Senior Performance Engineer — JMeter, AWS & Load Testing

human resources me; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

human resources me is seeking a Performance Test Engineer to design and implement scalable load tests using JMeter. You will convert existing scripts from Load Runner and work with business owners to model production workloads.

You will act as the performance expert on critical projects, monitor APM tools, analyze metrics, and report bottlenecks with actionable recommendations. Flex hours may be required for different time zones.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and executing performance tests for web applications.
• Strong scripting in http/html and Java-based tooling for load testing.
• Experience with JVM tuning, memory profiling, and bottleneck analysis.
• Ability to model production workloads and develop scalable test scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement performance and scalability tests in JMeter.
• Convert Load Runner scripts into JMeter.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define performance requirements and load models.
• Be the performance expert on key projects to evaluate and improve performance.
• Monitor APM tools, analyze results, and report bottlenecks with recommendations.
• Coordinate with team members to share knowledge and ensure timely delivery.
• Adapt to flexible hours for different time zones.

Skills

HTTP scripting

Java/JMeter

Beanshell

Jenkins CI

Maven

Performance testing

Linux

AWS CloudWatch

SQL optimization

Tools

JMeter

New Relic

AppDynamics

LoadRunner

CloudWatch

Job description

human resources me is seeking a Performance Test Engineer to design and implement scalable load tests using JMeter. You will convert existing scripts from Load Runner and work with business owners to model production workloads.

You will act as the performance expert on critical projects, monitor APM tools, analyze metrics, and report bottlenecks with actionable recommendations. Flex hours may be required for different time zones.