Application & Systems Performance Engineer

Postgres, MySQL
UNITED STATES
October 27, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: Siemens Digital Industries Software
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-time
Pay / Compensation: $109,800 – $197,700 annually

About the Role

Are you a skilled Software Engineer with a passion for optimizing performance and unraveling complex system behaviors? Join Siemens to ensure the efficiency and scalability of large enterprise applications by diving deep into architecture, infrastructure, and resolving performance bottlenecks.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Performance Analysis: Analyze resource consumption and performance characteristics of applications and underlying database systems.
  • Bottleneck Identification: Investigate and pinpoint performance bottlenecks related to system-level, database interactions, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Problem Solving & Debugging: Proactively diagnose and debug complex performance issues, implementing effective solutions to optimize application efficiency and reliability.
  • Application Analysis & Maintenance: Apply strong expertise in database administration, database performance tuning, and application operations.
  • Monitoring & Telemetry: Utilize monitoring and telemetry tools (e.g., Datadog, Dynatrace) to track performance metrics.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience diagnosing and optimizing performance in large-scale enterprise applications, including database administration and performance tuning.
  • Programming Languages: Proficiency in Java and Python, with hands-on experience administering, tuning, and troubleshooting relational databases such as MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server.
  • Infrastructure Acumen: Solid understanding of infrastructure concepts within distributed and enterprise-scale environments.
  • Analytical Prowess: Exceptional problem-solving and debugging skills with a systematic approach to performance optimization.

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications (if applicable)

  • Experience supporting replication and high-availability environments.
  • Demonstrated experience with APM tools (Datadog, Dynatrace, New Relic).

Benefits & Perks (if applicable)

  • Hybrid work model (Remote/Office flexibility).
  • Competitive compensation with a target incentive of 5-8% of the base salary.
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

Siemens is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

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