Senior Systems Software Engineer

$110,000 - $152,000/Yr

Stratus Technologies - Maynard, MA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Maynard, MA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As a Senior Systems Software Engineer at Stratus, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the performance and stability of edge and data center products. You will work closely with a world-class engineering team to validate system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement enhancements, contributing to the continuous availability of business-critical applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, script, configure and run performance tests to validate system performance and stability.
• Analyze test results and work with developers to identify performance bottlenecks and development enhancements.
• Perform root cause analysis of performance issues and work with developers on corrective actions.
• Provide technical assistance to improve system performance, capacity, reliability and scalability.
• Track and manage performance issues to resolution.
• Oversee system performance lifecycle and identify key metrics for performance improvements.
• Participate and represent performance and scaling needs in product and feature design with developers and product managers.
• Generate periodic performance reports for management review.
• Work directly with partners and customers to assist with system architecture design and evaluation to maximize performance and scalability.

Requirements

• Technical Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 8 years or more experience analyzing and characterizing performance of computer systems.
• Experience configuring software packages such as databases, mail servers, web servers, etc.
• Experience working on end-user system architecture and performance issues.
• Knowledge/experience in application development/scripting in one or more of the following - C#/Java/C++/Python.
• Knowledge of performance benchmarks and some profiling/load testing tools.
• Knowledge of hardware performance characteristics (storage subsystems, memory subsystems, networks, etc).
• Be a hands-on problem solver interested in performance engineering and understanding what makes applications, databases and systems performant and scalable.
• Self-starter with the ability to deliver on time with quality and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401k saving plan
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Plan