Performance Engineering - W6625

3 Weeks ago • 5 Years +

About the job

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This role requires 5+ years of experience in performance testing with tools like Apache JMeter. Must have experience with APM tools like AppDynamics and containerized Java/NodeJS applications in Kubernetes. Strong knowledge of web technologies, SQL, and relational databases is essential.

Nisum is a leading global digital commerce firm headquartered in California, with services spanning digital strategy and transformation, insights and analytics, blockchain, business agility, and custom software development. Founded in 2000 with the customer-centric motto “Building Success Together®,” Nisum has grown to over 1,800 professionals across the United States, Chile,Colombia, India, Pakistan and Canada. A preferred advisor to leading Fortune 500 brands, Nisum enables clients to achieve direct business growth by building the advanced technology they need to reach end customers in today’s world, with immersive and seamless experiences across digital and physical channels.

What You'll Do

Assist senior engineers in crafting load models, designing and developing cohesive load, stress, capacity and endurance tests which span micro front-ends, application services and core enterprise services
Write code that is of high quality and consistent with our coding standards
Through automation, enable engineers outside your team to understand how recent code changes impact performance
Produce automated performance and capacity testing reports in an easily digestible format for varying audiences such as Software Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers and Senior Leadership
Participate in Communities-of-Practice in those technologies in which you have an interest
Participate in continuous education programs to grow your skills both technically and in the Williams-Sonoma business domain
Serve as a member of a Scrum team and participate in all planning, stand-up and retrospective meetings

What You Know

A minimum of 5+ years of proven professional experience is required.
Should have 2 - 4 years of experience writing and maintaining performance tests in tools such as Apache JMeter
Experience with APM (Application Performance Monitoring) and visibility tools such as AppDynamics, Open Search and Grafana
Experience working with containerized Java and NodeJS applications running in Kubernetes as well as traditional Virtual Machines with Apache Tomcat as the Java application container
Working knowledge of web technologies including HTML, HTTP, REST, JSON, and JavaScript
Proficiency with SQL and a thorough understanding of relational database systems such as Oracle
Knowledge of no-SQL and time series databases such as Oracle, Apache Cassandra and InfluxDB are a plus
Knowledge of core web vitals as well as measurement tools such as SiteSpeed.io, Lighthouse, Chrome Performance Tools as well as WebPageTest are a plus
An understanding of source code management tools such as Git and other core programming practices
Enthusiasm for constant improvement as a Software Engineer
Ability to review and understand proposed designs and offer thoughtful feedback in a collegial fashion
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing

Nisum is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace.