Manager, Performance and Test Engineering
💰 $80,000 – $130,000/yr
Job Description
About This Role
BambooHR is seeking a Manager, Performance and Test Engineering to lead our Performance Test Engineering, Load & Stress Testing, and Test Automation (SDET) functions. This is a strategic leadership position where you'll develop and execute a long-term vision for performance validation, observability-driven testing, automation frameworks, and scalable quality engineering practices across our HR platform.
This role partners closely with Engineering, Architecture, Product, and Platform Engineering teams to ensure our platform is reliable, performant, observable, and backed by robust automated quality signals.
Leadership & Strategy
- Build and lead a high-performing team of Performance Engineers and SDETs
- Define the vision and roadmap for performance engineering, load testing, and automated testing across BambooHR's product ecosystem
- Drive a unified quality engineering strategy that blends performance, reliability, observability, and automation
- Mentor and develop engineers, creating growth paths and fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and craftsmanship
Performance Engineering & Observability
- Own the performance engineering discipline, including system-level performance, scalability, latency, and capacity modeling
- Oversee load, stress, and chaos/performance experiments aligned to product SLAs and SLOs
- Partner with Platform and DevEx Engineering to strengthen observability tooling, metrics, and dashboards
- Build frameworks and processes to proactively detect performance issues before they reach production
Test Automation & Quality Frameworks
- Lead development of scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks for UI, API, and integration testing
- Evolve testing practices to shift-left quality signals into CI/CD pipelines
- Establish standards for test coverage, automation ROI, and quality metrics
- Collaborate with engineering teams to embed automated quality practices into daily workflows
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Engineering to ensure performance and automation platforms integrate seamlessly into development ecosystems
- Work with Product Management to define performance requirements and benchmarks that align with business goals
- Communicate performance insights and testing strategies to executive leadership and stakeholders
- Drive continuous improvement in testing efficiency and quality signal reliability
About BambooHR
At BambooHR, we're all about setting people free to do great work. We believe AI is a powerful partner in that mission, and we're leaning into intelligent tools to streamline workflows and enable high-impact innovation. We look for curious, forward-thinking leaders who are ready to explore how AI can elevate their work and help us reimagine the future of HR.
Please note: This is a remote position available in the state listed on this job posting. Employment with BambooHR is contingent on passing both a background and credit check.
💰 Compensation not publicly listed. Market estimate for similar roles: from $80K, varying by experience and location.