance issues, resolutions, and best practices to create a knowledge base for future reference.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant discipline with 4 - 6 years of experience in a related field. Experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Proven experience in performance architecture, engineering, or related roles, preferably within a technology-focused environment.
• Strong understanding of performance testing tools and methodologies.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C#, or Python.
• Experience with APIs and Performance testing benchmarks.
• Experience with cloud platforms and microservices architecture is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a cross-functional team environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with cloud platforms and microservices architecture is a plus.

Benefits

• Remote/Hybrid workplace options
• Health Benefits
• Unlimited Flexible Time Off
• Family Planning Services
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Family Leave
• 401(k) Matching
• Pet Insurance
• LinkedIn Learning
• Virtual Social Experiences
• Career Pathing
• Focus Time Fridays