Performance Engineer
Prakansh sainUnited StatesSENIORPosted 14d ago
DynatraceApache JMeterCI/CDGoogle LighthouseJenkinsGitHub ActionsGitLab CIAzure DevOpsREST APIsmicroservicesdistributed systemsAWSAzureGCPPythonJavaScriptShellKubernetesGrafanaPrometheusNew RelicAppDynamicsSplunk
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Performance Engineer to join our team for a 12+ month contract. This role requires strong hands-on expertise in performance testing tools and methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
• Design and execute performance test strategies for web, API, and distributed applications
• Identify bottlenecks across application, infrastructure, database, and network layers
• Build performance dashboards and reports; define and track SLAs, SLOs, and KPIs
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, QA, and architecture teams to optimize performance
• Support capacity planning and production performance monitoring
Requirements
• 7+ years in Performance Engineering and Performance Testing
• Dynatrace: APM, root cause analysis, and observability
• Apache JMeter: Load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing
• Performance testing integration into Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
• Google Lighthouse: Web performance, accessibility, SEO, and best-practice audits
• Strong understanding of response time, throughput, latency, concurrency, and resource utilization
• Experience with REST APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Scripting skills in Python, JavaScript, or Shell