Senior Quality Engineer

As passionate about our people as we are about our mission.
What We're All About :
Q2 is proud of delivering our mobile banking platform and technology solutions, globally, to more than 22 million end users across our 1,300 financial institutions and fintech clients. At Q2, our mission is simple: Build strong, diverse communities by strengthening their financial institutions. We accomplish that by investing in the communities where both our customers and employees serve and live.
What Makes Q2 Special?
Being as passionate about our people as we are about our mission. We celebrate our employees in many ways, including our "Circle of Awesomeness" award ceremony and day of employee celebration among others! We invest in the growth and development of our team members through ongoing learning opportunities, mentorship programs, internal mobility, and meaningful leadership relationships. We also know that nothing builds trust and collaboration like having fun. We hold an annual Dodgeball for Charity event at our Q2 Stadium in Austin, inviting other local companies to play, and community organizations we support to raise money and awareness together.
As a Senior Performance Test Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the performance and reliability of various digital banking products at Q2.
Roles and Responsibilities:

• Enhance and Maintain Performance Testing Frameworks: Develop and optimize advanced performance testing frameworks capable of handling soak, stress, and load testing. Ensure these frameworks are scalable, flexible, and integrated into the existing automation frameworks.
• Lead Performance Testing Initiatives: Design, implement, and execute performance tests, including load, stress, and soak tests, across various applications.
• Manage Cloud-Based Test Environments: Oversee cloud-based test environments to ensure seamless, scalable performance and load test execution. Ensure integration with CI/CD pipelines and continuous performance monitoring.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field with 5+ years of professional experience in performance testing.

Must-Have Skills:

• Performance Testing Expertise: Strong experience in performance testing techniques such as soak, stress, and load testing. Proficiency with performance testing tools such as K6, JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, Locust, or similar frameworks.
• Automation Frameworks: Proven experience in developing or maintaining performance test frameworks and integrating them into automation frameworks. Hands-on experience in creating scalable and flexible automation architectures.
• API Performance Testing: Expertise in testing and automating the performance of web services (SOAP and RESTful APIs). Ability to identify bottlenecks and optimize performance.

Nice to have Skills:

• Cloud Infrastructure: Experience managing and maintaining cloud-based test environments, particularly in relation to performance and load testing. Familiarity with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or Nomad is a strong plus.
• CI/CD Integration: Proficiency in integrating performance tests into CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab, or similar.
• Advanced Debugging Skills: Ability to diagnose performance issues through code reviews, log analysis, and system monitoring.
• Database Performance Testing: Experience with database performance testing using systems like Postgres, MySQL, or NoSQL databases.

This position requires fluent written and oral communication in English.
Health & Wellness

• Hybrid Work Opportunities
• Flexible Time Off
• Career Development & Mentoring Programs
• Health & Wellness Benefits, including competitive health insurance offerings and generous paid parental leave for eligible new parents
• Community Volunteering & Company Philanthropy Programs
• Employee Peer Recognition Programs - "You Earned it"

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How We Give Back to the Community:
You can learn more about our Q2 Spark Program, Q2 Philanthropy fund, and our employee volunteering programs on our Q2 Community page . Q2 supports dozens of wide-reaching organizations, such as the African American Leadership Institute , and The Trevor Project , promoting diversity and success in leadership and technology. Other deserving beneficiaries include Resource Center helping LGBTQ communities, JDRF , and Homes for our Troops , a group helping veterans rebuild their lives with specially adapted homes.
At Q2, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce that fosters mutual respect for our employees and the communities we serve. Q2 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.