At NICE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you.
Senior Performance Engineer
India - Pune
At NICE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you.
So, what’s the role all about?
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Performance Engineer to drive the performance, scalability, and reliability of our complex enterprise software product. This software handles massive transaction loads, operates across multiple operating systems and databases, and is deployable both on-premises and in the cloud. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in performance testing, profiling, tuning, and optimizations for high-scale, mission-critical applications.
How will you make an impact?
Performance Engineering:
Collaboration with Development and Engineering Teams
Collaborate with Software Architects and Developers to optimize code, database queries, and infrastructure configurations.
Work closely with Developers, QA Engineers and DevOps teams to integrate performance engineering best practices into the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Provide feedback to the development team on code-level optimizations and scalability improvements.
Work with cloud engineering teams to fine-tune autoscaling, caching, and distributed system performance.
Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution
Investigate and resolve performance-related issues across multiple platforms (web, backend services).
Work with teams to implement effective root cause analysis for performance failures.
Identify, diagnose, and optimize performance bottlenecks across the entire technology stack (application, database, infrastructure, and cloud environments)
Best Practices and Mentoring
Establish best practices and mentor engineering teams on performance optimization strategies.
Stay up to date with the latest performance engineering trends, methodologies, and emerging technologies.
Capacity Planning and Scaling
Assist in capacity planning for infrastructure and applications to ensure they can handle expected growth.
Collaborate with infrastructure and cloud engineering teams to design systems that are scalable and performant.
Performance Testing:
Performance Testing and Analysis
Design and execute performance benchmarking, load testing, and stress testing strategies.
Conduct performance tests to evaluate system behaviour under different load conditions (e.g., load testing, stress testing, scalability testing).
Analyse and interpret performance test results, identify bottlenecks, and recommend solutions.
Develop performance test plans, test cases, and execution strategies.
Track performance metrics and trends over time to ensure consistency and stability of systems.
Performance Benchmarking
Perform benchmarking activities to understand and measure system performance against industry standards and best practices.
Application Monitoring
Continuously monitor the performance of applications in cloud-based pre-production environments.
Utilize application performance management (APM) tools (e.g., Jprofiler, Open-source tools, etc.) to detect and troubleshoot performance issues.
Implement observability solutions, leveraging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, Dynatrace, or Datadog for real-time performance monitoring.
Automation and Scripting
Develop automated scripts and frameworks for creating complex financial data, load, and performance testing.
Leverage automation tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling) to run performance tests and gather metrics.
Develop and maintain performance test suites using industry-standard tools (JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, etc.).
Reporting and Documentation
Create detailed reports with analysis, recommendations, and action plans for performance improvements.
Maintain thorough documentation of performance tests, results, and optimization strategies.
Have you got what it takes?
Education:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
Qualifications - Essential:
5-7 years of hands-on experience in performance engineering for enterprise-grade applications
Hands-on experience with performance testing tools (e.g., Apache JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, NeoLoad or similar).
Deep understanding of profiling and tuning JVM-based applications (Java, Scala, Kotlin) or other modern runtime environments.
Hands-on experience with database performance tuning (SQL query optimization, indexing, partitioning, caching, replication strategies).
Expertise in analysing CPU, memory, disk, and network performance in distributed systems.
Strong understanding of multi-threading, concurrency, and memory management.
Experience with cloud-based performance optimization (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating performance testing into DevOps workflows.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a deep understanding of system design.
Qualifications - Preferred:
Experience with intelligent performance monitoring solutions
Knowledge of event-driven architectures, Kafka, or messaging systems
Previous experience optimizing serverless and microservices architectures
Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, Groovy or PowerShell for automation
Familiarity with agile methodologies and DevOps practices
Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
Background in security performance testing
In-depth knowledge of web technologies (HTTP, HTTPS, REST APIs) and application architectures
What’s in it for you?
Work on a high-impact, high-scale enterprise software product.
Collaborate with top engineering talent in a dynamic, innovative environment.
Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for career growth.
If you are a performance-focused engineer who thrives in complex, high-scale environments, we’d love to hear from you!
Enjoy NICE-FLEX!
At NICE, we work according to the NICE-FLEX hybrid model, which enables maximum flexibility: 2 days working from the office and 3 days of remote work, each week. Naturally, office days focus on face-to-face meetings, where teamwork and collaborative thinking generate innovation, new ideas, and a vibrant, interactive atmosphere.
Requisition ID:6865
Reporting into: Tech Manager
Role Type: Senior Performance Engineer
About NICE
NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE) software products are used by 25,000+ global businesses, including 85 of the Fortune 100 corporations, to deliver extraordinary customer experiences, fight financial crime and ensure public safety. Every day, NICE software manages more than 120 million customer interactions and monitors 3+ billion financial transactions.
Known as an innovation powerhouse that excels in AI, cloud and digital, NICE is consistently recognized as the market leader in its domains, with over 8,500 employees across 30+ countries.
NICE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, neurotype, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other category protected by law.
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NICE Pune, Mahārāshtra, IND Office
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