What are the responsibilities and job description for the Performance Test Engineer - Vice President position at iCapital?
iCapital is powering the world's alternative investment marketplace. Our financial technology platform has transformed how advisors, wealth management firms, asset managers, and banks evaluate and recommend bespoke public and private market strategies for their high-net-worth clients. iCapital services approximately $187 billion in global client assets invested in 1,504 funds, as of April 2024.
iCapital has been named to the Forbes Fintech 50 for seven consecutive years (2018-2024); a three-time selection by Forbes to its list of Best Startup Employers (2021-2023); and a three-time winner of MMI / Barron's Solutions Provider award (See link below).
About the Role
iCapital is looking for a lead Software Developer in Test to work on the iCapital platform. In this role, you'll bring practical knowledge of agile development methodologies and engineering best practices. As a Software Developer in Test (SDET), you'll work closely with the Development and Testing team. The ideal candidate would be a combination of a hands on developer who has some managerial experience, and who can understand existing automation test frameworks and has an ability to enhance and implement the same and should also be able to work with other engineers and product managers to support feature-based testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain performance test scripts using any of following tools k6, JMeter, Locust or lighthouse .
- Design and execute various performance testing scenarios, including load testing, stress testing, spike testing, and endurance testing .
- Utilize Grafana for monitoring and visualizing performance metrics, integrating it with data sources like Prometheus.
- Also work on UI load testing
- Analyze performance test results, identify bottlenecks, and provide actionable recommendations for optimization.
- Work with development, QA, and DevOps teams to integrate performance testing into the CI / CD pipeline .
- Implement performance monitoring and alerting solutions for proactive issue detection.
- Generate detailed performance test reports, highlighting insights, trends, and areas for improvement.
- Collaborate with architects and developers to optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
Required Skills & Qualifications
The base salary range for this role is $150,000 to $170,000. iCapital offers a compensation package which includes salary, equity for all full-time employees, and an annual performance bonus. Employees also receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes an employer matched retirement plan, generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling, parental leave, and unlimited paid time off (PTO).
We believe the best ideas and innovation happen when we are together. Employees in this role will work in the office Monday-Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday. Every department has different needs, and some positions will be designated in-office jobs, based on their function.
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Salary : $150,000 - $170,000
