Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering
montycloud· Performance
About this role
Role Overview
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Performance Engineer to join our team. The Senior Performance Engineer will focus on ensuring the scalability, reliability, and performance of our cloud management platform, including serverless architectures. This role involves designing and executing performance testing strategies, analyzing performance bottlenecks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performing solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement comprehensive performance testing strategies for cloud management platforms, with a focus on serverless applications.
- Develop, execute, and maintain performance test plans, scripts, and scenarios using tools like JMeter, Gatling, Locust, or serverless-specific testing tools.
- Monitor and analyze serverless application performance in AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions, etc.
- Identify and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks in serverless environments, considering cold starts, execution time, concurrency limits, and resource utilization.
- Optimize performance and reduce costs for serverless applications through proactive monitoring, tuning, and best practices.
- Work closely with development and SRE teams to implement and integrate serverless performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate system performance, assess scalability, and plan capacity for serverless architectures.
- Use performance monitoring tools such as AWS CloudWatch, Lambda Insights, Datadog, New Relic, or similar to monitor and report serverless application performance metrics.
- Develop and maintain dashboards and performance metrics tailored to serverless applications.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends, serverless architectures, and best practices in performance engineering.
Desired Skills and Requirements
Must have:
.
- Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, Locust, or serverless-specific testing frameworks.
- Strong experience with serverless architectures, particularly AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, or Azure Functions.
- Strong expertise in performance monitoring tools like AWS CloudWatch, Lambda Insights, Datadog, New Relic, or similar for serverless environments.
- Strong understanding of performance considerations in serverless applications, including cold starts, execution time, concurrency, and resource utilization.
- Experience troubleshooting performance issues in serverless systems, including resource allocation and scaling challenges.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages like Python, Java, or similar.
- Good understanding of cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS, and its performance considerations.
- Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with load testing serverless applications at scale.
- Knowledge of performance tuning for serverless databases (e.g., DynamoDB, Aurora Serverless).
- Good to have familiarity with containerized serverless architectures (e.g., AWS Fargate).
- Exposure to chaos engineering practices for serverless applications.
- Experience with API performance testing in serverless environments.
Experience
- 5+ years of experience in performance testing and engineering
- 4+ years of experience with performance testing tools.
- 4+ years of experience using performance monitoring tools.
- 2+ years of experience in serverless performance monitoring.
- 4+ years of experience identifying and optimizing performance bottlenecks.
- 4+ years of experience with scripting or programming languages.
- 4+ years of experience with cloud-based infrastructure (preferably AWS).
- 2+ years of experience integrating performance tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- 2+ years of experience in performance testing for microservices-based systems.
Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the salary for the Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering role at montycloud?
The listed salary for this Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering position at montycloud is up to INR 3. This is an FULL TIME role.
Where is the Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering position at montycloud located?
This Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering role at montycloud is based in Bengaluru, KA, India. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering role at montycloud full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a FULL TIME position. It is posted as a Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering role in the Performance department at montycloud.
Which team or department does the Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering at montycloud belong to?
This Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering position is part of the Performance department at montycloud. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering position at montycloud?
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page. You will be redirected to montycloud's official application portal hosted on keka where you can submit your application directly.
When was the Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering job at montycloud posted?
This Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering position at montycloud was posted on Aug 21, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Senior Engineer - Performance Engineering
montycloud · 💰 up to INR 3
You'll be redirected to montycloud's official application page on keka.