Performance Test Engineer II

Please Note: This is a remote position available in the state listed on this job. Additionally, employment with BambooHR is contingent on passing both a background and credit check.

Essential Job Duties

We’re looking for a Performance Test Engineer who’s passionate about building fast, scalable, and dependable systems. You’ll help ensure our platform performs well as our customers and usage grow, partnering closely with engineers to catch performance issues early and make our software better every day.

This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys digging into system behavior, solving complex problems, and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality SaaS products.

You will:

• Design and run performance, load, stress, and endurance tests that reflect real customer usage

• Identify performance bottlenecks across applications, APIs, databases, and infrastructure

• Partner with Software Engineers, QE, and DevOps to troubleshoot issues and improve system performance

• Help define performance benchmarks and success criteria

• Analyze test results and clearly communicate findings and recommendations

• Automate performance tests and integrate them into our CI/CD pipelines

• Monitor application performance trends and help prevent issues before they impact customers

• Continuously improve our performance testing tools, frameworks, and practices

What You Need to Get the Job Done

• 2-5 years experience in performance and/or load testing for web-based applications

• Strong understanding of modern application architectures (APIs, distributed systems, microservices)

• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools like K6, JMeter, LoadRunner, Locust, or similar

• Experience analyzing metrics from logs, monitoring tools, or APM platforms

• Solid understanding of how systems behave under load (CPU, memory, network, and I/O)

• AI at BambooHR: At BambooHR, we believe in leveraging cutting-edge technology to empower people and transform HR. We're actively integrating AI into our solutions and workflows to enhance efficiency and drive innovation. To that end, we're looking to our existing team members and future hires to share this forward-thinking mindset: individuals who are curious about AI's potential, eager to learn and adapt, and ready to explore how intelligent tools can elevate their work along with BambooHR's impact on setting people free to do great work. Join us in reimagining the future of HR!

What Will Make Us REALLY Love You

• Experience working with SaaS products at scale

• Familiarity with cloud environments

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other container platforms

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation

• Experience with observability tools like Datadog, Rollbar, or Grafana

What You'll Love About Us

• A Great Company Culture that has been recognized by multiple organizations like Inc, and Salt Lake Tribune

• Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance

• Generous leave policies that include 4 weeks of vacation, 12 company holidays, parental leave, and volunteer time off so you can enjoy quality of life

• 401k plans with up to 6% company match

• $2000 Paid-Paid Vacation bonus

• EAP through Headspace

• Check out all our benefits that benefit you

About Us

At BambooHR, we're building something different: we're building a people intelligence platform that transforms HR and sets people free to do great work! We're a proven market leader driving innovation while building lasting success through thoughtful, sustainable growth. Here, you'll find a place that champions growth: both professional and personal, both individual and collective.

We invest in potential, giving you the space to stretch your capabilities and turn good ideas into reality while providing the safety net of a supportive, values-driven culture. Our approach combines meaningful work with meaningful lives, offering competitive benefits, professional development, and the flexibility to thrive both in and outside the office.

What sets us apart isn't just what we do, but how we do it: with openness, integrity, and a shared commitment to doing the right thing. Join us in creating HR software that makes work better for everyone, while we make work better for you.

BambooHR is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process. If you would like to request accommodations, please let your recruiter know.

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