Performance Engineer
Performance Engineer
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23-09-2025
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Performance Test engineer
Dallas TX (Onsite)
Fulltime
Job Description:
- Strategy and Planning:
- Develop comprehensive performance testing strategies and approaches aligning with business needs and project goals.
- Collaborate with business analysts architects and developers to understand application workflows business requirements and identify potential performance bottlenecks.
- Define performance testing objectives scope and criteria including service level agreements (SLAs).
- Determine the appropriate types of performance tests needed (e.g. load stress scalability endurance capacity spike tests).
- Scripting and Test Design:
- Design create and maintain performance test scripts using various tools to simulate real-world user activity and traffic loads.
- Develop automated performance testing solutions and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
- Prepare and manage test data and test environments.
- Execution and Monitoring:
- Execute performance load stress and scalability tests on various applications and platforms (web API mobile desktop).
- Monitor key metrics such as response time throughput CPU utilization memory usage network and database performance during tests.
- Utilize application performance monitoring (APM) tools like Dynatrace New Relic AppDynamics and Splunk to identify system health and performance.
- Analysis and Reporting:
- Analyze test results to identify performance bottlenecks root causes of issues and areas for improvement.
- Generate detailed performance analysis reports including findings risks and recommendations and present them to stakeholders.
- Collaborate with development DBA and infrastructure teams to optimize application and database performance.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Proactively identify performance risks and recommend optimizations.
- Stay updated on industry trends emerging tools and best practices in performance testing and engineering.
- Contribute to the development and documentation of performance test standards and best practices.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Education: A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or a related field is commonly preferred.
- Performance Testing Tools Proficiency: Extensive hands-on experience with industry-standard tools such as:
- JMeter
- LoadRunner (or HP ALM Performance Center)
- Gatling
- NeoLoad
- Programming/Scripting Languages: Proficiency in languages like Java Python C# JavaScript Shell or Groovy for test automation and scripting.
- Monitoring Tools: Experience with APM tools (e.g. Dynatrace New Relic AppDynamics SiteScope) and log analysis tools (e.g. Splunk).
- Understanding of System Architecture: Knowledge of how different components (web application database network) interact and affect performance.
- Methodologies: Familiarity with Agile and DevOps methodologies and integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Problem-Solving & Analytical Skills: Strong ability to identify analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks.
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication to articulate technical findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Database Knowledge: Understanding of RDBMS concepts SQL performance tuning and database monitoring (e.g. Oracle SQL Server).
- Cloud Experience (Preferred): Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker Kubernetes).
Employment Type
Full-time
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