Senior QA Engineer (Performance Testing)

Overview

Senior QA Engineer focused on performance testing of web applications, APIs and backend services, reporting to the QA Manager and based in Bengaluru.

What you'll do

• Design and develop robust performance test plans and strategies for backend services, APIs, and web applications.
• Execute load, stress, endurance, scalability, and capacity tests to validate system performance.
• Analyze test results, identify bottlenecks, and work closely with development and infrastructure teams to resolve performance issues.
• Establish performance benchmarks and monitor performance regressions across releases.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable shift-left performance validation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, DevOps, product managers, and business stakeholders to define non-functional requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Contribute to performance optimization and tuning initiatives, and support root cause analysis for production performance incidents.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of experience in performance engineering or software quality assurance with a strong focus on performance testing.
• Strong experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, Locust, or k6.
• Solid understanding of system architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-native applications (preferably AWS or GCP).
• Strong analytical and debugging skills to diagnose performance issues at different layers (app, database, network).
• Experience with APM tools like New Relic, Datadog, or Grafana for monitoring and profiling.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Groovy to automate test workflows.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integrating performance tests into Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to articulate technical details to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and microservices architecture.

Details

• Based in the Bengaluru offices.
• Reports to the QA Manager.
• Join immediately.