Sr. Performance Test Engineer

About the role

Duck Creek Technologies is the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of the property and casualty (P&C) insurance industry. Our modern SaaS platform enables insurers to run agile, cloud-based operations and deliver better customer experiences. Duck Creek is a flexible-first company, offering employees autonomy in how they manage their work. As part of our Flying Together approach, we are thoughtfully increasing opportunities for in-person collaboration by focusing on hiring in designated locations. This role is aligned to a specific location, and you'll partner with your leader to participate in meaningful in-person moments that support team connection and collaboration. ABOUT VISTA Duck Creek Technologies is a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, a global investment firm that partners with mission-critical enterprise software and technology-enabled businesses to drive growth and operational excellence. As part of a Vista portfolio company, you'll work in an environment backed by deep expertise, long-term investment, and a strong commitment to building market-leading businesses and meaningful careers. POSITION OVERVIEW We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Senior Performance Test Engineer who can go beyond traditional performance testing and actively contribute toward identifying, analyzing, and fixing performance bottlenecks across applications, APIs, and distributed systems. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in modern performance engineering tools such as JMeter, K6, Playwright, and Artillery, along with practical exposure to AI-assisted scripting/automation techniques and modern observability platforms. This role requires deep technical problem-solving abilities, performance optimization mindset, and collaboration with development, DevOps, and architecture teams. We are specifically looking for engineers who not only identify issues but can also help drive remediation and performance improvements.

Responsibilities

• -Design, develop, and execute performance, load, stress, endurance, and scalability test strategies.
• -Build reusable and maintainable performance test frameworks using tools such as:
• Apache JMeter, K6, Playwright, Artillery.
• Other performance engineering tools (good to have)
• Develop API, UI, and distributed system performance scripts.
• Analyze application performance metrics including:
• CPU, Memory, Thread Usage, Database Performance, Network Latency, API Response times.
• Identify root causes of performance bottlenecks and work with engineering teams to implement fixes.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, and DevOps teams to optimize system performance.
• Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Create performance dashboards, reports, and actionable recommendations.
• Work on cloud-native and microservices-based performance engineering.
• Leverage AI-assisted scripting or AI agents to improve test creation, diagnostics, analysis, and automation efficiency.
• Participate in capacity planning and production performance monitoring activities.
• Mentor junior engineers and help establish performance engineering best practices.
• WHAT YOU'VE DONE
• Experience working in engineering teams leveraging Cloud-native technologies in a SaaS B2B space with focus on performance, scale, security, and reliability
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
• Proven experience (10+ years) in performance testing and engineering, with a strong background in using performance testing tools, especially JMeter.
• Deep understanding of DevOps principles and experience integrating performance testing into DevOps pipelines.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across geographically dispersed teams.
• Thought leadership in the field of performance testing and a commitment to staying current with industry trends.
• Experience with testing cloud-based products and services.
• Core Skills
• Strong experience in performance testing and engineering.
• -Hands-on expertise with:
• JMeter, K6, Playwright, Artillery
• -Strong understanding of:
• HTTP/HTTPS, REST APIs, Distributed Systems, Microservices Architecture,
• Experience in performance analysis and troubleshooting
• -Strong scripting/programming knowledge in one or more:
• JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Python.
• -Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as:
• Grafana, Dynatrace, Splunk.
• -Familiarity with CI/CD tools:
• GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, AI& Modern Engineering Expectations.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development or AI agent-based scripting approaches.
• -Ability to use AI tools for:
• Script generation, Performance Diagnostics, Root cause analysis,Optimization recommendations.
• Strong analytical and debugging mindset with focus on resolving issues, not just reporting them
• PREFERRED
• Experience with cloud platforms:
• AWS
• Azure
• Knowledge of Kubernetes a

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