Lead Performance Test Engineer in Bothell, WA

Role: Lead Performance Test Engineer

Location: Bothell, WA 

Duration: Long term contract

Mandatory Skills:

Performance Testing, Performance Architect, Performance Management

Description:

• Experienced in Performance architect specializing in crafting high performance systems and optimizing costs for organization.
• Proficient in analyzing , designing, and implementing solutions that enhance system efficiency and scalability.
• Conduct comprehensive performance tests and execute strategic optimization to maximize system throughput and responsiveness.
• Experience in system performance analysis.
• Proficiency in Scalability planning and Implementation.
• Experience in Performance Testing and benchmarking, architecture optimization.
• Proficiency in Cloud based performance solutions and cost reduction strategies.
• Cross functional Collaboration and Date driven decision making
• Creating an integrated performance improvement strategy
• Assist with production triage when performance or availability issues arise.
• Working with internal engineering teams to optimize and characterize new components, functions, and architectures.
• Creating approximately timed models analyzing the performance results and provide guidance as far as architecture choices.     
• Communicates strategy and technology roadmaps to executive staff, industry partners and customers.
• Assist with production triage when performance or availability issues arise.
• Constructing or modifying component models
• Onsite must

Must-Have Skills:

Core Technical Skills

1. System Performance Analysis – Deep knowledge of identifying bottlenecks in system-level architecture (CPU, memory, I/O, etc.).
2. Scalability Planning & Implementation – Experience in horizontal/vertical scaling strategies for enterprise systems.
3. Performance Testing & Benchmarking – Proficiency in tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, or k6.
4. Architecture Optimization – Ability to refactor and optimize system architecture for improved throughput and responsiveness.
5. Cloud Performance Engineering – Hands-on experience with AWS/GCP/Azure performance tuning and cost optimization.
6. Modeling & Simulation – Ability to create approximate timed models and perform predictive analysis on performance outcomes.
7. Production Triage – Skilled in diagnosing and resolving performance and availability issues in production.

Tools & Technologies

• Performance Testing Tools: JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner
• Monitoring & Profiling Tools: Datadog, New Relic, AppDynamics, Prometheus, Grafana
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure
• Scripting: Python, Bash, or Shell for automations
• APM: Application Performance Monitoring tools
• CI/CD and DevOps Integration (for testing in pipelines)

Thanks & Regards,

Akshay Kumar

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist.

Metasis Information Systems

Email : akshay.k@metasisinfo.com