Senior Performance Test Engineer

An Amazing Career Opportunity for a Senior Performance Test Engineer Location: Prague, Czech Republic or Krakow, Poland Job ID: 44107 As a Senior Performance Test Engineer, you’ll play a critical role in ensuring our systems are fast, scalable, and rock-solid under pressure. This isn’t just about running tests—it’s about shaping the performance strategy that powers products used by thousands. You’ll collaborate with top-tier developers, architects, DevOps, and product teams to uncover performance risks early and engineer solutions that keep us ahead of the curve. Your expertise will drive innovation as you analyze metrics, diagnose bottlenecks, and deliver actionable insights that make our systems better every day. You’ll also help evolve our testing frameworks and automation, setting new standards for efficiency and reliability. If you thrive on solving complex technical challenges and love working in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, this is your chance to lead the way. Who are we? HID powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely. IDT is creating trusted identities for IoT applications through Smart Components and Enabling Services. HID’s Identification Technologies powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places and things through smart components and cloud services. We make it possible for people and organizations to transact safely, work productively, and travel freely. Our contactless identification and sensing (RFID, NFC, and BLE) components and solution enabling technologies address the dynamic requirements across multiple industries to wirelessly connect, identify, collect and manage data quickly and accurately across virtually any IoT application. As our Senior Performance Test Engineer, you’ll support HID’s success by: Designing, implementing, and maintaining performance testing frameworks and automated test suites for complex distributed systems.Leading performance analysis efforts, identifying system bottlenecks, conducting root‑cause analysis, and partnering with engineering teams on remediation.Developing realistic performance test scenarios based on production usage patterns, business requirements, and architectural constraints.Generating high-quality performance reports with actionable recommendations and communicate findings to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.Establishing and enforcing performance standards, SLAs, and best practices across teams.Contributing to the design and enhancement of performance test frameworks, tools, and pipelines.Working with architects and engineers to define performance criteria, SLAs, and workload models.Participating in root‑cause analysis for scalability and latency issues across distributed systems.Supporting integration of performance testing into CI/CD pipelines and advocating for continuous performance validation.Assisting in preparing performance environments that mirror production conditions.Mentoring mid‑level and junior engineers in using performance testing tools and interpreting results.Providing technical input for performance tuning related to application code, databases, APIs, infrastructure, and configurations. Your Experience and Background include: 5+ years of experience in performance testing or engineering.Strong hands‑on experience with at least one major performance testing tool (JMeter, Gatling, K6, Locust, LoadRunner, etc.).Strong understanding of distributed systems, API performance, databases, caching, and networking fundamentals.Proven ability to analyze performance metrics, identify bottlenecks, and recommend improvements.Experience testing high‑traffic or mission‑critical applications.Strong analytical skills and ability to communicate technical findings clearly. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with APM/observability platforms (Datadog, New Relic, Dynatrace, Prometheus/Grafana).Experience with containerized and cloud‑native environments (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure).Background in SRE, capacity planning, chaos engineering, or reliability optimization.Familiarity with event‑driven systems, streaming platforms (Kafka, Pulsar), or microservice architectures.Knowledge of CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo).Prior mentoring or leadership experience in a performance engineering team.Contributions to open‑source performance tools or libraries. What we can offer you: Competitive salary and rewards package.Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, allowing for work‑life balance.A vibrant, welcoming and inclusive culture.Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize your potential.To be a part of a global organization that is pioneering the hardware, software and services that allow people to confidently navigate the physical and digital worlds. Why apply? Empowerment: You’ll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. You don’t need to check all the boxes. If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part‑time job seekers.Integrity: You are results‑orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves, to feel appreciated and accepted. HID is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce that reflects the global communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Our goal is to create a workplace that empowers everyone to thrive and be their authentic selves, fostering an environment of mutual respect and inclusivity. If you have a disability and require assistance or accommodation to participate in the application process or to perform essential job functions, please contact accommodations-ext@hidglobal.com. We make it easier for people to get where they want to go On an average day, think of how many times you tap, twist, tag, push or swipe to get access, find information, connect with others or track something. HID technology is behind billions of interactions, in more than 100 countries. We help you create a verified, trusted identity that can get you where you need to go – without having to think about it. When you join our HID team, you’ll also be part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, the global leader in access solutions. You’ll have 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally. As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences. #J-18808-Ljbffr