Performance Qa Engineer

Summary

Join Sweed, a leading cannabis retail solution provider, as a Performance QA Engineer! This fully remote position offers flexible hours and focuses on designing and executing performance tests, enhancing automation tools, and optimizing processes. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring optimal system performance and reliability. The role requires at least 5 years of QA experience, with 3 years in performance testing, proficiency in performance testing tools (Locust, Gatling, or K6), and solid Python skills. Sweed offers a competitive salary in USD (B2B contract), 20 vacation days, 3 sick days, and medical insurance after probation. The company is a remote-first organization with a flexible work schedule.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance, with at least 3 years specializing in performance testing
• Proficiency with performance and load testing tools such as Locust, Gatling, or K6
• Solid understanding of Python, as our testing framework is Python-based, and the ability to work effectively with Python tests. It’s based on Python but not limited to
• Self-driven, with the ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of performance testing initiatives

Responsibilities

• Design and implement performance testing strategies to assess the system's scalability, reliability, and responsiveness
• Continuously improve testing methodologies and align them with evolving project requirements
• Develop and execute load and stress testing scenarios using tools like Locust; experience with Yandex.Tank, k6, or Gatling is a plus
• Monitor system performance and identify bottlenecks across infrastructure, applications, and databases
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers and DevOps, to ensure optimal performance
• Provide detailed reports and actionable insights based on performance testing results
• Adapting to evolving technologies and integrating them into performance testing processes
• Tackling complex performance bottlenecks, optimizing performance in dynamic environments such as Kubernetes and microservices architectures

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with Kubernetes is an advantage

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Fully remote work
• Salary in dollars (employment under a B2B contract with the USA)
• 20 working days per year vacation
• 3 days sick leave
• Medical insurance becomes available after the probation period
• Equipment reimbursement for essential items such as laptops and additional equipment like monitors