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About this role:
Wells Fargo is seeking a Principal Engineer for the Wealth Investment Management Technology (WIMT) Platform Engineering team to drive the transformation of Performance Engineering and significantly improve engineering practices by optimizing processes, streamlining workflows, and developing new capabilities. This role requires significant interaction with various technical teams to oversee all performance testing deliverables and activities for large, highly complex programs. Learn more about the career areas and business divisions at wellsfargojobs.com.
In this role, you will:
- Act as an advisor to leadership to develop or influence applications, network, information security, database, operating systems, or web technologies for highly complex business and technical needs across multiple groups
- Lead the strategy and resolution of highly complex and unique challenges requiring in-depth evaluation across multiple areas or the enterprise, delivering solutions that are long-term, large-scale and require vision, creativity, innovation, advanced analytical and inductive thinking
- Partner with application, infrastructure, cloud, and network teams to establish performance and resiliency standards, provide expert guidance on architecture and operational readiness, and lead resolution of the most complex production performance and stability challenges
- Own design and execution of end-to-end performance engineering across critical platforms, diagnosing complex application, infrastructure, network, and configuration bottlenecks; define tuning recommendations and architectural improvements to achieve scalability, stability, and reliability goals
- Design and lead WIMT-wide resiliency programs including chaos testing, stress testing, load testing, failover validation, breakpoint testing, and disaster recovery exercises to proactively identify and eliminate systemic weaknesses
- Translate advanced technology experience, an in-depth knowledge of the organizations tactical and strategic business objectives, the enterprise technological environment, the organization structure, and strategic technological opportunities and requirements into technical engineering solutions
- Provide vision, direction and expertise to leadership and existing team on implementing innovative and significant business solutions
- Maintain knowledge of industry best practices and new technologies and recommends innovations that enhance operations or provide a competitive advantage to the organization
- Strategically engage with all levels of professionals and managers across the enterprise and serve as an expert advisor to leadership
- Work hands-on with Performance Engineers to create Performance testing solutions
- Work with CTO team to analyze results and debug various latency challenges
- Create common Splunk, App Dynamics patterns, queries, and configurations which enables the entire Performance Engineering team to become efficient
- Ensure software systems and applications operate efficiently and meet performance requirements by designing, executing, and analyzing performance tests
- Guides team, provides technical direction, and acts as a mentor for other engineers
- Leads the resolution of complex and unique technical challenges, often involving cross-functional collaboration and in-depth analysis.
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
- 7+ years of executing and leading Performance Testing
- 5+ years of scripting languages to create Performance testing utilities/reusable components
- 2+ years of experience working with observability rules.
Desired Qualifications:
- 2+ years of executing Performance Testing in Data Center migration programs
- 5+ years of experience with like LoadRunner and/or Jmeter/Blazemeter
- 5+ years working with App Dynamics, Splunk or Grafana
- Knowledge of Network infrastructure, Firewall, and Load Balancers
- Knowledge of OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) or other cloud experience like PCF
- Ability to interact with all levels of an organization
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Job Expectations:
- Position offers a hybrid work schedule
- Flexibility to be on call beyond normal working hours
- Ability to work additional hours as needed
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
- Visa sponsorship is available
Locations:
- 300 S. Brevard St. Charlotte, North Carolina
- 2710 Pine St. Saint Louis, Missouri
Posting End Date:
17 Sep 2026- Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
We Value Equal Opportunity
Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.
Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.
Applicants with Disabilities
To request a medical accommodation during the application or interview process, visit Disability Inclusion at Wells Fargo.
Drug and Alcohol Policy
Wells Fargo maintains a drug free workplace. Please see our Drug and Alcohol Policy to learn more.
Wells Fargo Recruitment and Hiring Requirements:
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b. Wells Fargo requires you to directly represent your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process.
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- Apple50

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- Technology & Software45
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in performance engineer jobs.
- Experience with load testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, Locust, or k6
- Proficiency in at least one systems or scripting language such as Java, Python, or Go
- Hands-on experience with APM and observability platforms such as Datadog, Dynatrace, or New Relic
- Ability to analyze profiling data, flame graphs, and distributed traces to identify bottlenecks
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating performance tests into automated build workflows
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Performance Engineer Job Search
Quantify latency and throughput wins
Recruiters screening performance engineer resumes look for numbers: p99 latency reduced, throughput improved, or infrastructure cost cut. Replace vague phrases like 'improved system performance' with the actual before-and-after metrics from your load tests or profiling work.
List your testing tools by category
Hiring managers scan for tool fluency fast. Group your stack by category: load generation tools, APM platforms, profiling utilities, and observability stacks. Burying JMeter or Gatling in a wall of text costs you callbacks from automated screeners and human reviewers alike.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists performance engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter by tech stack before applying
A performance engineer role at a Java-heavy enterprise shop and one at a Go microservices startup require different preparation. Narrow your search to openings that match your strongest stack so your resume reads as a direct fit, not a career pivot.
Prepare a live debugging walkthrough
Most performance engineer technical screens include a scenario where you diagnose a slow endpoint or resource bottleneck in real time. Practice narrating your process aloud: what tool you reach for first, what the flame graph tells you, and what change you'd make.
Negotiate scope, not just compensation
After an offer, ask which systems you'd own in the first 90 days and whether performance is embedded in the development cycle or treated as a pre-launch gate. That answer tells you whether the role has real influence or is a firefighting position with a polished title.
Performance Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most performance engineers?
The companies hiring the most performance engineers right now include Apple, CVS Health, and NVIDIA, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Demand is strongest at companies running high-traffic distributed systems where latency and reliability are tied directly to revenue.
How many performance engineer jobs are remote?
About 53% of performance engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, making it one of the more location-flexible roles in software engineering. Sub-specializations in observability, SRE-adjacent work, and cloud capacity planning tend to have the highest share of fully remote positions.
How do you become a performance engineer?
Start by building a foundation in software development and systems fundamentals, then learn at least one load testing framework and an APM platform through hands-on projects. Contribute to performance work on an existing team, whether by writing load tests, triaging slow queries, or setting latency baselines. Over time, specialize in a domain such as mobile, backend services, or database performance to distinguish yourself.
Can I get a performance engineer job without direct experience?
Yes, if you can demonstrate applied skills through projects. Build a public load testing suite against an open-source application, document your methodology, and publish the results. Roles titled 'junior performance engineer' or 'associate QA engineer with performance focus' are the most accessible entry points and often require a portfolio over years of dedicated experience.
What does the performance engineer interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial screen with a recruiter, a technical phone interview focused on your testing methodology and tool experience, and a live or take-home exercise where you profile a slow system and propose fixes. Final rounds typically involve a system design discussion around scalability and a conversation with the engineering team about how performance fits into their development workflow.
Where can I find and apply to performance engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to performance engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find roles that match your experience and stack, then apply directly to each listing.
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