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Senior Software Engineer, Performance & Reliability at Seatgeek

Overview
Skills
  • C# C# ꞏ 7y
  • Go Go ꞏ 7y
  • Java Java ꞏ 7y
  • Python Python ꞏ 7y
  • Automation frameworks ꞏ 7y
  • Benchmark ꞏ 7y
  • Chaos Engineering tools ꞏ 7y
  • CI and deployment systems ꞏ 7y
  • Load Testing tools ꞏ 7y
  • Build high-scale performance tests and create corresponding observability to evaluate system behavior under diverse load conditions
  • Design, build and execute load tests to assess system performance and scalability
  • Design and develop API testing infrastructure, including suite design, tool selection, and best practices to ensure reliable critical interface functionality
  • Establish foundational contract testing architecture, select tools, and conduct research for consistent, reliable software component interactions, promoting system stability
  • Design and execute controlled chaos engineering experiments to proactively identify system fragility and improve resilience. Simulate real-world failures and observe system behavior
  • Enhance our software's scalability and reliability, and design strategies to ensure it remains scalable and reliable in the long term
  • Determine the tooling, infrastructure, and testing approaches SeatGeek should employ with an eye toward our growing products, systems, and teams
  • Work closely with Engineering Leadership, Product, and your teammates in Test Engineering to design and shape our long-term quality and testing strategy

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of experience in software development, especially in architecting and implementing high-load performance testing in complex cloud-based applications
  • Experience with Benchmark / Load Testing tools (we use JMeter and some others)
  • Proficient in at least one modern programming language and comfortable with several others (such as Golang, c#, python, java)
  • Hands-on experience with Automation frameworks (we use Playwright)
  • Exposure with Chaos Engineering tools such as Chaos Monkey, Gremlin
  • Experience with CI and deployment systems, like GitLab, AWS, and K8s (advantage)
  • Commitment to your teammates. You enjoy working with a diverse group of people with different experiences and take pride in mentoring and contributing to the growth and success of other team members
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