Performance Test Engineer
Posted Today by Travel Chapter
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The Performance Test Engineer will join the QA team on a 14-month fixed-term contract, focusing on performance testing of a bespoke reservation platform. The role involves leading performance testing initiatives, collaborating with various teams, and contributing to UI automation efforts. The engineer will utilize tools like K6 and Cypress to ensure the platform's reliability and performance. This position is remote and UK-based, emphasizing a collaborative and people-first culture.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead performance testing for the bespoke reservation platform using K6.
- Design, execute, and analyze complex API load and stress tests, identifying bottlenecks and optimization opportunities.
- Maintain and reset performance test environments and datasets between runs.
- Collaborate closely with Developers, DevOps, and Technical Leads to drive performance improvements.
- Create clear, actionable reports and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Contribute to the Cypress UI automation suite and embed quality checks early in the development lifecycle.
- Use observability tools such as DataDog to monitor metrics and investigate performance trends.
- Support CI/CD processes and ensure smooth, reliable automation execution.
- Share best practices and champion continuous improvement across QA and Engineering.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in performance testing complex API-driven platforms, from design through to analysis and reporting.
- Hands-on proficiency with K6 and Grafana for load and performance testing.
- Strong JavaScript experience for test development.
- Experience with Cypress for UI automation and familiarity with BDD tools such as Cucumber and Gherkin.
- Solid API testing experience using tools such as Postman.
- Experience with DataDog or similar tools for observability and bottleneck analysis.
- Good understanding of performance metrics and collaboration with DevOps to optimize systems.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control (GitLab or similar).
- Practical experience with test management and issue tracking tools such as Xray and JIRA.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Performance Test Engineer (Fixed Term Contract – 14 Months Maternity Cover)
Location: Remote (UK Based)
Contract Type: Fixed Term (14 months maternity cover)
Reports to: QA Lead
We’re looking for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our QA team on a 14-month fixed-term contract. You’ll play a key role in ensuring the performance and reliability of our bespoke reservation platform, working on a major initiative that brings together data, functionality, and experience into one unified system. This role focuses on performance testing of complex API-driven services using K6, with additional involvement in maintaining our Cypress UI automation and supporting the wider QA function.
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead performance testing for our bespoke reservation platform using K6
- Design, execute, and analyse complex API load and stress tests, identifying bottlenecks and optimisation opportunities
- Maintain and reset performance test environments and datasets between runs
- Collaborate closely with Developers, DevOps, and Technical Leads to drive performance improvements
- Create clear, actionable reports and communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Contribute to our Cypress UI automation suite and embed quality checks early in the development lifecycle
- Use observability tools such as DataDog to monitor metrics and investigate performance trends
- Support our CI/CD processes and ensure smooth, reliable automation execution
- Share best practices and champion continuous improvement across QA and Engineering
What we’re looking for:
- Proven experience performance testing complex API-driven platforms, from design through to analysis and reporting
- Hands-on proficiency with K6 and Grafana for load and performance testing
- Strong JavaScript experience for test development
- Experience with Cypress for UI automation and familiarity with BDD tools such as Cucumber and Gherkin
- Solid API testing experience using tools such as Postman
- Experience with DataDog or similar tools for observability and bottleneck analysis
- Good understanding of performance metrics and collaboration with DevOps to optimise systems
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control (GitLab or similar)
- Practical experience with test management and issue tracking tools such as Xray and JIRA
At Travel Chapter, we’re passionate about creating better holiday experiences and better workplaces. As a certified B Corp, we balance profit with purpose – from building sustainable technology to supporting local communities. You’ll be part of a collaborative, people-first culture where your ideas can make a real difference. Ready to start your next chapter? Apply now to help us shape the performance, quality, and reliability of our industry-leading technology platform.