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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Software Engineering Specialist

In this role, you will:

Define and drive the performance engineering strategy for large-scale, distributed systems.Lead performance analysis, benchmarking, profiling, and tuning of applications across multiple tech stacks (Java/.NET, web, mobile, APIs, databases, etc.).Architect and design performance test frameworks, leveraging modern tools and methodologies.Work closely with development, DevOps, and architecture teams to integrate performance into CI/CD pipelines.Analyze system bottlenecks using tools like APMs (AppDynamics, Dynatrace, New Relic), and propose optimizations.Create detailed performance test plans, scripts, and result analysis documents.Guide and mentor junior performance engineers, and act as a technical SME in performance and scalability.Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to define SLAs/SLOs, KPIs, and capacity planning metrics.Perform deep dives into system architecture, database queries, caching mechanisms, and infrastructure layers.Hands-on expertise with performance testing tools such as LoadRunner and Apache JMeter for various testing types including load, stress, spike, and scalability testing.Extensive experience in designing and executing endurance/soak tests to evaluate long-term system behavior under sustained load.Ability to create and maintain performance test scripts, scenarios, and data sets to simulate real-world usage patterns.Skilled in analyzing performance metrics like response time, throughput, error rates, resource utilization, and identifying root causes of performance degradation.