Performance Test Lead Jobs

Company Description

SquareTrade is the fastest growing company of its kind. We’re revolutionizing a $30b industry with service innovation and attention to customer satisfaction. We partner with some of the largest, most sophisticated retailers and carriers in the world (Amazon, Walmart, The Home Depot to name a few), consistently win industry awards, have received tens of thousands of 5-star reviews… and we’re just getting started. A member of the Allstate family, SquareTrade has headquarters in San Francisco and London. We are currently expanding in Europe and Asia Pacific, including Japan and Australia.

We are seeking a highly skilled Performance Test lead. The Ideal candidates should have a software engineering background with a proven track record in performance testing and engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate the latest performance monitoring tools and make recommendations
• Define performance test strategies, design test plans, scripts, and execution oversight
• Run performance tests, diagnose, isolate, and solve complex performance and scalability issues
• Monitor and collect test results, and conduct root cause analysis of performance issues and bottlenecks
• Work directly with all the stakeholders, engineers, performance testers, product management, and DBAs

Qualifications

• Experienced in agile or scrum software development methodologies
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in performance testing tools like JMeter, BlazeMeter, Locust, or similar tools
• In-depth knowledge and experience testing transactional, message-based, and web-based applications
• SQL and Unix knowledge to work on test data needs/log analysis
• Write Python or Java code to customize supporting tools
• Hands-on experience using monitoring tools like Dynatrace or Splunk
• Excellent communication, documentation, reporting, and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter, and can work independently with minimal support

Nice to have:

• Familiar with Jenkins, Docker, and/or Kubernetes and Cloud concepts.

Additional Information

At SquareTrade you'll have access to:

• 5% company match into 401(k)
• Career experience programs, tuition reimbursement and unlimited access to online courses to support your professional growth
• Flexible paid time off plus a generous holiday schedule
• $75 monthly allowance to support self-care and well-being
• Reimbursement for in-home office setup
• Paid volunteer time to give back to the community
• Robust medical, dental and vision coverage with generous employer contributions tailored for our diverse workforce
• Hybrid work arrangements
• Supportive leave policies including paid parental, grieving and loss, and domestic violence protected leaves
• Various corporate perks and discounts
• $80 monthly internet connectivity stipend
• Open access to mental health benefits including 1:1 therapy, coaching sessions and digital resources
• Inclusive fertility care plan

(California Only) Pursuant to applicable law, SquareTrade estimates the possible base salary for this role, if hired in California, to be within the following range: $140-170K.

The Team: http://www.squaretrade.com/leadership

SquareTrade is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or ability status.