Performance Engineer Resume

SUMMARY

3+ years experience in Performance Engineering • 2+ years of experience with Databases and SQL
2+ years of benchmark testing, performance analysis using industry standard benchmarks
3+ years experience with script languages JavaScript, Perl, Python, Shell
Outstanding attention to detail and communication skills
Ability to analyze / interpret technical data
Ability to identify / resolve system bottlenecks
Ability to identify potential limitations in software architectures
Ability to write clear and concise technical documents
Troubleshooting and reasoning skills
Understanding of throughput, latency, memory and CPU utilization
Working knowledge of TCP/IP, networking topology, routers, switches
Working knowledge of Network packet sniffers (e.g. TcpDump, Network Monitor, WinDump, EtherPeek, Observer)
Working knowledge of operating system design / tuning (e.g. Linux, Solaris)
Working knowledge of HTTP load generation /measurement software (e.g. LoadRunner, JMeter, Grinder, Fiddler, Firebug)
Bachelor's Degree in CS or any engineering discipline

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Performance Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Provide accurate scoping, clear strategies, and milestones for performance tests
Analyze performance results to identify bottlenecks and suggest optimizations
Participate in discussions and planning with Development
Design and implement overhead, scalability, stability, and stress tests using industry standard tools and custom developed software written in Java
Review automation implementations and encourage sound design principles
Review test plans, results analysis, capacity planning guides for in - flight releases
Coordinate technical presentations and training for capacity planning guides
Report weekly trends highlighting product performance and team status against committed milestones and projects

TECHNICAL SKILLS

J2EE Technologies: e.g. JSP, Servlets, EJB, WebServices, SOA

Java Debugging: Monitoring Software (e.g. JProbe, Dynatrace, Introscope)

TCP/IP: networking topology, routers, switches