Performance Engineer

About Cognite :

Embark on a transformative journey with Cognite, a global SaaS forerunner in leveraging AI and data to unravel complex business challenges through our cutting-edge offerings including Cognite Atlas AI, an industrial agent workbench, and the Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform.

We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms & Cognite was recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year.

In the realm of industrial digital transformation, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharma and other Manufacturing and Energy sectors.

Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

Our values :

Impact : Cogniters strive to make an impact in all that they do. We are result-oriented, always asking ourselves.

Ownership : Cogniters embrace a culture of ownership. We go beyond our comfort zones to contribute to the greater good, fostering inclusivity and sharing responsibilities for challenges and success.

Relentless : Cogniters are relentless in their pursuit of innovation.

We are determined and deliverable (never ruthless or reckless), facing challenges head-on and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth.

This role will involve designing and executing performance tests, ensuring the scalability and reliability of our SaaS products, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement best practices.

Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and execute performance and load tests to validate system scalability, stability, and reliability.

- Identify, analyze, and report performance bottlenecks, providing actionable recommendations for improvement.

- Develop and maintain testing frameworks, scripts, and tools to support performance testing efforts.

- Collaborate with engineering teams to understand system architecture and guide performance testing strategies.

- Monitor system performance in production and support root cause analysis for performance-related issues.

- Provide guidance on performance optimization and share best practices through documentation, training, and discussions.

Qualifications :

- Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

- 3-5 years of hands-on experience in performance testing and engineering, ideally within SaaS environments.

- Proficiency in tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter, or similar.

- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and containerization technologies like Kubernetes and Docker.

- Solid programming skills in Java, Python, or related languages, with experience in databases like PostgreSQL.

- Familiarity with analyzing performance metrics using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, or similar.

Preferred :

- Experience in Agile methodologies and working with global, distributed teams.

- Expertise in testing large-scale systems and handling high volumes of data.

- Knowledge of React and JSON for test data preparation and API performance testing.

Join the global Cognite community :

- Join an organization of 70 different nationalities with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus

- White Field office location (Bengaluru)

- A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata to know more

- Flat structure with direct access to decision-makers, with minimal amount of bureaucracy

- Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries

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- Hybrid work environment globally