We're hiring a Performance Tester to ensure our applications are scalable, reliable, and fast under real-world load. You'll work closely with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to design performance strategies, detect bottlenecks, and drive optimization. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of experience in performance testing or performance engineering.
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🚀 We’re Hiring: Performance Tester (100% Remote)
We’re looking for a Performance Tester who can ensure our applications are scalable, reliable, and fast under real-world load. You’ll work closely with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to design performance strategies, detect bottlenecks, and drive optimization.
🎯 Role Purpose
Evaluate system reliability, scalability, and responsiveness through structured performance testing.
You’ll build test frameworks, analyze metrics, and help teams deliver stable, high-quality releases.
🛠 Key Responsibilities
- Design and maintain performance test scripts for web, API, and backend systems
- Define load, stress, endurance, scalability, and capacity test strategies
- Establish baselines and track regressions over time
- Execute tests using k6 and similar tools
- Analyze metrics: CPU, memory, throughput, latency, response time, error rates
- Identify bottlenecks and root causes using diagnostics and profiling
- Deliver performance reports with optimization recommendations
- Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Partner with DevOps, developers, and architects on performance criteria
- Support testers with framework training and best practices
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and release readiness checks
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✅ Must-Have Requirements
- 2+ years in performance testing or performance engineering
- Hands-on experience with k6 (JMeter/Gatling/LoadRunner are a plus)
- Strong understanding of performance testing concepts and methodologies
- Experience testing APIs and backend services at scale
- Ability to analyze system metrics, logs, and distributed architectures
- CI/CD experience with tools like Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket
- Familiarity with APM tools such as Grafana, Datadog, New Relic, Dynatrace, or AppDynamics
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
- Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering (or equivalent experience)
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💡 Nice to Have
- Scripting skills in JavaScript, Python, Java, or Groovy
- Cloud & container exposure: Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
- Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or Helm
- Experience with Jira for defect tracking
- Performance framework design and automation at scale
🎁 Perks & Benefits
- 🌎 100% Remote role
- 🏖 15 days PTO
- 📚 Pluralsight membership
- 💵 Payments via ListoGlobal platform
- 🇺🇸 US Holidays observed
If you’re passionate about system performance, scalability, and engineering quality, we’d love to connect.
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