Performance Engineer

Invok Hr; Cyber City; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Invok Hr is seeking a Senior Performance Engineering leader to define and drive performance strategy across API, UI, batch, and event-driven systems in a complex distributed environment. You will design comprehensive load and capacity testing, establish NFRs, and mentor teams in AI-assisted performance practices.

You will collaborate with Product, Architecture, Security, DevOps, and Operations to embed performance testing into CI/CD pipelines and deliver actionable insights to engineering

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in performance engineering / nonfunctional testing.
• Proficiency with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, k6, Gatling).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices, APIs, cloud infra, networking.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead performance engineering strategy across API, UI, batch, and eventdriven systems.
• Design and execute load, stress, endurance, scalability, and capacity testing for distributed and cloudnative apps.
• Establish NFRs and performance acceptance criteria early in SDLC (shiftleft).
• Analyze end-to-end system performance across apps, databases, middleware, networks, and third-party integrations.
• Identify bottlenecks and partner with engineering teams for optimization and remediation.
• Leverage AI/ML to enhance performance testing and automation.

Skills

10+ years experience

Performance testing tools

Distributed systems

CI/CD integration

Analytical skills

Programming/scripting

Tools

JMeter

LoadRunner

k6

Gatling

Job description

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Define and lead performance engineering strategy across API, UI, batch, and eventdriven systems.
• Design and execute load, stress, endurance, scalability, and capacity testing for distributed and cloudnative applications.
• Establish nonfunctional requirements (NFRs) and performance acceptance criteria early in the SDLC (shiftleft).
• Analyze endtoend system performance across applications, databases, middleware, networks, and thirdparty integrations.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and partner with engineering teams on optimization and remediation.
• Leverage AI/ML to enhance performance testing, including intelligent workload modeling, anomaly detection, predictive capacity forecasting, and automated rootcause analysis using logs, metrics, and traces.
• Evaluate, pilot, and standardize AIpowered performance testing and observability tools.
• Build reusable, AIassisted frameworks for performance analysis, reporting, and insights.
• Define enterprise performance KPIs and metrics, and deliver clear, actionable reports to engineering leadership.
• Contribute to quality governance, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and mentor for performance engineering and AIenabled testing practices.
• Influence architecture and design decisions through early performance risk assessment.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Security, DevOps, and Operations to reduce delivery risk.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines for continuous performance validation.
• Develop and maintain performance utilities, scripts, dashboards, and automation assets.

Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of experience in performance engineering / nonfunctional testing.
• Strong handson experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner, k6, Gatling or equivalent).
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and networking concepts.
• Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex system behavior.
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (e.g., C, Java, Python, JavaScript).

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience in insurance industry.
• Exposure to capacity planning, resiliency testing, and chaos engineering.