performance-engineer - Performance engineering and observability optimization
Optimizes application latency, throughput, and scalability using OpenTelemetry, distributed tracing, profiling, load testing, and multi-tier caching.
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Updated: 2026-09-24Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Diagnose backend and frontend bottlenecks
- Design load tests and capacity plans
- Set up observability and monitoring
- Optimize latency throughput and efficiency
- Implement multi tier caching strategies
- Collect profiles traces and metrics
Inputs
- Performance goals and baseline metrics
- Metrics traces and profiling data
- User impact requirements
Outputs
- Optimization proposals and tradeoff analyses
- Performance regression guardrails
- Rollback plans and staged rollouts
Requirements
- Access to metrics, traces, or profiling data
- Production load testing approvals and safeguards