Request ID: 102241-1
Title: Lead Performance Engineer
Locations: Austin, TX
Duration: 06+ Months with Possible Extension.
Pay Range: $50-$56/Hour on W2/C2C (All inclusive)
We are seeking an experienced Lead Performance Engineer with 12+ years of expertise in performance engineering, performance testing, and application scalability. The ideal candidate will lead the design and implementation of enterprise performance testing strategies for cloud-native and web applications, with hands-on expertise in Apache JMeter, LoadRunner, K6, Gatling, Dynatrace, DataDog, and API performance testing.
The candidate should possess strong experience in performance monitoring, bottleneck analysis, CI/CD integration, and modern web technologies including Next.js. This role requires close collaboration with Development, QA, DevOps, and Architecture teams to ensure highly scalable, reliable, and performant applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end performance engineering initiatives for enterprise applications.
- Design, develop, and execute performance testing strategies for web, API, and cloud-native applications.
- Build and maintain performance test frameworks using Apache JMeter, LoadRunner, K6, and Gatling.
- Develop and execute:
- Load Testing
- Stress Testing
- Endurance (Soak) Testing
- Scalability Testing
- Volume Testing
- Design and maintain automated performance test suites for Next.js applications.
- Perform API performance testing for REST, SOAP, JSON, and XML services.
- Analyze performance test results and identify application, infrastructure, and database bottlenecks.
- Monitor application health and infrastructure using Dynatrace, DataDog, and APM tools.
- Analyze CPU, Memory, JVM, Garbage Collection (GC), Network, Disk I/O, and Thread utilization.
- Collaborate with Development, QA, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to optimize system performance.
- Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Git.
- Prepare detailed performance reports, dashboards, and recommendations.
- Mentor junior performance engineers and establish performance testing best practices.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 12+ years of experience in Performance Testing and Performance Engineering.
- Strong expertise in enterprise application performance testing.
- Hands-on experience with JMeter and other performance testing tools.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and cloud applications.
- Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Required Technical Skills
Performance Testing
- Apache JMeter
- LoadRunner
- K6
- Gatling
- Performance Engineering
- Load Testing
- Stress Testing
- Endurance Testing
- Scalability Testing
- Volume Testing
API Testing
- REST APIs
- SOAP
- JSON
- XML
- API Performance Testing
Front-End Performance
- Next.js
- Web Performance Optimization
- Browser Performance Testing
Performance Monitoring (APM)
- Dynatrace
- DataDog
- JVM Monitoring
- Garbage Collection (GC)
- CPU & Memory Analysis
- Thread Dumps
- Heap Dumps
- Server Logs
- Network Performance Monitoring
DevOps & Automation
- Jenkins
- Git
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Performance Test Automation
Protocols
Preferred Skills
- Microservices performance testing.
- Kubernetes and Docker environments.
- Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Grafana.
- Prometheus.
- Splunk.
- ELK Stack.
- SQL and database performance tuning.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Java
- Groovy
- Python
- Shell Scripting
- Terraform
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- OpenTelemetry
Mandatory Skills
- Apache JMeter
- Performance Engineering
- LoadRunner
- K6
- Gatling
- Dynatrace
- DataDog
- API Performance Testing (REST & SOAP)
- Next.js Performance Testing
- CI/CD (Jenkins, Git)
- Performance Monitoring & Bottleneck Analysis
- HTTP/HTTPS, JSON, XML
Company Benefits & Culture - Inclusive and diverse work environment
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits
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