Performance Engineer

ScaleTech; Gaithersburg (MD); Remote; USD 88,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

ScaleTech, based in Gaithersburg, MD, seeks a Performance Engineer for ownership and collaboration, with a salary range of $88,000 to $135,000. The role supports remote teams and requires self-motivation and cross-functional partnership.

This mid-level position emphasizes ownership, fast learning, and delivering scalable testing frameworks, while balancing weekend work with a focus on long-term project health.

Qualifications

• Pattern recognition from diverse tech engagements.
• Ability to work independently and in tight teams.
• Mid-level mastery of unit testing.
• Strong time-management with bias toward action.
• Vue.js depth and MySQL curiosity.
• ability to surface risk early.
• detail-oriented approach to development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate releases with stakeholders across Gaithersburg, MD and remote teams.
• Maintain Unit Testing service through Gaithersburg's holiday traffic surge.
• Scale ScaleTech's People Management services from Gaithersburg pilot to MD-wide rollout.
• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with Continuous Learning.
• Negotiate Unit Testing tradeoffs with product when timelines collide.
• Keep the Unit Testing build pipeline green so Gaithersburg deployments aren't delayed.

Skills

Pattern recognition

Independent worker

Unit testing

Time management

Vue.js

MySQL

Risk surfacing

Attention to detail

Tools

Vue.js

MySQL

Job description

At ScaleTech, Unit Testing isn't a buzzword on a slide, it's Tuesday, and we need a Performance Engineer who feels the same way. A $88,000 - $135,000 Performance Engineer role for a self-starter who wants ownership, collaboration, and a genuine path forward.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate releases with stakeholders across Gaithersburg, MD and remote teams
• Keep the technology Unit Testing service humming through Gaithersburg's holiday traffic surge
• Scale ScaleTech's People Management services from Gaithersburg pilot to MD-wide rollout
• Build responsive, accessible front-end interfaces with Continuous Learning
• Negotiate Unit Testing tradeoffs with product when ScaleTech timelines and reality collide
• Keep the Unit Testing build pipeline green so Gaithersburg deploys never wait on a red light

What You'll Bring

• Pattern recognition earned across many technology engagements
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
• Mid-level mastery of Unit Testing, validated by people who'd hire you again
• Strong time-management skills and a bias toward action
• Equal parts Vue.js depth and MySQL curiosity
• The reflex to surface risk before it surfaces itself
• An eye for the oddball-friendly detail that separates fine from finished

ScaleTech has quietly become one of the most values-led names in technology, all from a modest office in Gaithersburg, MD. We celebrate the person who asks the dumb question that saves the whole technology project.

This mid-level role pays $88,000 - $135,000 and surrounds it with coaching, coverage, and hours that respect your weekends in MD.

Recruiting for this remote position is happening in real time, not on a backlog.