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Senior Performance Test Engineer

Roadie, a UPS Company, is a crowdsourced delivery platform that connects senders with drivers already heading in the right direction, offering fast, flexible, and scalable logistics solutions for same-day and urgent deliveries across the U.S.

Roadie

Employee count: 201-500

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Roadie, a UPS company, is a leading logistics and delivery platform that helps businesses tackle the complexities of modern retail with unmatched delivery coverage, flexibility and visibility. Reaching 97% of U.S. households across more than 30,000 zip codes — from urban hubs to rural communities — Roadie provides seamless, scalable solutions that meet a variety of delivery needs.

With a network of more than 310,000 independent drivers nationwide, Roadie offers flexible delivery solutions that make complex logistics challenges easy, including solutions for local same-day delivery, delivery of big and bulky items, ship-from-store and DC-to-door.

Our innovative engineers are building technology that solves real-world problems in the crowdsourced delivery space. We’re looking for a Senior Performance Test Engineer who can go beyond traditional black-box testing and play a critical role in performance issue analysis and optimization. In this role, you will help ensure our systems scale efficiently to meet growing business demands in a fast-paced CI/CD environment.

What You’ll Do

  • Design, develop, and execute load and performance testing strategies
  • Investigate performance issues in both test and production environments
  • Collaborate closely with developers to understand service architecture and behavior, define relevant KPIs, and implement effective observability and monitoring
  • Provide actionable optimization recommendations across database, infrastructure, and application code
  • Correlate test results with production metrics to validate expected system behavior
  • Build and maintain modular, reusable test scripts that can adapt to evolving project needs
  • Simulate real-world user scenarios to help teams reproduce and resolve complex production issues
  • Analyze system telemetry to identify and troubleshoot live performance bottlenecks
  • Support peak season planning efforts by validating system resilience and scalability under projected peak loads

What You Bring

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
  • 5+ years of experience in QA, Development, or Site Reliability with a strong focus on performance engineering
  • Proficiency in Python or JavaScript/Go/Ruby, and SQL
  • Hands-on experience with microservices-based architectures, AWS, and APM tools such as New Relic, AppDynamics, or Dynatrace
  • Expertise with any performance testing tools such as JMeter, Locust, k6, Gatling
  • Ability to extract and analyze performance metrics from relational databases
  • Strong grasp of performance testing methodologies, planning, and root cause analysis techniques
  • Experience in fast-paced agile environments with short release cycles
  • Detail-oriented with a methodical and analytical approach to problem-solving

Why Roadie?

  • Competitive compensation packages
  • 100% covered health insurance premiums for yourself
  • 401k with company match
  • Tuition and student loan repayment assistance (that’s right - Roadie will contribute directly to your existing student loans!)
  • Flexible work schedule with unlimited PTO
  • Monthly 3-day weekends
  • Monthly WFH stipend
  • Paid sabbatical leave- tenured team members are given time to rest, relax, and explore
  • The technology you need to get the job done

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Roadie, a UPS Company, is revolutionizing the world of logistics through its innovative crowdsourced delivery platform. Founded in 2014, Roadie has pioneered an 'on-the-way' delivery model, ingeniously tapping into the unused capacity in passenger vehicles already on the road. This groundbreaking approach connects individuals and businesses needing to send items – from small parcels to oversized goods – with drivers already heading in the right direction. This not only provides a faster and often more cost-effective shipping solution but also introduces a new level of flexibility and scalability previously unseen in traditional delivery networks. Through its advanced technology, Roadie's platform intelligently matches 'Gigs' (deliveries) with its extensive network of over 200,000 verified drivers across the United States, optimizing routes and ensuring efficient transit.

The company's commitment to technological advancement is evident in its sophisticated matching algorithms and user-friendly web and mobile applications, which streamline the entire delivery process for both senders and drivers. Roadie's innovative solutions cater to a diverse range of industries, including retail, e-commerce, healthcare, and even airlines for services like mishandled baggage delivery. By transforming everyday commutes and road trips into delivery opportunities, Roadie is not just moving goods; it's creating a more sustainable and efficient logistics ecosystem. The platform's ability to handle same-day, urgent, and scheduled deliveries, including specialized services like RoadieXD™ for cross-docking and Roadie Direct™ for warehouse delivery, underscores its dedication to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in last-mile logistics. This focus on innovation has positioned Roadie as a key player in the evolving landscape of on-demand delivery, continuously adapting to meet the dynamic needs of modern commerce and consumer expectations.

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