Senior Performance Test Engineer
Core
Design, implement, and maintain automated tests to evaluate performance, stability, scalability, and resilience of enterprise systems under realistic workloads and failure conditions.
Role type
Senior IC Non-Functional Test Engineer (Performance)
Builds
Production-ready performance test suites and CI/CD integrated non-functional testing pipelines
Domain
Cloud computing, distributed systems, and enterprise software
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Performance and load testing, Distributed systems, Kubernetes, Observability tools, Scripting/programming, API testing, Metrics analysis, CI/CD integration, Test automation, Failure simulation
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
k6, Gatling, JMeter, Locust, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry
Responsibilities
Design and execute non-functional test scenarios covering load, stress, scalability, endurance, failover, and resilience testing; Simulate real-world user traffic and peak load conditions to validate system performance; Identify performance bottlenecks across application, database, API, infrastructure, and network layers; Work with developers, DevSecOps, QA, product, and infrastructure teams to define test objectives and acceptance criteria; Prepare detailed test reports including observations, bottlenecks, metrics, risks, and recommendations; Support performance testing as part of CI/CD pipelines where applicable
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC