Sr. Software Performance Engineer

The company.

Toshiba is a provider of technology services for retail businesses to create high-quality digital platforms and products that accelerate time to market. Our diverse and adaptable teams provide the right mix of solutions and methodologies to deliver results as we collaborate with our clients' teams to foster innovation through continuous learning.

Our people.

At Toshiba, all team members are empowered to take responsibility and develop innovative solutions to our customers' most challenging problems. To retain and develop top talent, we foster a work environment that celebrates creativity, encourages skill development, and enables multidisciplinary collaboration.

What will you bring to the team.

The Senior Software Performance Engineer is responsible for leading performance optimization initiatives, providing strategic guidance, and mentoring junior engineers. This role requires advanced expertise in performance testing, analysis, and system architecture.

What you will be doing:

• Architect and manage sophisticated performance monitoring setups.
• Proactively identify and address performance issues.
• Lead the design and implementation of complex performance testing strategies.
• Oversee the development and execution of performance test scripts.
• Simulate extensive user loads and analyze system behavior under high stress.
• Conduct and manage complex load, stress, and scalability tests.
• Analyze performance test results to uncover systemic issues.
• Lead the performance development of fixes and features using best practices of software development.
• Develop and implement performance engineering strategies and roadmaps.
• Drive performance improvements across multiple projects.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of performance test results to uncover systemic issues.
• Collaborate with senior development and operations teams to resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Drive performance improvements and optimizations across multiple projects.
• Lead cross-functional teams in performance-related initiatives.
• Present performance test results and strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead performance-related initiatives.
• Oversee the documentation of performance testing methodologies and results.
• Ensure comprehensive and accurate performance-related documentation.

Naturally to be successful in this role, you must have and know of:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in software performance testing.
• Expert proficiency with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner).
• Understanding of performance tuning, capacity planning, and optimization techniques.
• Programming skills and deep understanding of system architecture.
• Extensive experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Dynatrace, New Relic).
• Strong programming skills in Java or Python.

Preferred skills:

• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Expertise in microservices architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines.
• Advanced understanding of database performance tuning.

We offer:

• Hired directly by Toshiba and 100% under payroll.
• Benefits of the law (IMSS, INFONAVIT, December day voucher, vacation voucher)
• Life insurance, major medical expenses with dental and visual coverage. (For the employee and direct family members).
• Minor medical expenses insurance.
• Savings fund for employees, capped at the limit of the law.
• Grocery coupons.
• Pension plan.
• 12 days of vacation plus 6 floating days.