Senior Performance Tester: Lead, Optimize & Scale Systems

SavageOne PTY LTD.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SavageOne PTY LTD. in the United States is seeking a Senior Performance Tester to lead performance and load testing across applications.

You will develop robust testing strategies, mentor junior testers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure scalability and reliability in production-like environments. The role emphasizes end-to-end testing, analysis of metrics, and integration into CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on capacity planning and infrastructure decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in performance testing.
• Hands-on with major performance testing tools listed above.
• Deep understanding of performance engineering and non-functional testing.
• Strong scripting and automation skills in JavaScript, Python, Bash, or Groovy.
• Proficiency in system-level performance analysis using Dynatrace, New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus, or AppDynamics.
• Solid understanding of REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience integrating performance tests into CI/CD pipelines and working with Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end performance testing strategies, frameworks, and tools.
• Conduct load, stress, endurance, spike, and scalability testing.
• Analyze performance metrics, identify bottlenecks, and drive optimization with engineering teams.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, DevOps, and DBAs to improve performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior testers.
• Create reports and dashboards with actionable insights for stakeholders.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD and SDLC, contributing to capacity planning.

Skills

Performance testing

Test scripting

REST APIs

Microservices

CI/CD integration

Diagnostic troubleshooting

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related field

ISTQB Advanced / Performance Testing cert

Tools

JMeter

LoadRunner

Gatling

BlazeMeter

k6

Dynatrace

New Relic

Grafana

Prometheus

AppDynamics

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

SavageOne PTY LTD. in the United States is seeking a Senior Performance Tester to lead performance and load testing across applications.

You will develop robust testing strategies, mentor junior testers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure scalability and reliability in production-like environments. The role emphasizes end-to-end testing, analysis of metrics, and integration into CI/CD pipelines, with a focus on capacity planning and infrastructure decisions.