Senior Performance Engineer - I

At FourKites we have the opportunity to tackle complex challenges with real-world impacts. Whether it’s medical supplies from Cardinal Health or groceries for Walmart, the FourKites platform helps customers operate global supply chains that are efficient, agile and sustainable.

Join a team of curious problem solvers that celebrates differences, leads with empathy and values inclusivity.

We are looking for a Senior-level Performance Engineer with a passion to improve the performance and quality of business software. Keen to Establish a continuous testing process for ensuring the performance requirements are met. 

Analyze quickly the performance behavior of an application on each tier. Identify performance bottlenecks in the application design and resolve software inefficiencies by subjecting the applications under different business load scenarios and using large volumes of data. Be able to explain why and how a performance problem could occur. 

We expect 3 to 4 years of experience in performance testing activities. 

Roles & Responsibilities: 

• Expected to be an SME, collaborate and execute performance testing activities 
• Prepare and execute performance test scripts, focusing on different types of performance testing (Stress, Volume, Load, etc.) to meet business requirements.
• Develop and implement performance testing strategies and methodologies. 
• Conduct performance testing and validation to identify and resolve performance issues. 
• Analyze application and system performance metrics and provide recommendations for improvement. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure performance requirements are met. 
• Build and maintain a Performance Testing Suite for products. 

Must To Have Skills:

• Proficiency in Performance Testing Strategy and executing performance test scripts and various types of performance testing to align with business requirements. 
• Problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve performance issues. ○ Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and architecture. ○ Experience in capacity planning and application performance management. 
• Hands-on experience using Load testing tools such as Apache JMeter, SiteSpeed, LightHouse and APM tools such as NewRelic, Datadog. ○ Monitor application health in terms of SLAs, KPIs resource utilization using Prometheus, Grafana or similar tools. 
• Conduct code profiling and memory profiling when required. (e.g. Use of Java JDK tools, Heap analysers, GC monitoring ) 
• Experience in front-end Web Page loading & rendering performance analysis 
• Experience in Cloud platforms ( AWS, Azure or similar ) and Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) SQL tuning and DB monitoring. 
• Working knowledge of RDBMS ( PostgreSQL, MySQL or any) and NoSQL (Cassandra, MongoDB) ○ Coding Experience in at least one of Java, Python, Ruby. 

Good To Have Skills: 

• Experience in building test frameworks and integrating within a CI stack using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions 
• Previous Development / Automation testing experience

Who we are:

FourKites® is the #1 supply chain visibility platform in the world, extending visibility beyond transportation into yards, warehouses, stores and beyond. Tracking more than 2.5 million shipments daily across road, rail, ocean, air, parcel and courier, and reaching over 185 countries, FourKites combines real-time data and powerful machine learning to help companies digitize their end-to-end supply chains. More than 1,000 of the world’s most recognized brands — including 9 of the top-10 CPG and 18 of the top-20 food and beverage companies — trust FourKites to transform their business and create more agile, efficient and sustainable supply chains. 

FourKites provides competitive compensation with stock options, outstanding benefits and a collaborative culture for all employees around the globe. To help you be your best, we have 5 global recharge days, in addition to standard holidays, and a hybrid, flexible approach to work. Parental leave for all parents, an annual wellness stipend and volunteer days also provide you with time and resources for self care and to care for others. Throughout the year, FourKites sets aside time during the workday to learn and celebrate diversity. And we're always listening for new ways to support everyone in and out of the office.

Benefits

• Medical benefits start on first day of employment
• 36 PTO days( Sick, Casual and Earned) , 5 recharge days, 2 volunteer days
• Home Office setups and Technology reimbursement
• Lifestyle & Family benefits
• Annual Swags/ Festive Swags
• Ongoing learning & development opportunities ( Professional development program, Toast Master club etc.)