Staff Software Engineer II - Performance Engineering Architect, JMeter, SQL, NoSQL & Java

Overview

Staff Software Engineer II focused on performance engineering architecture, performance test execution, and root-cause investigations across products in the Cognitive Execution portfolio.

What you'll do

• Lead performance architecture and test execution for existing and new products.
• Design, modify, and optimize performance tests using JMeter, Gatling, or similar tools.
• Execute and oversee performance, load, and benchmark tests, including analysis and stakeholder communication.
• Publish performance test reports and communicate findings for triage and resolution.
• Lead blameless root cause investigations and guide teams to fix underlying issues.
• Mentor engineers on code quality, test effectiveness, and simpler test architectures.

What you'll need

• 12–16+ years of relevant experience in software performance engineering.
• Expert-level performance engineering execution with a track record of setting strategy and standards.
• Expert skills in JMeter, Gatling, Taurus, or similar load/performance testing tools.
• Advanced ability to read and reason about Java code for performance analysis.
• Expert SQL and database performance tuning, including query optimization and bottleneck diagnosis.
• Advanced observability/monitoring experience with Elastic/Kibana (or equivalent), including KQL querying.
• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (or equivalent practical experience).

Details

• Location: Bangalore.