Established in 2008, Geidea epitomizes customer focused empowerment and commercial success through continuous innovation.Geidea makes best in class digital payment solutions available for all by attracting and leveraging the best creative & entrepreneurial talent in the marketOur solutions give any business the chance to get ahead and reach for more no matter their size or maturity.Our technology mirrors our people - Smart, Innovative & Forward Thinkingwww.geidea.netTo maintain a competitive advantage as we grow, we are currently looking for a new "Senior Performance Test Engineer"Job purpose: The Senior Performance Testing Engineer is responsible for leading performance testing activities across projects to ensure applications meet performance, scalability, and reliability requirements. This role focuses on designing performance testing strategies, developing and maintaining performance test frameworks, executing complex performance tests, and performing in-depth performance analysis to identify and resolve system bottlenecks.The role also involves mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to improve system performance and ensure optimal application scalability.Key Responsibilities:Design and implement performance testing strategies for applications and services based on system architecture and expected workloads.Develop and maintain performance test scripts and frameworks using tools such as JMeter, Gatling, k6, or similar technologies.Define realistic workload models and test scenarios based on application usage patterns and business requirements.Lead execution of load, stress, spike, and endurance testing to validate system scalability and stability.Analyze performance testing results and identify application, database, and infrastructure bottlenecks.Work closely with developers, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to diagnose and resolve performance issues.Define and track performance KPIs, thresholds, and service-level expectations.Support integration of performance testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous performance validation.Utilize monitoring and observability tools to analyze system behavior during performance tests.Prepare detailed performance test reports including findings, analysis, and optimization recommendations.Mentor and guide Performance Testing Engineers (L1 & L2) in performance testing best practices.Contribute to improving performance testing processes, standards, and automation frameworks.Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science.+3 years of experience in performance testing, software testing.Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling.Strong understanding of performance testing methodologies.Experience with API and microservices performance testing.Experience of system performance metrics such as CPU, memory, throughput, and response time.Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace, or AppDynamics.Ability to write basic to intermediate scripts or code using Java, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.Experience using Jira, Git, or similar collaboration tools.ISTQB certification or relevant testing certification is a plus.Our values guide how we think and act - They describe what we care about the mostCustomer first - It’s embedded in our design thinking and customer service approachOpen - Openness allows us to constantly improve and evolveReal - No jargon and no excuses!Bold - Constantly challenging ourselves and our way of thinking.Resilient – If we fail, we bounce back stronger than before.Collaborative - We know that we can achieve a lot more as a team.We are changing lives by constantly striving for a better solution.
We are on a mission to help merchants start, run and grow their businesses.
What you should know
Dominant Market Share: Captured 50% of Saudi Arabia's point-of-sale market within just two years of launching its first certified terminal
Massive Payment Network: Operates a network of approximately 700,000 payment terminals and ATMs across the region
2 First Licenses: Became the first fintech in Saudi Arabia to obtain a payment institution license and a non-bank merchant acquiring license
How they work
Infrastructure means reliability first — Payment systems can't be interesting at the cost of being unreliable — engineering and product decisions are made with uptime and trust as the primary constraints
Merchant churn is the failure metric — Acquiring a merchant matters less than keeping them — the business model only works when merchants see real value and stay