Principal Software Engineer - Performance Engineering (Cloud Infrastructure)

📋 Description

• Own new hardware evaluation and enablement. Lead evaluation of new AWS, Azure, and GCP instance
• Set performance strategy and architecture. Shape the team's technical roadmap, set direction on
• Lead cross-functional and CSP partnerships. Work across engineering (i.e. Warehouse, Capacity, and
• Characterize hardware performance at a deep level. Analyze CPU microarchitecture (e.g., memory
• Develop price/performance model to support new hardware transitions.
• Automate day-zero hardware readiness. Build automated performance-validation workflows and

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in performance engineering, systems engineering, or infrastructure
• Deep expertise in cloud infrastructure performance across at least one major CSP (AWS, Azure, or
• Strong grounding in hardware/systems fundamentals: CPU microarchitecture, memory bandwidth, I/O
• Experience building or operating large-scale benchmarking systems (e.g., TPC-DS-style workloads)
• Ability to build quantitative models connecting technical performance metrics to business outcomes
• A track record of leading cross-functional, cross-company initiatives — comfortable being the