ClickUp

Senior Performance Engineer

ClickUp

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $210,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead end-to-end performance analysis across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers.
  • Profile and optimize application code, APIs, and database queries for maximum efficiency.
  • Investigate and resolve performance bottlenecks using observability and monitoring tools.
  • Collaborate with development, DevOps, and product teams to design scalable, high-performance solutions.
  • Build and maintain performance dashboards, metrics, and automated monitoring systems.
  • Conduct root cause analysis for performance incidents and drive long-term improvements.
  • Develop and implement strategies for continuous performance optimization and capacity planning.
  • Stay current with industry trends, tools, and best practices in performance engineering.

Requirements

  • Strong experience with complex web application debugging, profiling, and performance optimization.
  • Deep understanding of browser performance traces, network analysis, and client-side profiling.
  • Proven background in performance engineering, including bottleneck analysis and root cause identification.
  • Hands-on experience with APM and observability tools (e.g., Datadog RUM, APM, DBM) for monitoring and troubleshooting.
  • Proficiency in analyzing and interpreting network HAR files and performance metrics.
  • Experience optimizing across multiple application layers (frontend, backend, API, database).
  • Solid knowledge of logging, monitoring, and alerting best practices for both frontend and backend systems.
  • Familiarity with performance testing tools and frameworks (e.g., memlab, Chrome Dev tools).
  • Strong understanding of system architecture, distributed systems, and cloud environments (AWS, Kubernetes, CDN).
  • Passion for delivering a fast, stable, and scalable user experience.
Benefits
  • Equity
  • 401k
  • Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Spending accounts
  • Life & Disability
  • Paid parental leave
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Enhanced employee assistance program
  • Employee wellness stipend
  • Professional development stipend
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
performance analysisapplication profilingperformance optimizationbottleneck analysisroot cause analysisnetwork analysisclient-side profilingperformance testingcapacity planningsystem architecture
Soft Skills
collaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingattention to detailcommunication