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Performance Quality Engineer

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3 months ago
Remote, CzechiaMid Level / Senior

Responsibilities

  • Design and create performance test suites for multiple product teams against a microservices-based SaaS platform running on AWS.
  • Operate and help maintain production-like environments for performance analysis, diagnosis, and regression testing.
  • Analyze application and infrastructure logs to identify, isolate, and help root-cause performance degradations.
  • Define, track, and report on performance KPIs and deliver trend analysis to engineering leadership.
  • Use usage and trend data to identify capacity risks and provide recommendations.
  • Collaborate with various teams to prioritize and validate performance improvements.
  • Partner with Security QE to integrate security-informed scenarios into performance test plans.
  • Identify and define nonfunctional performance tests for CI/CD pipeline gates.
  • Contribute to performance engineering standards, runbooks, and best practices.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of hands-on performance testing and analysis on microservices-based, cloud-hosted SaaS platforms.
  • Strong analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to move from symptoms to root cause.
  • Background in statistical analysis, including trend modeling and capacity forecasting.
  • Working knowledge of AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
  • Experience with performance testing tools like k6, Gatling, or JMeter.
  • Experience with observability platforms and log aggregation tools.
  • Scripting proficiency in Python or a comparable language.
  • Comfortable working asynchronously across multiple time zones in a remote-first team.
  • Fluent in English; Czech language skills are a plus.

Benefits

  • Flexible Time Off and 13 paid public holidays aligned with the Czech calendar.
  • Paid sick leave with additional support through the Czech social security system.
  • Maternity, paternity, and parental leave in line with Czech regulations.
  • Full statutory benefits, including public health insurance and pension.
  • Performance bonus opportunities and employee referral rewards.
  • Access to Coursera for ongoing professional development.
  • Clear growth paths, regular feedback, and opportunities for advancement.
  • Engaging team culture with local events and community initiatives.

Tech Stack

Apache JMeterAWSDatadogDockerGrafanaKubernetesPrometheusPython