Staff QA Automation Engineer (Performance)

We are looking for a Staff Test Automation Engineer to lead quality engineering across two high-impact initiatives: our Voice AI, Monitoring & Analytics Platform. In this role you will architect and own the end-to-end test automation strategy, drive quality culture across cross-functional teams, and mentor engineers on best practices. You will work closely with product engineering, platform, and data teams to embed quality upstream, shifting left from reactive bug-finding to proactive prevention at the architecture level. What You Will Bring to ChargePoint Design and own the overall test automation framework and strategy across both Voice AI and Monitoring & Analytics platforms Define test pyramid principles - unit, integration, contract, E2E and enforce them across repositories Lead architecture decisions for automation tooling, CI/CD test pipelines, and observability of test health Establish standards for test data management, environment parity, and flakiness elimination Own the performance testing practice - load, stress, soak, and spike testing for backend services and APIs Define performance baselines, SLOs, and regression gates integrated into CI/CD Instrument test runs with profiling and APM tooling to identify throughput bottlenecks and latency regressions Build scalable performance test harnesses using Locust, k6, or equivalent frameworks Collaboration & Communication: Act as a technical lead and quality champion, influencing engineering culture, coding standards, and test coverage expectations Mentor mid-level and senior engineers on automation patterns, code quality, and testing strategy Partner with product managers to define acceptance criteria and quality gates at the story level Drive root cause analysis on escaped defects and build preventive test coverage Requirements 8+ years of experience in software quality engineering with a strong automation focus Proven track record at Staff level, owning QE strategy for complex distributed systems Expert-level Python clean, testable, production-grade automation code Hands-on experience with Playwright for E2E browser automation including multi-tab, auth flows, and visual testing Deep familiarity with FastAPI and Django - understanding of service internals for effective API-level testing Strong experience designing and executing performance test programs (load, stress, soak) at scale Experience testing cloud-native platforms on GCP, AWS, or Azure, Kubernetes workloads, managed services, event pipelines Familiarity with observability stacks: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or similar Solid understanding of CI/CD principles and integrating automation into deployment pipelines Excellent communication skills, able to present quality strategy to both engineers and executive stakeholders Location Bangalore, India We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status. If there is a match between your experiences/skills and the Company needs, we will contact you directly. ChargePoint is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports all qualified individuals. In alignment with this commitment, we ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations throughout the employment process. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to access any other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us at accommodations@chargepoint.com . ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants only - Recruiting agencies do not contact.