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Performance Engineering Architect

QualiTestUnited States🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 12, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers a competitive salary and the chance to shape performance engineering strategies for a leading AI-powered quality engineering company, working remotely across Canada and the USA. You'll thrive here if you possess deep expertise in cloud performance and enjoy collaborating with global thought leaders to drive impactful solutions. Embrace this opportunity to advance your career and make a significant difference every day.

Quick Overview

Salary
$130k - $140k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
United States
Posted
23 hours ago
Stakeholder Management

Job Description

Are you interested in working with the World’s leading AI-powered Quality Engineering Company? Ready to advance your career, team up with global thought leaders across industries and make a difference every day? Join us at QualityAI!

We are looking for an experienced Performance Engineering Architect to join our growing team!

Location: Canada / USA – Remote

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Performance Engineering Architect to lead performance engineering strategy, architecture assessments, workload modelling, and performance optimization across cloud-based applications. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, application performance monitoring, performance testing, and capacity planning, along with strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.

Job Requirements

  • 14+ years of experience in performance engineering, including 5+ years as a Performance Architect or Lead Consultant.
  • Experience leading performance assessments and presenting findings to senior management.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including App Service, Azure SQL Managed Instance, autoscaling, and capacity planning.
  • Hands-on experience with APM tools such as New Relic, Datadog, and Azure Monitor.
  • Experience in workload modelling using production logs and analytics, including peak traffic and concurrency.
  • Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter, or NeoLoad.
  • Experience developing performance testing strategies, NFRs, and release quality gates.
  • Strong experience in .NET application and SQL database performance tuning.
  • Good understanding of application architecture and cloud technologies.
  • Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to lead technical workshops and present findings to senior management.

Preferred Skills

  • Strong strategy and leadership skills.
  • Hands-on experience with LoadRunner, New Relic, and Datadog.
  • Strong knowledge of workload modelling and capacity planning.
  • Good understanding of cloud architecture and Microsoft Azure.
  • Strong Microsoft Azure experience

Benefits:

Why QualityAI?

QualityAI is an AI-first quality engineering company helping enterprises deploy and scale complex systems with greater confidence. Operating across data, models, platforms, infrastructure, and operational environments, the company provides assurance and engineering expertise that helps organizations ensure systems perform reliably in real-world conditions.

Formerly Qualitest, QualityAI supports global enterprises across regulated and technology-driven industries, combining deep engineering heritage with AI-enabled delivery, operational assurance, and lifecycle expertise to help clients achieve certainty at go-live.

  • Be a part of a company who strives to support for diversity and inclusion in the workplace - we are one, we are many at QualityAI. Celebrate culture, share knowledge with engineers from around the globe, and inspire each other through our differences.
  • Local and global opportunities - we offer you internal rotation and international mobility opportunities to grow your career.
  • Clear view of your career and progression with the company - QualityAI is growing massively (since Jan 2021 - added more than 2000 engineers) and giving you the opportunity to grow with us.
  • Never stop experimenting and learning with QualityAI Tech academy: 3000+ training courses, mentorship programs, technical tribes, sponsored certifications, leadership programs and much more.
  • Earn bonuses via our Client Referral and Employee Referral Program’s. Refer and earn - tap your network for net-worth.
  • Competitive pay, the salary range for the role is $130,000 - $140,000.

If you like what you have read, send us your resume and let’s start talking!

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