Senior Performance Engineer (JVM & Java Optimisation) | Relocate to Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪
Must relocate to Abu Dhabi – Full relocation support provided
Join our client—an innovator in the Cyber Security industry—at the heart of the UAE’s thriving tech ecosystem, a region known for rapid innovation, a vibrant engineering community, and fast-growing opportunities.
Our client is hiring a Senior Performance Engineer (JVM & Java Optimisation) to take ownership of performance optimisation across a containerised, Java-based microservices architecture running at scale in the cloud. You’ll be the go-to expert for JVM tuning, Spring Boot optimisation, database performance, and container orchestration—ensuring low latency and high efficiency on critical systems.
What you’ll be working on:
* End-to-end performance tuning for Java microservices in Kubernetes
* JVM Optimisation (GC, threading, memory allocation)
* Spring Boot profiling & tuning (reactive streams, caching, thread pools)
* SQL, NoSQL, and in-memory DB performance (PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Redis, DynamoDB)
* Performance testing with JMeter, k6
* Observability using JFR, JVisualVM, OpenTelemetry
* Container Orchestration tuning (Autoscaling, CPU/mem limits, KEDA, Istio)
* Optimising event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
* Building CI-integrated performance testing frameworks
Requirements:
* 7+ years of experience
* Proven expertise in JVM, Java, and Spring Boot optimisation
* Hands-on Kubernetes performance tuning in production environments
* Cloud-native experience and CI/CD performance testing integration
* Proficiency with profiling & monitoring tools (e.g., YourKit, JProfiler, Zipkin)
* Comfortable operating as an Individual Contributor
What’s in it for you?
🚀 Performance ownership in a high-scale product
🤝 A genuinely collaborative team & high-performance culture
✈️ Relocation support to Abu Dhabi
🏖 Visa & Health insurance for you + dependants
🌍 Live and work in one of the safest countries in the world
🇦🇪 Tax Free Salary
If you'd like to discuss the role and company further, please apply with your latest CV to be considered!