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Senior Performance Engineer

Unlock employer Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posted: 22 Aug 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $80k - $120k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Office Only
  • Apply from abroad
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional

Position

About
At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers 'Fly Better'. Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology, being pioneers in aviation innovation. We're on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry.

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As a Senior Performance Engineer, you will drive and optimize the performance of our systems and applications. The team is responsible for ensuring that all software and infrastructure components operate efficiently and effectively, delivering a seamless experience to our customers. We value diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and ways of thinking; and we are building a talented team of quality engineers.

Our team ensures the robustness and responsiveness of applications across the entire customer journey from booking tickets to the real-time operation of our flights. We use a variety of performance testing tools and methodologies utilizing widely used frameworks. We employ innovative technologies and practices essential for testing, monitoring, observability, analysis, and optimization. Our team is dedicated to continuous improvement, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and adhering to DevSecOps practices to enhance the customer experience continuously.

If you are passionate about analyzing system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing enhancements, we invite you to apply and contribute to the success of Emirates Group.

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science or similar with extensive 3 years of experience in Performance Engineering for Web, Mobile, and Desktop applications including testing, profiling, and tuning for highly available and scalable mission-critical systems.
  • Highly skilled in load testing tools and client-side performance analysis tools for assessing and optimizing application performance.
  • Proficient in observability and monitoring tools frameworks with extensive experience in application performance management tools, code profilers, and log analytics platforms.
  • Expertise in reviewing architecture and design, providing recommendations for improving system application performance with advanced knowledge of current architecture and design trends.
  • Strong background in relational and NoSQL databases including expertise in identifying and resolving DB related issues and analyzing AWR reports.
  • Experience in building workload models for complex systems using analytics and user pattern analysis.
  • In-depth understanding of DevOps practices and expertise in implementing Continuous Performance Testing using load testing tools and observability solutions.
  • Extensive hands-on experience across various platforms and operating systems including UNIX, Windows, Cloud environments, Virtual Machines, SDN, and Container Management Platforms with strong expertise in troubleshooting OS, network, and configuration issues.

Salary & Benefits
Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city.

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