Associate Performance Engineer - Seeking 2024 Grads
Canada - Toronto
Generation Veeva – 806-G&A ES Corp /
Full-Time /
On-site
Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.
Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.
Veeva is dedicated to building careers of new university graduates through our Engineering Development Program. Generation Veeva is a program focused on your professional development, providing mentors, workshops, and career path planning. Join our team and grow your career at Veeva!
The Role
The Performance Engineering Team works within the larger Development Team and participates in all phases of the software development life cycle.
This position requires you to work in the office 4 days/week for your first two years. After 2 years, you will have the flexibility to Work Anywhere.
What You'll Do
- Test new features pre-production to make sure they will scale and perform
- Collaborate with Vault team members in Product Management, Engineering Management and Quality Assurance to help design and develop performance tests
- Implement and execute load tests in JMeter
- Use and update Python scripts for managing test systems
- Work with Senior Performance Engineers to profile code and identify bottlenecks
- Understand the cloud architecture and performance requirements for resources like CPU, Network, I/O, Memory, etc. across all Services
- Adopt the latest Observability tools to discover and address ‘unknown unknowns’
Requirements
- Located near Toronto, Ontario and able to work in the office 4 days/week
- Strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design)
- Programming knowledge in Java or Python
- Desire to work in enterprise software
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Physics with a 3.3 GPA or higher
- Don’t have a university degree? That’s OK if you have the equivalent skills gained through work experience or disciplined self-study
Nice To Have
- Experience with load testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner
- Understanding of Java application profiling and analyzing heap and thread dumps
- Working knowledge of Agile methodologies
- Familiarity with Jira or other bug tracking tools
Perks & Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
- PTO and company-paid holidays
- Retirement programs
- 1% charitable giving program
Compensation
- Base pay: $90,000 - $115,000
- This role offers a comprehensive benefits package. The salary range for this position represents the potential base salary for this position. The actual salary will vary based on market and expected contributions.
At time of application, please make sure to attach the most updated version of your academic transcript, if applicable.
Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.
Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at talent_accommodations@veeva.com.
