Senior Performance Test Engineer

About Impact Analytics

Impact Analytics™ (Series D Funded) delivers AI-native SaaS solutions and consulting services that help companies maximize profitability and customer satisfaction through deeper data insights and predictive analytics. With a fully integrated, end-to-end platform for planning, forecasting, merchandising, pricing, and promotions, Impact Analytics empowers companies to make smarter decisions based on real-time insights rather than relying on last year’s inputs to forecast and plan this year’s business. Powered by over one million machine learning models, Impact Analytics has been leading AI innovation for a decade, setting new benchmarks in forecasting, planning, and operational excellence across the retail, grocery, manufacturing, and CPG sectors. In 2025, Impact Analytics is at the forefront of the Agentic AI revolution, delivering autonomous solutions that enable businesses to adapt in real time, optimize operations, and drive profitability without manual intervention. Here’s a link to our website: www.impactanalytics.co.

The impact that you will be making

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior Performance Test Engineer with 6–8 years of expertise in performance testing of large-scale, web-based, and enterprise applications. The candidate will be responsible for defining performance testing strategies, executing complex performance tests, analysing system behaviour under load, and driving performance improvements in collaboration with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams.

What lands you in this role

Must have Skills

• Performance Testing Tools: Proficiency in tools like Apache JMeter , LoadRunner, LoadView
• Scripting Languages: Java, Python, or JavaScript for scripting and test automation.
• Monitoring Tools: Experience with APM tools like Datadog, Grafana, and ELK.
• Databases: SQL/NoSQL knowledge for data preparation and performance analysis.
• Web Technologies: Understanding of HTTP, TCP/IP, web protocols, APIs, CSS, and XPath.
• Operating Systems & Hardware: Basic understanding of CPU, memory, network, and server architecture.
  
  

• Hands-on experience with modern performance testing tools such as k6 ,Gatling, Blazemeter.
• Experience with Playwright for load and performance testing, especially for modern web applications.
• Experience working with cloud-native architectures on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  
  

• Define and own the end-to-end performance testing strategy for applications and platforms.
• Analyse business and non-functional requirements to design realistic workloads, user models, and test scenarios.
• Estimate performance testing efforts and plan testing activities across releases.
• Design, develop, and maintain advanced performance test scripts using tools such as Apache JMeter, Blazemeter, LoadRunner.
• Execute load, stress, endurance, spike, and scalability tests across multiple environments (UI + API)
• Ensure performance benchmarks and SLAs are validated before production releases.
• Monitor application and infrastructure performance using Datadog, Grafana, ELK, or similar APM tools.
• Perform deep-dive analysis on response times (average, median, and percentile metrics such as P90, P95, P99), throughput, error rates, and system-level metrics including CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network utilization to identify performance bottlenecks and scalability limits.
• Identify root causes of performance bottlenecks and work closely with teams to drive resolution.
• Enhance and automate performance tests using Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Maintain reusable frameworks, utilities, and best practices for performance engineering.
• Prepare executive-level performance reports, highlighting risks, trends, and recommendations.
• Communicate test results clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
  

• An opportunity to develop some of the best enterprise SaaS products to be built out of India
• Opportunities to quench your thirst for problem-solving, logical data handling, experimenting, learning, and implementing innovative solutions
• A flat, collegial work environment, with a work hard, play hard attitude
• A platform for rapid growth if you are willing to try new things without fear of failure.
• Remuneration with best in class industry standards with generous health insurance cover
  
  

• Ranked as one of Americas Fastest-Growing Companies by Financial Times for five consecutive years: 2020-2024.
• Ranked as one of Americas Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc. 5000 for seven consecutive years: 2018-2024.
• Voted #1 by more than 300 retailers worldwide in the RIS Software LeaderBoard 2024 report.
• Ranked #72 in America’s Most Innovative Companies list in 2023—by Fortune—alongside companies like Microsoft, Tesla, Apple, IBM, etc.
• Forged a strategic partnership with Google to equip retailers with cutting-edge generative AI tools.
• Recognized in multiple Gartner reports, including Market Guides and Hype Cycle, spanning assortments, merchandising, forecasting, algorithmic retailing, and Unified Price, Promotion, and Markdown Optimization Applications.