Remote Performance QA Engineer

Embark on an Engineering Journey That Powers Innovation

Are you a tech-savvy problem solver who thrives in fast-paced environments and dreams of pushing systems to peak performance? Imagine being part of a remote-first, creatively driven company that thrives on building products that redefine user expectations. As a Remote Performance QA Engineer, your insights will shape resilient, high-speed applications that users enjoy worldwide. Get ready to put your analytical mind, creative energy, and performance expertise to work.

About the Mission: Building Beyond Boundaries

From our humble beginnings as a startup built by dreamers and doers, we've grown into a trailblazing product organization known for innovative thinking, bold experiments, and a people-first culture. We're not just optimizing code — we're reimagining how software performs at scale. Every project here is a blank canvas, awaiting the brilliance of engineers like you to turn performance into perfection.

We believe testing isn't just a checkpoint — it's a creative art of anticipating real-world behavior. Our QA engineers are creators in their own right, infusing each performance test with intention, curiosity, and a drive for continuous evolution.

Key Responsibilities

Performance Testing

• Design and execute sophisticated performance test plans beyond basic load testing, simulate real user scenarios across diverse geographies and devices.
• Identify memory leaks, database bottlenecks, and latency issues with surgical precision.
• Deliver performance benchmarks, capacity modeling, and scalability assessments with a storytelling flair.

Engineering Collaboration

• Partner closely with DevOps, front-end developers, and backend architects to tune services for speed and stability.
• Contribute to performance engineering reviews and influence architectural decisions.
• Serve as the team’s performance champion, advocating best practices and proactive testing.

Insightful Reporting

• Build interactive dashboards and intelligent reports using Grafana, New Relic, and Prometheus observability tools.
• Transform complex performance metrics into narratives that drive decisions.
• Monitor systems with an eye for user experience and business impact, not just technical output.

Creative Problem Solving

• Introduce inventive testing strategies that detect the unpredictable.
• Create performance simulations for edge cases, global traffic bursts, and high-concurrency situations.
• Continuously rethink and refine testing methodologies.

Work Environment

Remote Culture

Work from wherever creativity strikes you best — a mountaintop or your kitchen table. Our distributed team spans time zones but stays connected through Slack, Zoom, and coffee-fueled brainstorming sessions.

Innovation Labs

We host monthly Hack Days and “Performance Playgrounds” to test wild ideas, new tools, or breakthrough approaches in performance QA.

Learning-Driven Environment

We invest heavily in continuous learning — attending conferences virtually, enrolling in masterclasses on performance tuning, or diving into exploratory testing challenges.

Tools & Technologies

• Load Testing: JMeter, Gatling, k6
• Monitoring: Grafana, New Relic, Prometheus
• CI/CD Integration: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI
• Infrastructure: Kubernetes, AWS (EC2, CloudWatch, RDS), Docker
• Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash, JavaScript for custom test development

Candidate Profile

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Performance QA Engineer or SDET focusing on performance.
• Deep knowledge of test automation frameworks and scripting performance test cases.
• Comfortable with cloud environments and container orchestration platforms.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to translate metrics into action.
• Exceptional communicator — you make performance reports feel like detective stories.

Desired Mindset

• Creativity-first: You think like a detective and a storyteller.
• Autonomous: You take ownership of projects from ideation to resolution.
• Collaborative: You bring good vibes and clear communication to cross-functional teams.

Unique Value of the Role

• You’ll help shape product performance across millions of users.
• You’ll be empowered to test and tune in an unconstrained, creatively charged QA environment.
• You’ll engage in performance advocacy — educating others and shaping company-wide standards.
• You’ll innovate every day and influence products that matter.

Growth Opportunities

Performance is at the core of our product strategy, and this role puts you at the heart of it all. Whether you aspire to lead QA initiatives, build internal testing platforms, or become a performance architect, you’ll have a launchpad here.

Development Tracks

• Lead Performance Architect
• Test Infrastructure Specialist
• Site Reliability Innovator

Our mentorship programs and 1:1 coaching ensure that your ambitions aren't just supported — they’re actively encouraged.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual Salary: USD 107,225 (Remote, global applicants welcome)
• Generous time-off policy and flexible hours
• Learning stipends and wellness reimbursements
• Remote office setup allowance
• Bonus structures tied to performance milestones

Call to Action

If you’re excited to investigate performance bottlenecks, craft intelligent load strategies, and reshape users' experiences of fast, flawless software, this is your stage. We're looking for trailblazers, tinkerers, and testing enthusiasts who want more than a job.

Click the apply button and let’s make digital performance unforgettable — together.