Builds load and stress test scenarios to validate capacity and resilience under peak traffic.
Entry
Intermediate
Coding
Medium
Key skills
Common progression
Career overview
The Load Test Engineer specialises in load and stress testing: building scenarios that simulate peak traffic, concurrent users and failure conditions to validate capacity and resilience. They work closely with performance and platform teams. The role leads to Performance Test Engineer, Test Lead or Performance Engineer positions.
Main responsibilities
- Design load and stress test scenarios
- Run performance and load tests
- Define test strategy and plans
- Report, track and verify defects
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Analyse application logs to identify root causes
- Monitor platform health, alerts and dashboards
- Automate recurring tasks with scripts
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Common entry point
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- ISTQB Performance Testing
- JMeter Certification
- Gatling Certification
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Soft skills
- Rigour and attention to detail
- Patience with users
- Analytical thinking
- Problem solving
- Clear communication
- Teamwork
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