Senior Performance Engineer (FinTech / Java) Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

Senior Performance Engineer (FinTech / Java)
Incredible opportunity to join the fastest growing payment processing startup for gambling, crypto & more!
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Salary:

$150,000 – $200,000 per year
A bit about us:
We’re looking for a Performance Test Engineer to own performance, scalability, and load testing across our platform. This engineer will work closely with backend development teams to simulate complex, high-throughput scenarios and ensure we can scale to meet increasing demand. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Kafka, Java-based systems, and distributed environments, and have a strong background in testing systems that both call out to, and are called by, external services.
Why join us? Competitive Base Salary Company paid health plan for employees Equity in high-growth start-up (not in lieu of a salary) Flexible Hours Very generous PTO Dental and Vision, FSA, HSA Small team, autonomy Many more great perks!
Job Details

What You’ll Do:

Design and implement performance and load tests across Java/Spring-based microservices
Analyze system behavior under stress and recommend optimizations
Simulate and test Kafka-based workflows, ensuring robust handling of high-throughput message streams
Partner with dev and DevOps teams to improve observability and performance baselining
Leverage Redis for performance validation of real-time caching layers
Build automation tools and dashboards to continuously monitor system health and test results

What We’re Looking For:

Strong background in Performance, Load, and Scalability Testing
Hands-on experience with Kafka (expert-level) in production-grade systems
Deep understanding of Java/Spring-based architectures
Experience testing systems that act as both producers and consumers of APIs
Familiarity with Redis or similar in-memory datastores
Experience working in high-scale environments (FinTech, AdTech, Gaming, or similar a plus)
Passion for performance optimization and system resilience
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Dice Id:

91113390

Position Id:

541788760