
Senior Performance Engineer
Acronis
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Bulgaria
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About the role
- Own and run performance regression for each release
- Define performance test strategy for new features with R&D
- Investigate performance degradations end-to-end using logs, profiling, and tracing
- Analyze performance impact across kernel/driver-level and user-mode components
- Create high-signal bug reports
- Contribute to our internal performance testing framework (C/Rust/Go)
- Build and maintain Grafana dashboards and performance reports
- Assist Support with performance-related escalations
- Prepare and maintain performance test environments across Windows / Linux / macOS
- Deploy and operate test builds/agent versions in the lab
Requirements
- 5+ years in Performance Engineering, QA Automation, Software Engineering, Support Engineering, or similar technical roles
- Proven experience investigating performance problems end-to-end
- Strong Windows practical skills: services/drivers, logs, process/thread inspection, diagnostics, and system tooling
- Ability to work close to OS boundaries (user-mode vs kernel/driver-level behavior)
- Hands-on experience with Windows Performance Toolkit / ETW investigations
- Working knowledge of networking fundamentals (DNS, TLS/certificates, endpoints, basic connectivity troubleshooting)
- Understanding of HTTP/HTTPS fundamentals and REST API basics
- Strong scripting ability (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Experience using AI tools to accelerate engineering/QA workflows
- Ability to read code and reason about performance implications
- Hands-on experience deploying/debugging complex software in a lab environment
- Clear written and verbal communication skills in English (Upper-Intermediate+)
- Ability to work independently in a small team with high ownership and minimal supervision.
Benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Health insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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