Lead Performance Engineer
Core
Design, develop, and maintain performance test scripts and frameworks for web, API, and backend systems to ensure scalability and reliability.
Role type
Lead Performance Engineer
Builds
Automated test suites for Next.js applications, API performance tests, and CI/CD integrated performance testing pipelines.
Domain
Cloud infrastructure and enterprise application performance engineering
Required skills
Performance testing, Load/stress/scalability testing, Apache JMeter, API automation (REST/SOAP), Next.js, CI/CD integration, APM tools (Datadog/Dynatrace), JVM monitoring, Protocol analysis (HTTP/HTTPS)
Preferred skills
LoadRunner, K6, Gatling, Jenkins, Git, Microservices architecture
Technologies
AWS, Next.js, JMeter, Datadog, Dynatrace, Jenkins, Git, HTTP, JSON, XML, REST, SOAP, JVM, CI/CD
Responsibilities
Design and maintain performance test scripts for web, API, and backend systems; Conduct load, stress, and endurance testing; Analyze test results to identify bottlenecks; Monitor CPU, memory, and network metrics; Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines; Collaborate with DevOps and architecture teams to improve performance.
Seniority
Lead, hands-on IC with team leadership