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This is where new knowledge is discovered. Baxter’s Research and Development teams work cross functionally to innovate, develop and introduce creative solutions for patients needs globally. From Scientists to Engineers, your work creates the products that save and sustain lives.

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This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person—regardless of who they are or where they are from—deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations, and we hold each other accountable for delivering exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job—you will find purpose and pride.

The Principal Engineer, Performance Test is responsible for planning, designing, and executing performance tests to ensure that the platform and the applications meet the required performance criteria. This role involves collaborating with development teams, analyzing performance bottlenecks, and providing solutions to enhance system scalability, reliability, and responsiveness.

Key Responsibilities

1. Performance Testing Strategy

o Develop and implement performance testing strategies and frameworks for applications and systems, including microservices.

o Define performance test objectives, metrics, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

2. Test Planning and Execution

o Design, create, and execute performance test cases, scenarios, and scripts using performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling).

o Simulate user loads to analyze the platform behavior under peak conditions.

o Conduct performance testing for microservices, focusing on API latency, throughput, and reliability under different loads.

o Evaluate the scalability of individual microservices and their interactions under various conditions.

3. Microservice Performance Testing

o Analyze and test the performance of microservices in distributed architectures.

o Ensure proper functioning of service discovery, load balancing, and communication protocols (e.g., REST, gRPC, WebSocket).

o Evaluate the impact of dependencies and latency across microservices.

o Optimize resource usage, including CPU, memory, and I/O for microservices.

4. Performance Analysis

o Monitor, collect, and analyze performance data during tests.

o Provide detailed performance reports, including root cause analysis, trends, and recommendations.

o Use tools and frameworks like Prometheus and Grafana stack to monitor microservices performance metrics.

5. Collaboration and Communication

o Work closely with developers, architects, and product managers to ensure performance considerations are incorporated early in the development lifecycle.

o Communicate performance test results and recommendations effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

6. Good to have exposure on AI modelling for Performance Testing

Required Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering.

Experience:

• 12+ years of experience in performance testing role.

• Proven experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, Loadrunner and Gatling.

• Experience in testing microservices and distributed systems.

Technical Skills:

• Strong knowledge of system architectures, microservices, and APIs (REST/gRPC).

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Java, or JavaScript.

• Strong experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ).

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools and processes.

• Understanding of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Good to have: Performance testing of AI models

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.

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Our company is enriched by a diverse population of individuals in more than 100 countries that work to solve, innovate, manufacture and drive better healthcare options for patients around the world.

Meet Reagan, Senior Research Scientist in the United States

“For me, the best thing about working at Baxter is being able to do work that’s important to people—especially patients—outside of Baxter's walls. Inside our walls, I get to work with a fantastic team, and we know we're making a difference.”

Meet Karthik, Director of Renal Care R&D - Digital Health & Co-President of the Asian Leadership Network Business Resource Group, United States

“I’m excited about my role because I believe that digital initiatives can make a tremendous impact on lives by allowing people to access the same therapies and have similar care — whether in a hospital, a healthcare clinic, or the patient’s home — anywhere in the world.”

Meet Amitha, Research Associate in India

“Coming from a non-healthcare academic background, my current role has offered ample opportunities to learn a lot of new things. Leaders at Baxter are motivating, help us grow and provide a collaborative environment. The role gives me opportunities to have technical discussions with peers and subject matter experts globally, to learn interacting with customers, and manage project deadlines and deliverables. I am excited about shaping my career here at Baxter.”

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