Software Performance Test Engineer @ Oliver Peters
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Join a forward-thinking organization at the forefront of telecommunications technology. This company delivers advanced solutions for network management and service optimization, partnering with global service providers to drive next-generation connectivity including fiber, wireless, and smart network technologies.
Job Summary
As a Software Performance Test Engineer, you will join our Engineering team to ensure the reliability, scalability, and speed of our multi-tenant SaaS platform. You will design and execute performance testing strategies that simulate real-world user behavior, identify bottlenecks, and ensure that our services meet enterprise-grade performance expectations.
Role and Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and execute performance, load, stress, and scalability tests for web applications, APIs, and back-end microservices.
- Build and maintain performance testing frameworks using tools such as JMeter, Gatling, k6, or similar.
- Create realistic load simulations based on SaaS customer usage patterns.
- Analyze performance test results and system metrics (CPU, memory, I/O, latency, throughput) using tools like Grafana, New Relic, or Datadog.
- Collaborate with DevOps to test in production-like environments and automate tests in CI/CD pipelines.
- Work with backend and infrastructure teams to identify bottlenecks and guide capacity planning.
- Monitor adherence to SLAs and SLOs during scale-up events or product launches.
- Provide data-driven reports with insights and recommendations to technical and product stakeholders.
- Advocate for performance best practices in design, implementation, and infrastructure decisions.
- Continuously improve tooling, automation, and test coverage for performance testing at scale.
Qualifications
Education & Experience: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. Experience in performance testing for high-availability, high-throughput SaaS applications.
Skills & Expertise: Hands-on experience with performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, k6, LoadRunner); knowledge of cloud platforms and microservices architectures; experience with observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, New Relic); strong scripting or programming skills (Python, Java, JavaScript); understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes); and experience with RESTful API testing and web application profiling.
Bonus Skills: Experience in handling SaaS-specific performance concerns including multi-tenancy and region-based scaling; familiarity with caching layers, CDN behavior, or real-time data streaming; and performance testing in CI/CD environments using tools like Jenkins.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Oliver Peters is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values qualifications, merit and business need.
Key skills/competency
- Performance Testing
- Load Testing
- Scalability
- SaaS
- CI/CD
- Microservices
- Automation
- Observability
- DevOps
- Troubleshooting
How to Get Hired at Oliver Peters
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Research Oliver Peters' culture: Study their mission, values, and news updates.
- Customize your resume: Highlight performance testing and SaaS experience.
- Network strategically: Connect on LinkedIn with current employees.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Brush up on JMeter and CI/CD practices.
- Showcase your projects: Demonstrate real-world testing scenarios.