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# Lead Performance Engineer

- **Company:** Ascii Group, LLC
- **Location:** Jersey City, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $124,800.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Apache HTTP Server, Application Performance Management, Automation of Tests, Software as a Service, DevOps, Monitoring of Systems, HP Loadrunner, JSON, Apache JMeter, Network Troubleshooting, Next.js, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Test Execution Engine, Performance Testing, Gatling, Scalability Testing, Backend, Microservices
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/07e987e8-7599-4fd1-8424-4d5d689cc23a

## About the Role

· We are looking for a skilled Lead Performance Engineer to design, develop, and execute performance testing strategies for enterprise and cloud-based applications. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with J Meter, Load runner, K6, Gatling, Data Dog, Dyna trace skills, and solid expertise in API, Web and automation testing.

· Candidate will work closely with development, QA, DevOps, and architecture teams to ensure applications are scalable, reliable, and performant.

Key Responsibilities

· 12+ Yrs of experience in Performance Engineering

· Triaging Exp on network and AWS infra systems is required

· Design, develop, and maintain performance test scripts using Apache J Meter or similar tools for web, API, and backend systems

· Conduct load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing for applications and micro services

## Description

· Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for Next.js applications, covering unit, integration, and E2E tests.

· Perform API performance testing (REST/JSON, SOAP) and integrate with automation frameworks

· Analyze test results, identify performance bottlenecks, and provide actionable recommendations

· Monitor system performance metrics (CPU, memory, I/O, network) during test execution

· Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to optimize application and infrastructure performance

· Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines

· Prepare detailed performance test reports and present findings to stakeholders

· Continuously improve testing frameworks, tools, and best practices

Must Have Skills

· Performance Engineering

· AWS Infrastructure & Network Troubleshooting

· Next.js

· API Performance