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

Solid 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