QA Performance Engineer - Dallas, TX

Photon

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About The Position

We’re seeking a detail-oriented and technically skilled QA Performance Engineer to join our quality assurance team. You’ll be responsible for designing and executing performance tests to ensure our applications meet high standards of speed, scalability, and reliability. Your work will directly impact user experience and system stability across our platforms.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in performance testing or QA engineering.
• Strong understanding of performance testing methodologies and metrics (latency, throughput, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools (JMeter,)
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Java).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, datadog).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and documentation abilities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with microservices architecture and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of database(oracle) performance tuning and query optimization.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with development and QA teams to define performance benchmarks and testing strategies.
• Design, develop, and execute performance, load, stress, and scalability tests.
• Analyze test results to identify bottlenecks and recommend optimizations.
• Monitor system performance in production and pre-production environments.
• Create detailed performance test plans and documentation.
• Use tools like JMeter, or Apache Benchmark to simulate user load.
• Work closely with DevOps to integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide actionable insights to developers and stakeholders based on test outcomes.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed