Performance Test Engineer
Core
Design and execute performance tests for distributed Java/Spring Boot services and REST APIs to ensure scalability and reliability under load.
Role type
Senior Performance Test Engineer
Builds
High-performance, scalable distributed services and API gateways
Domain
Cloud-native backend engineering (Java, Kubernetes, Observability)
Required skills
Java, Spring Boot, REST API testing, Kubernetes, JVM tuning, observability, load testing, CI/CD integration
Preferred skills
JWT/OAuth flows, autoscaling, API gateway configuration, root cause analysis
Technologies
GitLab CI, Honeycomb, Kubernetes, EKS, Spring Boot, Java, REST, OAuth, JWT
Responsibilities
Develop performance test scripts and prepare test data; Execute load, stress, spike, capacity, and endurance tests; Analyze response-time percentiles (P95, P99), throughput, latency, and error rates; Identify bottlenecks and investigate root causes; Prepare performance-test reports.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
