Application Performance Engineer

Description

We are seeking a highly technical Application Performance Engineering professional to support and expand enterprise-wide observability capabilities.

The individual will work closely with development teams, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance.

This role is highly hands‑on and focuses on Dynatrace, Elastic, Open Telemetry, monitoring strategy, distributed tracing, synthetic monitoring, alerting, and root cause analysis.

The successful candidate will help developers interpret performance issues, investigate production incidents, analyze logs and traces, implement monitoring solutions, and drive proactive observability practices across the organization.

The environment is heavily Microsoft-based and runs primarily within Azure.

Skills

• Performance testing
• Dynatrace
• Powershell
• Kubernetes
• Open Telemetry
• Elastic
• Azure
• AI
• Devon AI
• Linear
• Top Skills Details
• Performance testing
• Dynatrace
• Powershell
• Kubernetes
• Open Telemetry
• Elastic
• Additional Skills & Qualifications
• Minimum of five (5) + years’ professional relevant experience and Bachelor’s Degree in CS, CIS, or related discipline preferred
• Minimum one (1)+ years of recent and relevant experience in an information systems management role (with direct reports) having responsibility for engineering or support.
• Experience or certification with Dynatrace or Elastic is a must
• Experience or certification with Microsoft Azure is a plus.
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence is a plus. (Devon AI is even better)
• Deep and proven knowledge and experience in at least two of the following technologies (vendor certifications are preferred):
• Deep and Proven Knowledge Technologies
• Servers and Storage technologies including Cisco UCS and Net App or Pure Storage technology stack
• Virtualization technologies, including service automation using VMWare and Nutanix
• SQL database technology in a larger enterprise environment with complex replication strategies
• Unified Communications technologies including web, audio and video conferencing

Experience Level

• Intermediate Level
• Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Irvine, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $100,000.00 to $120,000.00/yr.

• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical/Dental/Vision
• Wellness program to support both mental and physical health
• Generous paid time off for both exempt and non-exempt positions
• Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Irvine, CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 24, 2026.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.

An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates.

AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team.

By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

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