Principle Performance Engineer
£60,000 - £70,000
45 days holiday
Fully Remote - Must be based in the UK
No Sponsorship Opportunities
An exciting opportunity has opened up at a fast-growing fintech undergoing a major platform transformation who are looking for a Principle Performance Engineer to establish and scale a modern performance testing function.
You'll have the autonomy to define strategy, build tooling, and create performance environments in a multi-cloud/on-prem architecture. This is a high-impact, highly visible role with influence across engineering, DevOps, and product teams.
What you’ll be doing:
* Leading performance testing strategy and implementation across the stack
* Designing and managing dedicated performance test environments
* Building scalable, production-replica load scenarios
* Driving a shift-left performance culture across engineering
* Identifying bottlenecks, tuning infrastructure, and enabling high availability
* Advising senior stakeholders on system health and performance risks
You’ll need to bring:
* 8+ years of performance testing experience in enterprise environments
* 5+ years in a lead or principal role within quality engineering
* Strong hands-on expertise with platforms: JMeter, BlazeMeter and Cloudflare, etc.
* Proven experience testing APIs, web applications, and databases: i.e PostgreSQL, Oracle and MSSQL.
* Experience designing performance test environments and load generation tools
* Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and performance SLAs
This is a rare opportunity to join a high-performing team and shape the future of performance engineering at a company backed by strong growth and clear technical leadership.
Please quick apply with your CV or reach out to lauren.tiffin@primis-talent.com for more information.