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In the time it takes you to read this job description, roughly 1,380 emergencies will be handled by RapidSOS.

RapidSOS is hiring! Join an advanced emergency technology start-up in transforming emergency response for hundreds of millions of people globally.

In partnership with public safety, RapidSOS has created the world’s first emergency response data platform that securely links life-saving data from 350M+ connected devices directly to 911 and first responders in an emergency. Through the platform, we’re providing intelligent data that supports over 4,800 Emergency Communications Centers, protecting 90%+ of people in the US, across 150 million emergencies annually.

Partnering with innovative companies recognized as RapidSOS Ready, we’re striving to reach everyone. Together, we’re empowering a faster and smarter response by sending first responders critical data like your exact location, real-time health information, and crash data. We’re united in our commitment to a safer, stronger future where technology and people work seamlessly together to save lives.

RapidSOS is backed by top venture capital firms and the former C-suite of Apple, AT&T, Verizon, Vodafone, Virgin Group, Lucent, Raytheon, the FCC, Harvard Data Initiative, and MIT.

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RapidSOS in the last 18 months: 

• Launched in multiple countries internationally 

• Doubled team size 

• Grew revenue 10x+

• Raised $100M+

• Managed 200M+ emergencies (on average 400K/day) 

• Helped save thousands of lives  

What this role is about: 

As a Performance Testing Engineer, you will work in a highly collaborative environment where you will contribute by creating test strategies and test plans as well as executing performance tests. You will have the opportunity to work on a large-scale system with mission-critical applications and microservices. You will be responsible for collecting and analyzing test results data, describing the application’s performance characteristics and trends while also participating in the constant improvement of our performance test practices.

What you’ll do: 

• Test the performance and capacity of products in development using tools like JMeter, K6, etc.

• Identify test requirements from specifications, map test case requirements and design test coverage plan to create test strategies

• Verify system performance of releases and collaborate with security, infrastructure, and development teams to ensure our systems are tested and performant 

• Communicate ongoing system performance conditions to internal stakeholders using standardized KPIs and dashboards

• Participate in root cause analysis and complex system performance investigations

• Learn and enhance tools to improve performance testing

• Drive performance/load test operations towards a CI pipeline model to support continuous performance improvements

What we’re looking for in our ideal candidate: 

• 2+ years of relevant experience with performance testing/QA

• Experience with a performance tool(s) like Jmeter, K6, Locust, SoapUI, LoadRunner

• Experience with data storage and visualization tools like InfluxDB and Grafana

• Experience working with REST APIs

• Experience with defect management tools like Jira

Bonus:

• Experience working in a startup environment

• Working knowledge of databases 

• Experience with CI/CD systems

What we offer: 

• The chance to work with a passionate team on solving one of the largest challenges globally 

• Competitive salary and benefits and equity participation 

• A dynamic, flexible and fun start-up work environment with a highly talented team

If you're curious to learn more about RapidSOS, you can check out our full press list! 

It's our top priority to offer all of our team members fair and equitable compensation that has been thoroughly researched and benchmarked against market data. The budgeted range starts at $110,000 - $125,000. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience. This does not include equity, bonus or commission. #LI-Remote

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!