At myPOS, we’re all about helping businesses grow and get paid. We make payments simple, smart, and accessible for everyone, but we’re more than just payment solutions—myPOS is a partner in growth. From free multicurrency accounts to powerful e-commerce tools, we’re here to support business owners of all sizes and everyone out there who dreams of starting their own business.
As we are expanding our team, we’re looking for Performance Engineer Lead to help us make a real difference in the Fintech industry. Ready to join us and shape the future of payments? Let’s make it happen!
About the role:
As a Performance Engineer Lead at myPOS, you will shape and drive our performance engineering strategy, ensuring the scalability, reliability, and speed of our systems. Leading a team of performance engineers, you’ll define testing practices, resolve system bottlenecks, and partner with cross-functional teams to optimize applications and infrastructure. With expertise in performance tools, distributed systems, and monitoring solutions, you’ll provide actionable insights to leadership and foster a culture of technical excellence. This is a high-impact role where your leadership will directly influence the seamless payment experiences we deliver to hundreds of thousands of merchants across Europe.
What you’ll do:
- Own and define the performance engineering strategy across platforms and teams.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of performance engineers, setting standards and driving technical excellence.
- Oversee the design and execution of performance testing strategies (load, stress, scalability, endurance).
- Partner cross-functionally with Development, Architecture, and IT to resolve performance issues and optimize systems.
- Champion the use of automation frameworks and monitoring tools for proactive performance management.
- Provide actionable insights and KPIs to leadership through reporting and analytics.
This role is perfect for you if you have:
- 7+ years of experience in performance and automation testing, with at least 2 years in a leadership or senior role.
- Proven track record with tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, or similar (JMeter expertise highly valued).
- Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native setups (GCP, AWS, Azure).
- Hands-on experience with APM and monitoring tools (Dynatrace, New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Splunk).
- Strong programming/scripting skills (Java, Python, or similar) and database performance tuning expertise.
- Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps).
- Excellent communication skills to convey technical findings to non-technical stakeholders.
- A leadership style that demonstrates authority, consistency, and inspires trust and confidence.
Why you should join myPOS:
- Vibrant international team operating in hi-tech environment
- Annual salary reviews, promotions and performance bonuses
- myPOS Academy for upskilling and training
- Unlimited access to courses on LinkedIn Learning
- Refer a-friend bonus as we know that working with friends is fun
- Annual individual training and development budget
- Teambuilding, social activities and networks on a multi-national level
What we offer:
- Excellent compensation package
- 25 days annual paid leave (+1 day per year up to 30)
- Full “Luxury” package health insurance including dental care and optical glasses
- Meal vouchers of 200 BGN per month
- Onsite fitness, bowling, and relax areas (Varna) or free of charge Multisport card (Sofia)
- Free coffee, snacks and drinks at the office
Who we are:
Since 2014 we’ve been all about making payments easier and more accessible for businesses of all shapes and sizes. Whether you’re at the counter, selling online, or on the move, we’ve got businesses covered with smart, accessible and affordable solutions that keep things easy.
Our mission? It’s simple. Help businesses get paid by taking advantage of modern tech and innovative ideas, so payment challenges are a thing of the past.
Pro tip:
Take it easy about meeting every requirement—this job description is just that, a job description! Even if you don’t tick every box, we want you to apply anyway! This is your chance to grow, learn, and build your career with us. We value potential over perfection, and we are all about mutual growth!
Apply by filling in the form below and send your CV in English!
myPOS is committed to providing equal employment opportunities. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment without discrimination based on age, ancestry, color, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.
Your application will be confidentially reviewed in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Personal information will be used solely for the job application and will be stored for a period needed by the application process. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Good luck!
