Software Engineer III Performance Testing

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking you will be a seasoned member of an agile team tasked with designing and delivering trusted market-leading technology products in a secure stable and scalable manner. Your role involves implementing critical technology solutions across multiple technical domains supporting various business functions to achieve the firms business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Plan design and execute performance testing strategies and load testing scenarios for transaction authorization workflows on the Chase Debit Platform.
• Develop and maintain scripts and test plans using specialized performance tools such as JMeter and BlazeMeter.
• Measure analyze and report on key performance metrics to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for tuning system performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including software development operations and cloud infrastructure to diagnose issues and optimize application performance.
• Utilize SQL and tools like DBeaver to validate data consistency and analyze system logs for performance insights.
• Monitor live system performance using AWS Monitoring tools including CloudWatch and proactively recommend scalability and stability improvements.
• Stay updated on advancements in performance engineering technology and methodologies including the adoption of Gen AI tools like CoPilot for process improvement and automation.
• Produce detailed performance engineering artifacts including test reports metrics dashboards and process documentation to support continuous improvement.

Required qualifications capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and 3 years applied experience
• Proven experience in performance testing and tuning within a large-scale enterprise environment
• Proficiency with performance testing frameworks and tools (JMeter BlazeMeter)
• Strong command of SQL with hands-on experience using query tools like DBeaver
• Familiarity with cloud performance monitoring particularly AWS Monitoring and CloudWatch
• Deep understanding of performance metrics system load and capacity planning in high-transaction environments
• Excellent analytical skills with proactive approach to problem-solving and system optimization
• Ability to work collaboratively in Agile teams and communicate complex findings clearly

Preferred qualifications capabilities and skills

• Experience working with large financial platforms ideally in transaction processing or debit systems
• Familiarity with Gen AI tools (such as CoPilot) to augment performance testing and reporting processes
• Exposure to modern DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines within a financial or technology-driven setting
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure best practices and familiarity with other AWS services