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Software Engineer in Test – Performance Testing
Location
United States
Posted
23 hours ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Software Engineer in Test – Performance Testing
Nextech Systems
• Design, develop, and execute scalable performance test strategies to validate the reliability, scalability, and responsiveness of enterprise applications and distributed systems. • Develop and maintain automated performance test scripts using k6 to simulate real-world user workloads and identify system bottlenecks. • Analyze application, database, and infrastructure performance metrics to identify performance issues and provide recommendations for optimization. • Design and maintain reusable performance testing frameworks, utilities, dashboards, and reporting solutions. • Build and maintain performance dashboards and automated reports using InfluxDB, Grafana, and Flux queries. • Collaborate with Software Engineers, Product Managers, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to establish performance requirements and integrate performance testing into the software development lifecycle. • Integrate performance testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous performance validation. • Execute load, stress, endurance, spike, scalability, and capacity testing across cloud-native and distributed application environments. • Develop SQL queries to support test validation, performance analysis, and database performance investigations. • Produce performance analysis reports, communicate findings, and partner with development teams to validate performance improvements. • Support performance testing in containerized and distributed environments using Docker and Kubernetes where applicable. • Promote performance engineering best practices, standards, and continuous improvement initiatives. • Define, monitor, and analyze key performance metrics, including latency, throughput, and system resource utilization, using observability platforms such as InfluxDB, Prometheus, Grafana, and similar tools.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of Software Development, Software Engineer in Test (SET/SDET), or Performance Engineering experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with k6 for performance testing, including test scripting, workload modeling, optimization, and reporting.
- Strong SQL querying skills, preferably with Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL).
- Experience with InfluxDB and Grafana, including Flux queries, dashboard development, templating, alerting, and automated reporting.
- Experience integrating performance testing into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong understanding of performance testing methodologies, including load, stress, endurance, spike, scalability, and capacity testing.
- Experience testing REST APIs, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications.
- Familiarity with application performance monitoring and observability tools.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills in Agile development environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify workflow gaps, performance bottlenecks, and complex edge cases.
- Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, and ChatGPT to improve engineering productivity and quality.
- Hands-on experience with performance profiling and debugging tools, including Chrome DevTools.
Benefits
- Generous annual bonus opportunity
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Flexible Time Off: take time off when you need it without worrying about available hours
- 11 paid holidays
- Your Day Your Way - Celebrate a day of cultural or social significance to you
- Insurance: Choice of Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
- Health Savings Account with employer match
- Flexible Spending Account
- 100% Company-Paid Parental leave (After 6 months with the company)
- 100% Company-Paid Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
- Nextech Luminary Peer Recognition Program
- Wellness Program including discounts on medical premiums
- Employee Assistance Program with free counseling sessions available
- Corporate Discounts on Retail, Travel, and Entertainment
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