Software Performance Engineer

Company: Butler America Aerospace
Location: Littleton
Posted on: November 20, 2022

Job Description:

Job Title: Software Performance Engineer
Location: Littleton, CO
Job ID: #64028
Pay Rate: $65-70
Job Description:
This position is responsible for coding, testing and analyzing software updates implemented to improve the performance of multiple applications within a large software enterprise. This position also involves developing tools and metrics to monitor the software enterprise performance.
This position requires an individual with a C++ programming background, analytical abilities, large scale system design, communication, and multitasking skills to work in a collaborative environment towards resolving complex problems.
Job Duties / Essential Functions:

Develop an understanding of both infrastructure and enterprise technical architecture of systems under test with the ability to identify performance issues.
Analyze the CPU Utilization, Memory usage, stack usage, thread usage, load balancing, session management and connection pooling to verify and tune the performance of applications.
Identify, communicate and track performance issues to closure working in close collaboration with development team including analysts and developers.
Code C++ application updates to achieve application and enterprise performance improvements.
Write and review performance test reports covering the results of testing activities and communicate test results and metrics to stakeholders.
Contribute to development and maintenance of a performance improvement roadmap identifying future enterprise performance improvements.
Establish and champion performance standards, procedures, and processes by staying abreast of the latest industry trends
Design, create and maintain system load profiles (workload characterizations), including mathematical models used to predict system performance under stress.
Generate performance graphs using tools like Callgrind and others.
Work closely with development teams on the design and implementation of enhancements based on the tuning recommendations.
Frequent interaction with the Chief Software Architect and the Chief Software Engineer to align communicate analysis results and align problem analysis and error correction activities.


Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or equivalent, or a combination of college education and relevant experience equivalent of 4 years, or equivalent industry experience.
Software development experience with C/C++ in embedded real-time environments.
Experience with algorithms, caching, code/text reorganization optimization
Experience with Green Hills Integrity Real-Time O/S, VxWorks, RTEMs, Linux PREEMPT_RT, and other real-time O/S.
Experience with PowerPC assembly and optimization
Experience with Profiling tools such as callgrind.
Experience with the Design and develop of tools and measures to optimize application and enterprise performance.
Correlation and prediction of performance on flight targets using ML frameworks


Benefits provided: 6 paid holidays, 401K, medical, dental, and vision, sick time as applicable to state law
Butler America Aerospace, LLC. is proud to provide an equal opportunity workplace and be an affirmative action employer. Consider Butler because we are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We recognize that we thrive on diversity and inclusion for the benefit of our employees, our customers, and the communities where we are located. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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