Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled

Senior Performance Test Engineer

with 6-9 years of experience to design, implement, and execute performance, load, stress, and scalability tests for mission-critical applications. The ideal candidate has strong hands-on expertise with performance testing tools, deep understanding of system architecture, and the ability to analyze and optimize application performance end-to-end.

Key ResponsibilitiesPerformance Testing & Engineering

Design, develop, and execute

performance, load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests

. Identify performance bottlenecks in application, database, network, and infrastructure layers. Implement and maintain

performance test scripts

using tools such as

JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, k6, BlazeMeter

, or similar. Develop performance test plans, test strategies, and workload models.

Analysis & Troubleshooting

Analyze test results to provide

actionable insights

, remediation options, and root-cause analysis. Diagnose performance issues using

APM tools

(e.g., Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus). Collaborate with developers and architects to tune application performance.

Performance Environment & CI/CD

Work with DevOps/Cloud teams to set up and optimize

performance test environments

. Integrate performance tests into

CI/CD pipelines

(Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions). Develop monitoring dashboards for metrics such as

response time, throughput, CPU, memory, GC, DB latency, network metrics

, etc.

Documentation & Communication

Prepare performance test reports, bottleneck analysis, and improvement recommendations. Communicate findings to stakeholders including development, architecture, SRE, and product teams. Mentor junior performance engineers and contribute to best-practice frameworks.

Required Skills & Experience

6-9 years of hands-on experience

in performance testing and engineering. Strong command of at least one major performance testing tool:

JMeter / LoadRunner / Gatling / k6 / BlazeMeter

Deep understanding of

HTTP, APIs, microservices, distributed systems

, and multi-tier architectures. Strong analytical skills with proficiency in profiling tools/APM solutions:

Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus

Experience with

Java/Python/JavaScript

for scripting and automation. Solid understanding of

databases

(SQL & NoSQL), indexing, and query optimization. Familiarity with

cloud platforms

(AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes). Experience with

CI/CD integration

, version control (Git), and build automation. Strong communication, troubleshooting, and reporting skills.

Good-to-Have Skills

Experience with chaos engineering or reliability engineering. Knowledge of

Kafka, Redis, RabbitMQ

, or other messaging systems. Experience in

SRE practices

, observability, and performance SLIs/SLOs. Exposure to performance testing for mobile applications. Experience with

Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible)

.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Why Join Us?

Opportunity to work on high-scale, high-traffic platforms. Work with cutting-edge performance engineering tools and cloud technologies. Collaborative environment with strong focus on innovation and optimisation. Competitive salary, benefits, and growth pathways.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: ?100,000.00 - ?130,000.00 per month