Senior Performance Engineer, Data Protection & Security Platform Engineering
Cohesity is seeking a Senior Performance Engineer to join their data protection and security platform team. The role focuses on designing performance workloads, building automation frameworks, and optimizing system bottlenecks across compute and storage layers. Candidates must have strong expertise in distributed systems, performance modeling, and proficiency in Golang or Python. The position offers high impact within a leader in AI-powered data security.
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Experience
5+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Hybrid, India
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Cohesity is seeking a Senior Performance Engineer to join their data protection and security platform team. The role focuses on designing performance workloads, building automation frameworks, and optimizing system bottlenecks across compute and storage layers. Candidates must have strong expertise in distributed systems, performance modeling, and proficiency in Golang or Python. The position offers high impact within a leader in AI-powered data security.
TAL's take
High-quality engineering role at a well-regarded data security unicorn with clear ownership of performance strategy.
Very well-defined role with specific performance engineering responsibilities, technical stack, and clear cross-functional expectations.
Salaries at Cohesity
36.1 LPA average
Based on 39 Grapevine salary entries for Cohesity.
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Range: 10 - 22 LPA
Must haves
- 5+ years of experience in performance engineering or distributed systems
- Strong understanding of performance analysis and benchmarking methodologies
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems, operating systems, and storage systems
- Strong programming skills in Golang and/or Python
- Experience building automation frameworks and performance engineering infrastructure
Tools and skills
Nice to have: enterprise storage, backup/recovery, file systems, data protection technologies.
About the company
Established mid-stage unicorn with strong enterprise footprint, though not categorized as tier-1 global tech.
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