As a Software Engineer III - Performance Engineer (Playwright, JMeter) at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank, you'll serve as a Performance Test Engineer to design, build, and execute performance and reliability testing for critical applications and services. This role blends hands-on performance engineering (load, stress, endurance, scalability) with test automation, including Playwright-based automation experience, to improve quality, resilience, and customer experience across our platforms.
Job responsibilities
- Design and execute load, stress, spike, soak/endurance, and scalability tests for web applications and APIs.
- Develop and maintain performance test scripts using Apache JMeter, including parameterization, correlation, assertions, timers, and test data management.
- Execute and manage tests at scale using BlazeMeter (or comparable platform), including distributed runs, scheduling, and reporting.
- Leverage Playwright (TypeScript/JavaScript) for UI workflow automation where appropriate (e.g., validating critical user journeys, smoke checks during performance runs, test setup/teardown).
- Integrate performance and automation testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
- Maintain reusable test frameworks, utilities, and shared libraries for performance testing.
- Instrument and monitor system behavior during tests using observability stacks such as Grafana (e.g., dashboards for latency percentiles, throughput, CPU/memory, saturation, error rates).
- Correlate performance test results with application and infrastructure metrics to diagnose bottlenecks (app, database, network, third-party dependencies).
- Produce performance test reports, trend analysis, capacity insights, and actionable remediation guidance.
- Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contributes learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
- Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.
- Practical experience with Apache JMeter for scripting and executing performance tests.
- Experience using BlazeMeter for running/managing JMeter tests (distributed execution, results analysis, reporting).
- Experience with Grafana for visualization and monitoring of performance test runs
- Experience in Playwright and UI automation concepts
- Strong understanding of performance engineering concepts: response time, throughput, concurrency, latency percentiles, SLAs/SLOs, and performance test design.
- Proficiency in one or more languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Python, or C#.
- Experience with metrics/logging/tracing ecosystems (e.g., Prometheus, Splunk, ELK, Dynatrace, AppDynamics).
Experience with containerized/cloud environments (Docker, Kubernetes, cloud platforms) and database performance fundamentals (query analysis, indexing concepts).
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
- Exposure to UI automation concepts - TypeScript/JavaScript preferred
- Exposure to cloud technologies
Skills Required
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts
- 3+ years of applied software engineering experience
- Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools, with the ability to evaluate, validate, and refine generated outputs
- Understanding of responsible AI use, data sensitivity, secure handling, resiliency, and security expectations
- Practical experience with Apache JMeter for scripting and executing performance tests
- Experience using BlazeMeter for distributed JMeter execution, results analysis, and reporting
- Experience with Grafana for visualization and monitoring of performance test runs
- Experience with Playwright and UI automation concepts
- Strong understanding of performance engineering concepts, including response time, throughput, concurrency, latency percentiles, SLAs, SLOs, and test design
- Proficiency in one or more of JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Python, or C#
- Experience with metrics, logging, or tracing ecosystems such as Prometheus, Splunk, ELK, Dynatrace, or AppDynamics
- Experience with containerized or cloud environments, including Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud platforms
- Database performance fundamentals, including query analysis and indexing concepts
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
- Exposure to UI automation concepts, with TypeScript or JavaScript preferred
- Exposure to cloud technologies
JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about JPMorganChase and has not been reviewed or approved by JPMorganChase.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and mental-health coverage are broad, with wellness incentives, on-site or virtual care, and an EAP offering coaching and counseling. Plan materials emphasize accessible options, including multiple medical choices and tools to manage costs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave extends up to 16 weeks for all parents, supplemented by paid Critical Caregiver Leave. Family resources include backup childcare via Bright Horizons, lactation support and milk-shipping, family-building assistance, and even a free five-month SNOO rental for newborns.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with an annual company match and automatic pay credits for most employees, with a legacy pension available to earlier hires. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 5% discount further supports long-term savings.
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What We Do
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.
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