Senior Platform Performance Engineer
Blip is a leading tech company focused on software engineering solutions for sports entertainment.
We operate at scale. As part of Flutter Entertainment, we play an essential role in the Group's goal of becoming the global leader in online sports betting and iGaming, developing innovative products and platforms for over 14 million monthly customers worldwide.
We are serious about Tech. We are problem-solvers with big ambitions, keeping a people-first mindset at the core of our work. We prioritise flexibility as we strive to deliver the best technological products and tackle the greatest industry challenges.
Recognising that everyone brings their own strengths, backgrounds and new perspectives, we empower you to be yourself. That uniqueness shapes the culture of belonging we are so proud of.
The Role:
The goal of the Performance Services team is to ensure that all our sites can support yearly peaks in load through key sporting events & provide performance test services to our engineering community.
In this role, you will partner with engineering teams to develop and sustain realistic load tests that replicate usage by hundreds of thousands of customers. You will interpret test results, engage with service owners to diagnose issues, and formulate action plans.
You will acquire in-depth knowledge of our microservices architecture and infrastructure by working closely with subject matter experts and senior stakeholders from all domains.
You will gain expert-level knowledge of our load generation tools, test framework, and monitoring systems across the estate, proactively exploring opportunities for enhanced application performance insights. You will also have the chance to shape the future direction of the load test platform.
What You'll be Doing:
* Demonstrates Excellent Knowledge of Infrastructure & Platforms System Load Testing: Applies comprehensive understanding of group engineering systems management as key responsibilities involves creating and maintaining realistic load tests simulating hundreds of thousands of customers using our sites, executing performance testing against web-based apps, and back-end components.
* Driving Improvements: Continually drive performance testing forward and keep abreast of best practice / new ways of working within the field, and guiding development teams on performance testing and engineering practices.
* Automation Contributor: Actively seeks opportunities to implement automated solutions to reduce manual overhead and error. You are helping drive the self-service principle across the business.
* Ownership: Exhibit ownership of squad deliverables, demonstrating a sense of responsibility and accountability. Feeding performance testing results into key capacity planning decisions
* Mentorship: Act as a mentor to peers in the squad, actively sharing knowledge and teaching skills.
* Role Modelling: Serve as a role model both behaviorally and in terms of capabilities, inspiring Associate/Performance Engineers through their actions.
* Consistency: Demonstrate a consistent delivery approach, providing a reliable and solid pair of hands in all tasks.
* Stakeholder Management: Exhibit comfort in engaging with technical & non-technical stakeholders, showcasing effective communication and high-level engagement presenting the outcomes of load tests.
* Collaboration: Developing effective communication and collaboration with other teams, such as development and operations. You'll work closely with these teams on initiatives, embracing feedback with a positive attitude.
* Perception: Ability to build a comprehensive understanding of our Microservice architecture and infrastructure and how issues can manifest through a combination of service and infrastructure.
What You'll Bring:
* Excellent knowledge of using the supported products in a production environment
* Network, database, and server operations as they relate to load testing
* Aptitude for evaluating and embracing new technologies and tooling.
* Configuration Management (Chef, Ansible)
* Excellent knowledge of application and infrastructure performance metrics.
* Experience of working with technical experts from other groups, ability to understand different application architectures and performance constraints.
* Ability to articulate issues to technical and non-technical stakeholders
* Contribute to the load test framework extending capabilities and implementing automation by default.
* Able to input into the ways of working and structure of the squad
* Develop engineers
* Identify and fill skills gaps.
* Strong People and communication skills.
* Flexibility and adaptability in their approach to customer/business needs
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So ... Are you in?
Equal opportunities
At Blip, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking, and working to apply.
We are committed to including everyone regardless of their race, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and religion.
Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.
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