Web Performance Engineer

Job Summary

A company is looking for an IT Performance Engineer to lead performance optimization for large-scale, web-based applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement performance testing strategies for web applications and APIs
• Conduct load, stress, and scalability testing for browser-based and API-driven traffic
• Collaborate with developers to optimize code, queries, and configurations for web performance

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in performance engineering for web-based applications
• Strong programming skills in Java or Python for scripting and automation
• Expertise in performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, Locust, k6)
• Deep understanding of web performance principles, including HTTP/HTTPS and caching
• Experience with APM tools (New Relic, Datadog, Dynatrace) and distributed tracing