Sr SDET - Performance Testing
RemoteFull-time5–9 yrsPosted 4 days ago
Senior QA and testing role at Jobgether. Needs 5+ years. Remote.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) specializing in performance testing to strengthen the quality, scalability, and reliability of a large-scale, cloud-based platform. In this role, you will lead performance engineering initiatives, establish testing standards, and ensure critical services remain resilient under demanding workloads.
What you'll do
- Establish performance baselines for critical services, defining Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and measurable targets for latency
- Develop realistic workload models based on production traffic patterns and actual customer behavior
- Define performance testing strategies that support scalability, reliability, and continuous improvement across the platform
- Conduct capacity planning to ensure systems can handle increasing traffic volumes and anticipated peak-demand events
- Design, build, and maintain a shared performance testing framework that product engineering and SDET teams can use consistently
What you need
- Performance testing
- CI/CD
- Root cause analysis
- GCP
- Microservices
- Kubernetes
Good to have
- Python
- Java
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- REST APIs
- AWS