Lead Performance Engineer

Job Title : Lead Performance Engineer

Location : New Jersey, NJ/New York, NY/Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite)

(Local candidates as interviews on Face to Face basis)

JD :

• 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

• Triaging Exp on network and AWS infra systems is required

• 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, 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)

• Knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, JSON, XML

• Experience with performance monitoring tools (APM, server logs, JVM monitoring)

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git, etc.)

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills"