Senior Performance Engineer

Job description / Role

At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers 'Fly Better '.

Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. Being pioneers in aviation innovation, we're always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We're on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the world's largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting-edge information and technology team as Senior Performance Engineer.

Job Summary:

As a Senior Performance Engineer in the Performance Engineering team, you will drive and optimize the performance of our systems and applications. The team is responsible for ensuring that all software and infrastructure components operate efficiently and effectively, delivering a seamless experience to our customers. We value diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, and we are building a talented team of quality engineers. Our team ensures the robustness and responsiveness of applications across the entire customer journey, from booking tickets to the real-time operation of our flights. We use a variety of performance testing tools and methodologies, utilizing widely used frameworks. We employ innovative technologies and practices essential for testing, monitoring/observability, analysis and optimization. Our team is dedicated to continuous improvement, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and adhering to DevSecOps practices to enhance the customer experience continuously. If you are passionate about analyzing system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing enhancements, we invite you to apply and contribute to the success of Emirates Group.

Job Outline:

- Participate in all phases of the Performance Engineering lifecycle Requirement Gathering, Design, Development, Scripting, Execution, Analysis, Troubleshooting, Tuning, Reporting
- Collaborate with Architecture, Solution Design and Development teams to design for Performance.
- Understand Non-Functional Requirements and the application, including the underlying architecture and technology stack, and ensure the system performance is within defined SLAs
- Execute appropriate performance tests against the established Performance Testing Framework for Component Tests and End to End Tests across systems.
- Understand the Cross Program Dependencies and ensure performance tests are carried out with understanding of impact.
- Ensures each feature/design requirement has an appropriate non-functional test which exercises the architecture and design and demonstrates appropriately the stability of the solution.
- Conduct thorough analysis of test results at feature level identifying bottlenecks and issues, working with Site Reliability Engineers to take appropriate diagnostic action.
- Define test data strategy and collaborate with the Test Data Management team to generate on-demand data
- Collaborate with the Architect for defining the Workload model. Monitor production workloads and performance, and update/refine the workload model
- Collaborate with Architects and Product Owners to establish APM, monitoring and tracing strategy. Leverage Application performance management and profiling tools to identify, isolate and resolve performance bottlenecks

- Degree in Computer Science or similar, with extensive 3+ years of experience in Performance Engineering for Web, Mobile, and Desktop applications, including testing, profiling, and tuning for highly available and scalable mission-critical systems.
- Highly skilled in load testing tools and client-side performance analysis tools for assessing and optimizing application performance.
- Proficient in observability and monitoring tools/frameworks, with extensive experience in application performance management tools, code profilers, and log analytics platforms.
- Expertise in reviewing architecture and design, providing recommendations for improving system/application performance, with advanced knowledge of current architecture and design trends .
- Strong background in relational and No-SQL databases, including expertise in identifying and resolving DB-related issues and analyzing AWR reports.
- Experience in building workload models for complex systems using analytics and user-pattern analysis.
- In-depth understanding of DevOps practices and expertise in implementing Continuous Performance Testing using load testing tools and observability solutions.
- Extensive hands-on experience across various platforms and operating systems, including UNIX, Windows, Cloud environments, Virtual Machines, SDN, and Container Management Platforms, with strong expertise in troubleshooting OS, network, and configuration issues.
- Strong understanding of Resiliency and Chaos Engineering, with hands-on experience using chaos testing tools and frameworks.
- Proficiency in at least one coding or scripting language.

About the Company

A fast-growing international airline with one of the youngest fleets in the sky and more than 400 awards for excellence worldwide.