Performance Test Engineer — AI-Driven CX Platform

Cisco

San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 155,000 - 223,000

Full time

22 hours ago
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Job summary

Cisco is seeking a Performance Test Engineer in a hybrid role with in-office presence three days per week in San Jose, CA. You will architect and execute comprehensive performance tests across UI, API, and backend layers, and embed guardrails into CI/CD pipelines to catch regressions early.

You will diagnose bottlenecks in Linux, AWS environments and leverage AI tools to accelerate test case generation, translating metrics into architectural improvements for scalable systems that support Cisco’s

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of related experience (or equivalent).
  • Expertise in load, stress, endurance, spike, and benchmarking testing.
  • Experience with JMeter, NeoLoad or LoadRunner; UI performance auditing.
  • Python or Java for utilities and test automation.
  • Experience with hybrid SaaS/on-prem, Linux/Unix, AWS, and Splunk.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and run end-to-end performance tests across UI, API, and backend.
  • Diagnose bottlenecks in Linux, AWS environments.
  • Embed automated performance guardrails into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Innovate test workflows using AI tools to generate tests.
  • Translate metrics into optimization strategies for architecture.

Skills

Performance testing
Testing tools (JMeter/NeoLoad/Load...
Programming (Python/Java)
Linux & AWS
Networking concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

JMeter
NeoLoad
LoadRunner

Job description

Cisco is seeking a Performance Test Engineer in a hybrid role with in-office presence three days per week in San Jose, CA. You will architect and execute comprehensive performance tests across UI, API, and backend layers, and embed guardrails into CI/CD pipelines to catch regressions early.

You will diagnose bottlenecks in Linux, AWS environments and leverage AI tools to accelerate test case generation, translating metrics into architectural improvements for scalable systems that support Cisco’s

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