Search JobsJob DescriptionThe Elevator Pitch: Why will you enjoy this new opportunity?You have an analytical mind and a passion for the craft of software engineering, and you love solving problems and learning new things. Technologies come and go, but that excites you because of the endless possibilities it creates. You are looking for an opportunity to work for a company whose software is utilized by every Fortune 500 company and significantly impacts every industry. You want to be a part of a collaborative environment whose teams care about the product they are creating, how they create it, and the impact it has on customers’ business objectives.VMware Horizon enables a digital workspace with the efficient delivery of virtual desktops and applications that equips workers anywhere, anytime, and on any device. With deep integration into the VMware technology ecosystem, the platform offers an agile cloud-ready foundation, modern best-in-class management, and end to end security that empowers today’s Anywhere Workspace.As part of the Horizon Performance Engineering team, you will be involved in benchmarking Horizon products across on-premises and Cloud product lines that includes troubleshooting and identification of performance bottlenecks, fixing and verifying performance issues in the product.You will be owning engineering initiatives and champion a culture of high ownership, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.What is the primary need, technical challenge, and/or problem you will be responsible for? Our goal is to make ‘VMware Horizon’ enable IT effectiveness at scale, and speed and enable customers to successfully implement hybrid work. We are looking for a C++ developer with minimum of 8 years performance tuning and benchmarking experience. The candidate should have a strong background in benchmarking, identifying, troubleshooting performance bottlenecks in C++ code.Success in the Role: What are the performance goals over the first 6-12 months you will work toward completing?Understanding the product architecture, existing performance benchmarking tests, tools, automation, and release processUnderstand product build environment (C++) and ability to build the product locally.Executing Performance benchmarking tests and triaging of benchmarking resultsCollaboratively work across other functional teamsWhat type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?Analyze product performance across a variety of hardware and software configurations.Root-cause performance problems and implement solutions to resolve them.Develop sound methodologies for accurate performance comparisons across different releases.Understand the products in depth to be able to identify performance bottlenecks in code (C++)/design/architecture.Develop standard benchmarks for performance measurement of virtual desktops.Develop and automate performance measurement and data analysis tools using Python, PowerShellUse profilers and Windows performance Analyzer to analyse performance data from Windows desktop.Develop performance diagnostics tools in the products and use.Work with customers/partners to root cause and resolve performance issues.Publish research papers and product performance technical papers.Deployment of test infrastructure based on new feature requirements, automation of infrastructure deployment using Terraform and Ansible.Test infrastructure deployment on vSphere, AWS, Azure Platforms and Installation of Windows OS and configuration of Active directory and DNS.Train and mentor junior engineers by providing technical guidance and direction.Take initiatives and identify new areas of improvement for products, tools, and process.Manage activities to meet delivery dates and milestones and communicate status and risks to release leads and project team.Actively participating in automation code reviews and provide inputs to peers to support building strong automation.What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team like?This role will be reporting to the Manager/Senior Manager, Engineering. The team consists of highly competent senior and junior engineers working closely as a team. Our team’s focus is on challenging the status quo by innovating but at the same time getting stuff done. We believe in building trust amongst team members, all our stakeholders and committing to make our customers successful. The team is organized based on modules to define clear responsibility and accountability. At the same time teams are fluid enough to own up whatever is needed for the larger product to be successful. The team is transparent in communication and help each other for the success of overall team. We believe engineers are the most valuable asset of our company and team. We put extra emphasis on providing great work life balance and having fun at work.Where is this role located?Flexible: The role is considered flexible and will be a mix of working from a local VMware office and remote depending on your preferences and the arrangements determined with your future manager. You will be expected to live within a reasonable non-daily commute of the office.What are the benefits and perks of working at VMware? You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Below are some highlights, or you can view the complete benefits package by visiting www.benefits.vmware.com.Employee Stock Purchase PlanMedical Coverage, Retirement, and Parental Leave Plans for All Family TypesGenerous Time Off Programs40 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community.Rethink's Neurodiversity program to support parents raising children with learning or behaviour challenges, or developmental disabilities.Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference participation, trainings, course work, etc.)Wellness reimbursement and online fitness and wellbeing classesJob ProfileENMTMT_P4 - Member of Technical Staff - Professional 4VMware is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: VMware is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at VMware are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. VMware will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. VMware encourages applicants of all ages. VMware will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law. Search Jobs
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