Domain
Performance Engineering
Skill Profile
Code Profiling
This skill defines expectations across roles and levels.
Performance Engineering
Profiling
Roles
1
where this skill appears
Levels
5
structured growth path
Mandatory requirements
0
the other 5 optional
Group
Profiling
Last updated
2/22/2026
How to Use
Choose your current level and compare expectations. The items below show what to cover to advance to the next level.
What is Expected at Each Level
The table shows how skill depth grows from Junior to Principal. Click a row to see details.
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Programmer (C/C++) | Gets familiar with profiling tools: perf, gprof, Valgrind. Runs basic profiling of system utilities, interprets simple flame graphs under mentor guidance. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Programmer (C/C++) | Independently profiles system code: uses perf stat/record, callgrind, cachegrind. Finds hot paths in drivers, analyzes cache miss rate and branch misprediction. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Programmer (C/C++) | Conducts deep profiling of kernel subsystems: uses ftrace, eBPF, perf probe. Analyzes latency distribution, identifies lock contention, optimizes critical kernel paths. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Programmer (C/C++) | Defines profiling strategy for the systems team. Establishes continuous performance monitoring pipeline, automates performance regression testing. |
| Role | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Programmer (C/C++) | Shapes enterprise approach to system software profiling. Defines performance KPIs for kernel subsystems, builds infrastructure for cross-platform performance analysis. |
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