Senior Performance Engineer — AI-Driven Cloud Testing

020 Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose is seeking an experienced Quality Engineering professional to design and run comprehensive performance tests across UI, API, and backend layers, ensuring reliability and fast feedback loops.

You will develop detailed test plans, automate test execution, leverage AI tools to accelerate test generation, and collaborate with DevOps to embed performance guardrails. A strong background in Linux, AWS, and networking is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Quality Engineering or similar, or 4+ years with a Master’s degree.
• Experience in UI/API automation and programming in Python/Java is required.
• Strong networking, Linux/Unix, AWS, and DevOps automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, script, and execute load, stress, and endurance tests across UI, API, and backend layers.
• Develop test plans and automation documentation for reproducibility.
• Leverage AI tools to generate test cases and optimize scripts.
• Diagnose performance bottlenecks across Linux, networking hardware, and AWS.
• Integrate tests into DevOps pipelines to provide actionable insights.

Skills

Python/Java programming

UI/API automation

Selenium

Playwright

Pytest

REST Assured

Linux/Unix

AWS

Docker/Kubernetes

Splunk

CI/CD automation

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 7+ years / Master +4+ years in Quality Engineering, Solution Testing, or Test Automation

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Splunk

CI/CD tools

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose is seeking an experienced Quality Engineering professional to design and run comprehensive performance tests across UI, API, and backend layers, ensuring reliability and fast feedback loops.

You will develop detailed test plans, automate test execution, leverage AI tools to accelerate test generation, and collaborate with DevOps to embed performance guardrails. A strong background in Linux, AWS, and networking is essential.