Performance Engineer

Programmers.io; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Programmers.io is seeking a skilled performance testing specialist to join our team in Austin, Texas. The role emphasizes hands-on testing across load, stress, endurance, and scalability scenarios, with strong focus on root cause analysis, bottleneck identification, and performance tuning.

The ideal candidate will have experience with JMeter or LoadRunner, scripting, and CI/CD integration, enabling efficient automation and monitoring of software performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in performance testing, engineering, and test strategy.
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Experience in load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing.
• Proficiency in analyzing application performance, identifying bottlenecks, and performing root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools, performance tuning, and API testing.
• Experience with scripting, automation, and CI/CD integration is preferred.

Skills

Performance testing

Test strategy

Load testing

Stress testing

Endurance testing

Scalability testing

Performance analysis

Root cause analysis

Scripting

Automation

CI/CD integration

API testing

Tools

JMeter

LoadRunner

Job description

• Strong experience in performance testing, engineering, and test strategy.
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar.
• Experience in load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing.
• Proficiency in analyzing application performance, identifying bottlenecks, and performing root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools, performance tuning, and API testing.
• Experience with scripting, automation, and CI/CD integration is preferred.