Performance Test Engineer

KFC Global Careers; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

KFC Global Careers is seeking a Performance Engineer to optimize the Byte Platform's performance across complex distributed systems and databases. You will collaborate with Development, Quality Engineering, and Product teams to deliver high-quality initiatives throughout the product lifecycle.

The role requires strong problem-solving skills and the ability to develop custom performance analysis and testing tools to drive improvements across our digital ordering platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience with performance analysis and testing across distributed systems.
• Ability to develop custom analysis and performance testing tools.

Responsibilities

• Conduct performance testing across the Byte Platform components.
• Collaborate with Development, Quality Engineering, and Product teams to optimize performance.
• Develop and maintain custom performance analysis and testing tools.

Skills

Performance testing

Distributed systems

Databases

Performance analysis

Scripting (Python/JS)

Tools

JMeter

Gatling

Python

Job description

Our dynamic Byte Platform is rapidly growing as we optimize our digital ordering channels and drive technology innovations that create competitive advantages for our restaurants around the globe. We are seeking a Performance Engineer who can effectively contribute to performance testing efforts that support our Byte Platform offerings.

As a Performance Engineer, you will work on complex distributed systems, databases, and large clustered datasets, with a focus on optimizing overall product performance. You will collaborate with Development, Quality Engineering, and Product teams to deliver high-quality initiatives across our products throughout their development life cycles.

The key qualities we’re looking for are strong problem-solving skills and a natural curiosity to dig deeper, understand systems, and learn how they are wired together. This person will have experience with performance analysis, along with the ability to develop custom analysis and performance testing tools.