Manager, Performance and Test Engineering

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 remote position available in Utah. Employment is contingent on passing background and credit checks.

At BambooHR, we believe AI is a powerful partner in setting people free to do great work. We're leaning into intelligent tools to streamline workflows and drive high-impact innovation. We seek curious, forward-thinking leaders ready to explore how AI elevates engineering quality and reimagines HR technology.

Essential Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Build and lead a high-performing team of Performance Engineers and SDETs
• Define vision and roadmap for performance engineering, load testing, and automated testing across BambooHR's product ecosystem
• Drive a unified quality engineering strategy blending performance, reliability, observability, and automation
• Mentor engineers, create growth paths, and foster 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 benchmarks and quality expectations
• Align with Architecture and Platform Engineering on reliability and observability roadmaps

Salary Disclosure: This listing shows an editorial market estimate of $80,000–$130,000 USD annually. This is not employer-provided compensation and is based on typical market rates for this role. Actual salary varies by experience, location, and qualifications.