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Location:
Dublin / Hybrid
Salary:
Up to €65,000
Role Overview
We are seeking a skilled and results-driven
Senior Performance Engineer
to join our team in Dublin.
This role focuses on ensuring the performance, scalability, and reliability of cloud-native applications in a fast-paced, Agile environment.
As a Senior Performance Engineer, you will collaborate closely with software engineers to embed quality throughout the development lifecycle.
You will design and implement performance testing strategies, build automation frameworks, and help shape best practices for end-to-end performance management.
This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of performance initiatives in a hybrid working model.
Key Responsibilities
Design and implement robust
performance and scalability testing strategies
for applications and platforms.
Collaborate with development teams to ensure quality through
test coverage, performance benchmarking, monitoring
, and early testing practices.
Document detailed performance test strategies, test plans, and system specifications.
Translate complex requirements into actionable performance testing methods.
Lead efforts to
automate performance testing
, including identifying tools and building reusable frameworks.
Resolve performance issues and
replicate production bottlenecks
to improve system resilience.
Evaluate and implement
best practices in application performance management (APM)
.
Integrate performance automation tools with
CI/CD pipelines
.
Conduct root cause analysis and provide strategic guidance on improvements.
Actively contribute to
code reviews and quality assurance efforts
.
Requirements
Proven experience in
Performance Engineering
for
cloud-native
or microservices-based applications.
Hands-on experience with:
JMeter
Java Microbenchmark Harness (JMH)
Java, Spring Boot
Containers / PaaS platforms
NATS
or equivalent messaging systems.
Experience working with
CI/CD pipelines
and
Agile development practices
.
Proficiency in
Dynatrace
or similar APM tools (e.g., New Relic, AppDynamics).
Experience building automation frameworks and test scripts.
Strong understanding of
real-time, online scalable systems
.
Passionate about
code quality
, performance metrics, and testing automation.
Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Results-oriented mindset with the ability to work independently or lead initiatives.
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