Senior Performance Test Engineer

About Impact Analytics

Impact Analytics is an agentic-first AI software company transforming retail merchandising through cutting-edge AI, LLMs, and Generative AI technologies. As a fast-growing Series D company with deployments across five continents, it is building both industry-leading merchandising solutions and foundational AI agents that are redefining how retail decisions are made. What makes Impact Analytics unique is its combination of deep retail domain expertise, strong innovation culture, and global presence. It is one of the few India-born AI companies recognized globally by organizations like Fortune, Gartner, and the Inc. 5000. For candidates looking to work on next-generation AI products with global scale and real-world impact, Impact Analytics is an exciting place to build your career. Here’s a link to our website: www.impactanalytics.co. The impact that you will be making We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Performance Test Engineer with 6+ years of expertise in performance testing of large-scale, web-based, and enterprise applications. The candidate will be responsible for defining performance testing strategies, executing complex performance tests, analysing system behaviour under load, and driving performance improvements in collaboration with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams. What lands you in this role Must have Skills Performance Testing Tools: Proficiency in tools like Apache JMeter , LoadRunner, LoadView Scripting Languages: Java, Python, or JavaScript for scripting and test automation. Monitoring Tools: Experience with APM tools like Datadog, Grafana, and ELK. Databases: SQL/NoSQL knowledge for data preparation and performance analysis. Web Technologies: Understanding of HTTP, TCP/IP, web protocols, APIs, CSS, and XPath. Operating Systems & Hardware: Basic understanding of CPU, memory, network, and server architecture.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills Hands-on experience with modern performance testing tools such as k6 ,Gatling, Blazemeter. Experience with Playwright for load and performance testing, especially for modern web applications. Experience working with cloud-native architectures on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Roles and responsibilities Define and own the end-to-end performance testing strategy for applications and platforms. Analyse business and non-functional requirements to design realistic workloads, user models, and test scenarios. Estimate performance testing efforts and plan testing activities across releases. Design, develop, and maintain advanced performance test scripts using tools such as Apache JMeter, Blazemeter, LoadRunner. Execute load, stress, endurance, spike, and scalability tests across multiple environments (UI + API) Ensure performance benchmarks and SLAs are validated before production releases. Monitor application and infrastructure performance using Datadog, Grafana, ELK, or similar APM tools. Perform deep-dive analysis on response times (average, median, and percentile metrics such as P90, P95, P99), throughput, error rates, and system-level metrics including CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network utilization to identify performance bottlenecks and scalability limits. Identify root causes of performance bottlenecks and work closely with teams to drive resolution. Enhance and automate performance tests using Java, Python, or JavaScript. Maintain reusable frameworks, utilities, and best practices for performance engineering. Prepare executive-level performance reports, highlighting risks, trends, and recommendations. Communicate test results clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What we offer

An opportunity to develop some of the best enterprise SaaS products to be built out of India Opportunities to quench your thirst for problem-solving, logical data handling, experimenting, learning, and implementing innovative solutions A flat, collegial work environment, with a work hard, play hard attitude A platform for rapid growth if you are willing to try new things without fear of failure. Remuneration with best in class industry standards with generous health insurance cover

Some of our accolades include: Ranked as one of America's Fastest-Growing Companies by Financial Times for five consecutive years: 2020-2024. Ranked as one of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc. 5000 for seven consecutive years: 2018-2024. Voted #1 by more than 300 retailers worldwide in the RIS Software LeaderBoard 2024 report. Ranked #72 in America’s Most Innovative Companies list in 2023—by Fortune—alongside companies like Microsoft, Tesla, Apple, IBM, etc. Forged a strategic partnership with Google to equip retailers with cutting-edge generative AI tools. Recognized in multiple Gartner reports, including Market Guides and Hype Cycle, spanning assortments, merchandising, forecasting, algorithmic retailing, and Unified Price, Promotion, and Markdown Optimization Applications.