Senior Performance Engineer

Coforge; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services provider in Austin, Texas, seeks a Senior Performance Engineer to drive in-sprint performance engineering for complex, distributed systems. The ideal candidate will have 8-12 years of hands-on experience, strong expertise in JMeter and LoadRunner, and advanced skills in Splunk and APM tools. Responsibilities include embedding performance NFRs into user stories, test authoring, performance tuning, and observability. This role offers an exciting opportunity to engage in automated processes and capacity planning.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of hands-on performance engineering experience.
• Strong expertise with JMeter and LoadRunner.
• Advanced Splunk and APM experience.
• Proficiency in PowerShell automation.
• Deep understanding of performance KPIs and bottleneck analysis.
• Knowledge of microservices, REST/gRPC, databases, caching.

Responsibilities

• Embed performance NFRs into user stories.
• Define acceptance criteria and create lightweight tests.
• Conduct test authoring & execution using JMeter and LoadRunner.
• Perform observability & RCA using Splunk and APM tools.
• Execute performance tuning across application, database, and infrastructure.

Skills

Performance Engineering

JMeter

LoadRunner

Splunk

PowerShell

Automation

Capacity Planning

AI in SDLC

Job description

We at Coforge are seeking a hands-on Senior Performance Engineer to drive in-sprint performance engineering (shift-left) for complex, distributed systems.

Key Responsibilities

• In‑sprint Performance Engineering: Embed performance NFRs into user stories; define acceptance criteria; create lightweight tests.
• Test Authoring & Execution using JMeter and LoadRunner.
• Observability & RCA using Splunk and APM tools.
• Performance Tuning across application, database, and infrastructure.
• Automation & Tooling using PowerShell and GitHub Actions.
• Capacity Planning and SLO validation.
• Production Readiness and SRE partnership.
• Reporting & Governance.
• AI in SDLC & Production Support.

Required Skills

• 8–12 years of hands-on performance engineering experience.
• Strong expertise with JMeter and LoadRunner.
• Advanced Splunk and APM experience.
• Proficiency in PowerShell automation.
• Deep understanding of performance KPIs and bottleneck analysis.
• Knowledge of microservices, REST/gRPC, databases, caching.