Sr Software Performance Engineer
SAS Institute2 months ago
Pune, IndiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with R&D, Consulting, Sales, and Pre-sales to define customer-like benchmark scenarios.
- Translate project objectives, test cases, data samples, user personas, execution methods, deliverables, and timelines into structured project plans.
- Execute performance benchmarks for large-scale distributed applications and refine testing strategies for accuracy and repeatability.
- Analyze benchmark results and provide performance insights to support Sales, Marketing, and customer engagement efforts.
- Author performance briefs, best practices, and white papers using internal and external tools.
- Identify and resolve project roadblocks, maintain schedule alignment, review peer work, and share feedback with the team.
Requirements
- Experience with performance testing of large-scale distributed applications.
- Experience with Playwright, Locust, and Python; JMeter and other performance testing tools are a plus.
- Programming and scripting experience with Python, SQL, SAS, and Bash/KornShell; PowerShell and other languages are a plus.
- Experience with monitoring and diagnostics tools including Prometheus, Grafana, ESM, NMON, FIO, PerfMon, SysInternals, IOSTAT, IOMeter, NETSTAT, VMSTAT, and TOP; AppDynamics, Dynatrace, and Datadog are a plus.
- Knowledge of Linux and Windows Server system administration.
- Knowledge of SAN, NAS, NFS, FCoE, Fibre Channel, CIFS, JBOD, and storage protocols.
- Experience with Azure AKS, AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes.
Tech Stack
Apache JMeterAWSAzureBashDatadogGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaKubernetesLinuxPowerShellPrometheusPythonSassSQL
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About SAS Institute
SAS Institute builds analytics and AI software used by enterprises and governments to manage data, run statistical models, and deploy predictive applications. Its offerings span the SAS Viya cloud platform, industry-specific solutions, and consulting/training services, sold via licenses and subscriptions. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, SAS remains privately held and serves customers across finance, healthcare, and the public sector.