Optimize backend performance with Java, JVM profiling, and observability tools while working from home when applicable. Focus on dependable, scalable software. This Senior Software Engineer role centers on diagnosing latency, throughput, and scaling bottlenecks in high-availability, multi-tenant SaaS environments. You will design resource-protection frameworks, analyze database and application behavior, and improve code, SQL, and configuration. The work includes AI-driven developer tooling, automated diagnostics, and intelligent monitoring. Key Responsibilities:

Design rate limiting, traffic shaping, and concurrency controls Monitor latency, throughput, and resource utilization across layers Analyze JVM, thread, heap, SQL,



and Hibernate behavior Perform capacity analysis and support high-traffic customer events Review designs, pull requests, and SQL changes for scalability Requirements:

Proven experience resolving latency and scaling bottlenecks Robust relational database experience, preferably MySQL and Hibernate Five-plus years developing software with Java or similar languages Knowledge of JVM internals, garbage collection, and concurrency Experience with profiling, observability, cloud, Docker, and Kubernetes Apply backend engineering, database optimization, JVM expertise, and observability skills to improve scalable SaaS performance and reliability.

📌 Senior Backend Performance Engineer (Winnipeg)
🏢 Okta
📍 Winnipeg