Senior Backend Engineer, Platform Enablement

Overview

Senior Backend Engineer (Performance Enablement) to help engineering teams run performance testing and analysis through self-service platforms, tooling, and AI-assisted workflows.

What you'll do

• Build and evolve reusable backend platforms and tooling for performance testing and analysis.
• Create self-service workflows, documentation, templates, diagnostics, and AI skills to reduce bespoke support.
• Use AI-applied development practices to accelerate implementation, testing, debugging, and technical documentation.
• Influence teams to make performance testing part of normal development and release preparation.
• Provide technical expertise for difficult performance questions and tooling/platform enhancements.
• Enable modular feature teams to run performance testing in their own development and CI workflows.
• Improve performance results reporting and trend visibility using teams’ own evidence.

What you'll need

• Experience building backend or platform software.
• Experience building internal platforms or developer-facing tooling.
• Experience partnering with development teams to improve day-to-day workflows.
• Experience using AI-applied development practices across the software lifecycle.
• Experience with software performance (performance analysis, optimization, benchmarking, or performance improvements).
• Practical experience with Kubernetes, k6, and AWS, GCP, or similar cloud infrastructure.
• Experience building durable solutions that support broad adoption using systems thinking.
• Communicate clearly in writing and influence teams without direct authority.

Details

• Work mode: Remote.
• Hiring location eligibility: United States residents.