Performance Engineer

We're looking for a motivated Performance Engineer with a passion for performance testing and optimization to join a dynamic team focused on delivering high-performing frontend solutions in a banking environment.

Performance Testing & Optimization

• Regularly conduct performance, load, and stress tests on web applications to ensure compliance with defined SLAs.
• Analyze frontend performance using modern tools (e.g., Lighthouse, WebPageTest, Dynatrace) and browser developer tools.
• Identify performance bottlenecks across frontend, APIs, and infrastructure, and recommend improvements.

Collaboration & Quality Assurance

• Own and lead the Windtunnel as a recurring engagement program.
• Manage and prioritize the team's workload, incident support and ad hoc requests across teams.
• Work closely with developers, testers, architects, and business stakeholders to integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Document test strategies, scenarios, and results with clear reporting tailored to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive adoption of a performance-first culture by coaching teams and embedding testing early in the development lifecycle.

Monitoring & Troubleshooting

• Monitor production environments using real-user monitoring (RUM) and synthetic testing solutions.
• Proactively identify risks and potential degradations in application performance.
• Lead the resolution of performance-related incidents across multiple system layers, coordinating cross-functional teams to drive timely fixes

YOUR PROFILE

To be successful in this role, you should have:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in performance testing, ideally in banking or financial services.

Performance Engineering Expertise

• Strong knowledge of performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, k6).
• Experience with frontend monitoring frameworks and developer tools.
• Proficiency in scripting and test automation (JavaScript, Python, or similar).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD environments (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).

Solid understanding of frontend-oriented development, including

• Web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React/Angular).
• Performance optimization techniques (lazy loading, caching, CDN, minification).
• Backend/API dependencies and their impact on frontend performance.
• Cloud and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Synthetic monitoring and observability solutions (New Relic, AppDynamics, Elastic APM).

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in the banking sector or with secure, regulated environments.
• Knowledge of user experience design, accessibility, security, and compliance standards in frontend applications.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Excellent communication and reporting skills, with the ability to interact confidently with both technical and business teams.
• Strong problem-solving mindset, capable of working independently and collaboratively in an international setup.