Performance Test Lead

Posted 6 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Sunnyvale, CA, USA
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • Software • Analytics
The Role
Lead performance engineering activities to design and run load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests across cloud and hybrid environments. Identify bottlenecks in applications, APIs, databases, and infrastructure; collaborate with Architecture, DevOps, QA, and Development to validate production readiness, optimize performance, and support high-availability Azure AKS deployments. Mentor offshore performance engineers.
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Role Summary

Leads enterprise performance engineering efforts to ensure system scalability, stability, reliability, and responsiveness across distributed cloud and hybrid environments. Responsible for designing and executing load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing strategies while identifying bottlenecks across applications, APIs, databases, and infrastructure. Works closely with Architecture, DevOps, QA, and Development teams to validate production readiness, optimize system performance, and support high-availability cloud deployments within Azure and AKS environments.

Primary Tools

  • Apache JMeter
  • Akamai CloudTest
  • Azure Load Testing
  • Azure Application Insights
  • Azure DB Metrics
  • AKS Container Monitoring
  • PowerShell Monitoring Scripts.

Key Skills

  • Performance and scalability testing
  • Distributed systems and API architecture
  • Azure cloud and Kubernetes (AKS)
  • Performance metrics analysis and tuning
  • CI/CD and automated performance pipelines
  • Troubleshooting and root cause analysis
  • Lead , coach and Mentor Performance Engineer staff offshore

Nice to Have

  • Mortgage or FinTech industry experience
  • Experience with enterprise SaaS platforms and high-volume transaction systems

Disclaimer: HeadSpin does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment or selection process. We will never ask candidates to pay money or share financial information in exchange for a job offer. If you receive any communication requesting payment on behalf of HeadSpin, please treat it as fraudulent and report it immediately to [email protected]

Skills Required

  • Apache JMeter
  • Akamai CloudTest
  • Azure Load Testing
  • Azure Application Insights
  • Azure DB Metrics
  • AKS Container Monitoring
  • PowerShell monitoring scripts
  • Performance and scalability testing
  • Distributed systems and API architecture
  • Azure cloud and Kubernetes (AKS)
  • Performance metrics analysis and tuning
  • CI/CD and automated performance pipelines
  • Troubleshooting and root cause analysis
  • Lead, coach and mentor performance engineering staff offshore
  • Mortgage or FinTech industry experience
  • Experience with enterprise SaaS platforms and high-volume transaction systems
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The Company
HQ: Sunnyvale, CA
236 Employees
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

HeadSpin is the world’s first Digital Experience AI Platform combining cloud-hosted and on-prem global device infrastructure, test automation, and ML-driven performance & quality of experience analytics for mobile, web, audio, and video. HeadSpin empowers engineering, QA, operations, and product teams to assure optimal digital experiences throughout the development lifecycle. Learn more at www.HeadSpin.io.

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