Vice President Performance Test Engineer, iCapital
$150-170k
+ Equity + Annual performance bonus
4 days a week in office
Fintech platform for alternative investments
Open for applications
Fintech platform for alternative investments
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$150-170k
+ Equity + Annual performance bonus
4 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To power the world’s alternative investment marketplace.
Role
Who you are
- 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
- 10-12 years of QA experience which includes 3-5 years of hands-on experience in performance testing and engineering
- Expertise in performance testing tools, particularly k6 and JMeter. Locust and lighthouse experience a plus.
- Strong scripting skills in NodeJS (for k6) and familiarity with other scripting languages like Python or Groovy
- Proficient in using Grafana for creating dashboards and visualizing performance data
- Experience with APIs, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Solid understanding of HTTP protocols, web technologies, and REST APIs
- Familiarity with performance monitoring and analysis tools like Prometheus and APM solutions (e.g., New Relic)
- Hands on experience on UI load testing tools like lighthouse or hp load runner a plus
- Strong analytical skills for interpreting performance test results and diagnosing system performance issues
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
Our take
Alternative investing can yield huge profits, but it can often be inaccessible, even to enterprises. iCapital solves this problem by guiding large-scale businesses through the alternative investing process.
Since launching in 2013, iCapital has provided enterprises with an investing marketplace. Its focus has been on banking, wealth management, and asset management companies, and iCapital now serves clients such as JP Morgan, Evercore, and Rockefeller. As of February 2023, the company services over $153 billion in global client assets, clear evidence of industry confidence in the company.
iCapital's impact on the financial world is undeniable, forging strong and profitable partnerships with leading institutions like Morgan Stanley. With a proven track record and a rapidly growing platform, iCapital is poised for significant further expansion in the years to come.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
42% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Dec 2021
$50m
LATE VC
Jul 2021
$440m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $680.6m
Company HQ
Murray Hill, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Lawrence Calcano
(CEO)Previously worked as Director of Capitol Acquisition Corp., and served as Director of Vibrant Emotional Health for 10 years.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at iCapital
- We consider applicants of all backgrounds. If you are excited about what we’re building but don't meet some of the criteria above, please don’t let that discourage you from applying
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