Performance QA Engineer (JCP Core)

At JetBrains, code is our passion. Ever since we started, back in 2000, we have been striving to make the most effective developer tools on earth. Our tools speed up production by automating routine checks and corrections, freeing developers to grow, discover, and create.

The JetBrains Cloud Platform team develops a cloud-based service that helps organizations manage JetBrains products and services with a focus on encouraging the adoption of AI-powered development tools. JCP provides centralized management, usage-based billing, and visibility into AI consumption patterns.

We are currently seeking a skilled Performance QA Engineer to join our team and improve the reliability of our system. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the scalability and stability of our distributed systems through rigorous performance testing and analysis.

• Design, develop, and maintain automated performance test suites for complex distributed systems.
• Identify system bottlenecks, conduct root-cause analysis, and partner with engineering teams to implement remediation strategies.
• Generate high-quality performance reports with actionable recommendations and communicate findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Work closely with cross-functional development teams to identify performance-critical components and define SLAs, performance criteria, and workload models.
• Design and enhance frameworks for performance test execution, test results collection, analysis, visualization, and reporting.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.

• 5+ years of experience in performance testing or engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with at least one major performance testing tool – K6, JMeter, Gatling, Locust, or LoadRunner (code-based tools are preferred, but git knowledge is a must).
• Solid programming or scripting skills in languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Go.
• A strong understanding of distributed systems, API performance, databases, caching, and networking fundamentals.
• The proven ability to analyze performance metrics, identify bottlenecks, and recommend improvements.
• Experience testing high-traffic or mission-critical applications.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate technical findings clearly.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

• Experience with observability platforms (Prometheus/Grafana and Elastic).
• Experience with containerized and cloud-native environments (Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Familiarity with event-driven systems, streaming platforms (Kafka), and microservice architectures.
• Knowledge of CI/CD automation (TeamCity, GitHub Actions, etc.).