Staff Software Engineer - Performance Engineering

Company: Genesys
Company: Genesys
Location: Galway, Ireland
Commitment: Full time
Posted on: 2024-04-09 05:24
Genesys empowers more than 7,500 organizations in over 100 countries to improve loyalty and business outcomes by creating the best experiences for customers and employees. Through Genesys Cloud, the #1 AI-powered experience orchestration platform, Genesys delivers the future of CX to organizations of all sizes so they can provide empathetic, personalized experiences at scale. As the trusted, all-in-one platform born in the cloud, Genesys Cloud accelerates growth for organizations by enabling them to differentiate with the right customer experience at the right time.  We employ more than 6,000 people across the globe who embrace empathy and cultivate collaboration to succeed. And, while we offer great benefits and perks like larger tech companies, our employees have the independence to make a larger impact on the company and take ownership of their work. Join the team and create the future of customer experience together.Build something new with a world-class team.                           What this role isYou will work closely with both Genesys Cloud Testing and Development resources to lead efforts to design, develop and maintain features in a complex and ever-changing cloud-based environment. You will also take ownership of critical testing services and processes that shape how performance testing is done at Genesys Cloud. This role sits within the greater Genesys Cloud Performance group and reports to a Team Lead. Our group’s purpose is to provide a unique set of services, tools and analysis that provide Genesys Cloud with the ability to ensure quality under high load production situations.What this role isn’tIt is not just executing tests or maintenance of test jobs and pipelines. This isn’t a pure automation role, but one focused on a holistic approach to quality: exploratory, performance, and scalability. This isn’t a narrowly focused role on one service and one team, but an opportunity to collaborate with multiple teams distributed across the globe.What you’ll bring to the tableYou will need to have a solid understanding of multi-tenanted microservice architecture and development. You will need Production First Mindset – the goal is to prevent problems that could impact Production stability before they happen. You will also need to have strong problem-solving skills which will enable you to make valued contributions to our team and software platform.  You need to keep up to date with the latest trends in cloud technology, especially as it applies to the AWS platform and its growing feature set. Being detail orientated and collaborative will also ensure your success in this role. What’s in it for youYou will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience with cutting edge technologies and languages. Even while you’re learning new skills, you’ll see your existing skills make an immediate impact for an organization that is growing at a tremendous rate. What you’ll doConsult with internal teams, assisting with instrumentation, monitoring, and alerting of microservices on AWS to ensure reliability and performance.Conduct root cause analysis for incidents with monitoring solutions, addressing issues promptly to maintain system observability.Participate in test environment on-call rotations, responding to incidents and contributing to post-incident analysis.Cultivate a positive attitude and willingness to take on new tasks as they arise. Lead development and execution of performance test plans for new and existing Genesys Cloud features by leveraging cutting edge tools.Participate in code reviews across multiple services.Own and maintain performance testing services and processes, suggesting improvements either with code changes and/or architecture changes.Who you are (Minimum requirements) Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related discipline.Proven experience in designing and implementing performance testing solutions for cloud-native microservices.Proficient in root cause analysis and incident response methodologies.Understanding of observability patterns, including metrics, traces, and logs.Experience with any of the following programming languages:PythonTypeScript or JavaScriptC#JavaFirm understanding of backend microservice development, including ReST, asynchronous messaging (Kafka, etc.), and NoSQL solutions.Be proficient in one or more cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.If a Genesys employee referred you, please use the link they sent you to apply.About Genesys:Every year, Genesys orchestrates billions of remarkable customer experiences for organizations in more than 100 countries. Through the power of our cloud, digital and AI technologies, organizations can realize Experience as a Service™ our vision for empathetic customer experiences at scale. With Genesys, organizations have the power to deliver proactive, predictive, and hyper personalized experiences to deepen their customer connection across every marketing, sales, and service moment on any channel, while also improving employee productivity and engagement. By transforming back-office technology to a modern revenue velocity engine Genesys enables true intimacy at scale to foster customer trust and loyalty. Visit www.genesys.com.Reasonable Accommodations:If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability or unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, you or someone you know may complete the Reasonable Accommodations Form for assistance. Please use the Candidate field in the dropdown menu to ensure a timely response.This form is designed to assist job seekers who seek reasonable accommodation for the application process. Submissions entered for non-accommodation-related issues, such as following up on an application or submitting a resume, may not receive a response.Genesys is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity in the workplace. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, domestic partner status, national origin, genetics, disability, military and veteran status, and other protected characteristics.Please note that recruiters will never ask for sensitive personal or financial information during the application phase.
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