Lead Performance Engineer (12+ years exp) || contract || Sunnyvale, CA (Local only)

Lead Performance Engineer (12+ years exp)
Location: Sunnyvale, CA (F2F interview, candidates should be local to Sunnyvale office)
Contract

 

Role Descriptions:

•       We are looking for a skilled Lead Performance Engineer to design, develop, and execute performance testing strategies for enterprise and cloud-based applications.

•       The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with JMeter, Load runner, K6, Gatling, Data Dog, Dynatrace skills, and solid expertise in API, Web and automation testing.

•       Candidate will work closely with development, QA, DevOps, and architecture teams to ensure applications are scalable, reliable, and performant.

 

Key Responsibilities

•       12+ Yrs of experience in Performance Engineering.

•       Design, develop, and maintain performance test scripts using Apache JMeter or similar tools for web, API, and backend systems.

•       Conduct load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing for applications and microservices.

•       Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for Next.js applications, covering unit, integration, and E2E tests.

•       Perform API performance testing (REST/JSON, SOAP) and integrate with automation frameworks.

•       Analyze test results, identify performance bottlenecks, and provide actionable recommendations.

•       Monitor system performance metrics (CPU, memory, GC, I/O, network) during test execution.

•       Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to optimize application and infrastructure performance.

•       Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines.

•       Prepare detailed performance test reports and present findings to stakeholders.

•       Continuously improve testing frameworks, tools, and best practices.

 

Required Skills & Qualifications

•       Strong experience in performance testing and engineering best practices

•       Hands-on expertise with Apache JMeter (test plans, scripting, listeners, distributed testing)

•       Front end performance testing experience on Next.js application

•       Design and deployment of performance test framework

•       Experience with API automation and performance testing (REST, SOAP)