Senior Performance Test Engineer

Summary

Join Roadie, a UPS company, as a Senior Performance Test Engineer and play a critical role in ensuring our systems scale efficiently. You will design, develop, and execute load and performance testing strategies, investigate performance issues, collaborate with developers, and provide optimization recommendations. This role requires proficiency in Python or JavaScript/Go/Ruby, and SQL, along with experience in microservices-based architectures, AWS, and APM tools. You will analyze system telemetry, support peak season planning, and build reusable test scripts. Roadie offers competitive compensation, 100% covered health insurance, 401k matching, tuition assistance, flexible work schedule with unlimited PTO, monthly 3-day weekends, a monthly WFH stipend, and paid sabbatical leave.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience in QA, Development, or Site Reliability with a strong focus on performance engineering
• Proficiency in Python or JavaScript/Go/Ruby, and SQL
• Hands-on experience with microservices-based architectures, AWS, and APM tools such as New Relic, AppDynamics, or Dynatrace
• Expertise with any performance testing tools such as JMeter, Locust, k6, Gatling
• Ability to extract and analyze performance metrics from relational databases
• Strong grasp of performance testing methodologies, planning, and root cause analysis techniques
• Experience in fast-paced agile environments with short release cycles
• Detail-oriented with a methodical and analytical approach to problem-solving

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute load and performance testing strategies
• Investigate performance issues in both test and production environments
• Collaborate closely with developers to understand service architecture and behavior, define relevant KPIs, and implement effective observability and monitoring
• Provide actionable optimization recommendations across database, infrastructure, and application code
• Correlate test results with production metrics to validate expected system behavior
• Build and maintain modular, reusable test scripts that can adapt to evolving project needs
• Simulate real-world user scenarios to help teams reproduce and resolve complex production issues
• Analyze system telemetry to identify and troubleshoot live performance bottlenecks
• Support peak season planning efforts by validating system resilience and scalability under projected peak loads

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• 100% covered health insurance premiums for yourself
• 401k with company match
• Tuition and student loan repayment assistance (that’s right - Roadie will contribute directly to your existing student loans!)
• Flexible work schedule with unlimited PTO
• Monthly 3-day weekends
• Monthly WFH stipend
• Paid sabbatical leave- tenured team members are given time to rest, relax, and explore