Test Architect

Accelerate your development and exposure to high performance applications and cloud infrastructure. Join Faptic Technology (remote), a fast-growing scale-up organization with an ambition to be recognized as one of the leading technology companies in Romania. 

Our global client base needs builders: engineers and developers who love technology, have deep expertise in software and cloud technologies, and importantly, have a passion for culture and customers. 

• We obsess about our customers 

• We build outstanding technical solutions 

• We create an awesome culture 

• We accelerate learning and careers 

As a Test Architect, you will be part of a high-performing team dedicated to ensuring the scalability and reliability of our client's platforms. In this role, you will focus on performance testing and optimization in a high-throughput, low-latency environment while working closely with development teams to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks. 

Your expertise in API performance testing (REST, GraphQL), design, and cloud-based performance strategies will be essential in optimizing system performance. Our team is committed to helping you reach your full potential while working with cutting-edge technologies on exciting and challenging projects. 

Your activities will include: 

• Lead the performance testing strategy and design for our client's platforms, ensuring system resilience and scalability 

• Develop and maintain performance test suites, implementing data-driven testing approaches 

• Optimize API performance for REST and GraphQL endpoints, covering rate limiting, caching strategies, and load balancing 

• Monitor and analyze system performance using Grafana, providing insights and recommendations 

• Collaborate with development teams to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks 

• Integrate performance tests into Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous performance validation 

• Providing detailed reports and recommendations based on test results. 

Requirements

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science or related field 

• Minimum 5 years’ hands-on experience in QA testing 

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in performance testing using tools such as K6 or Gatling 

• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript for developing performance test scripts 

• Hands-on experience in API performance testing (REST, GraphQL), including rate limiting and caching strategies 

• Knowledge of .Net and microservices architectures 

• Experience with Kubernetes and Docker, including HPA, resource limits, and debugging latency issues 

• Proven best practice with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana for performance analysis and benchmarking 

• Experience in building CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or Jenkins 

The following will be considered an advantage: 

• Advanced knowledge Playwright 

• Application performance optimization expertise, including runtime tuning and database query optimization 

• Experience with cloud-based performance strategies, including service mesh solutions (Istio, Linkerd) and distributed tracing (Jaeger, OpenTelemetry) 

• Experience with Payment processing services. 

Benefits

Country-specific employment benefits will apply, in accordance with local legislation and practices.