The digital revolution in the form of continuous refinements in the IT world and IT sector added more to this shift. In today's work culture, the emphasis is no longer placed on results but on people, while personal considerations and relationships are given no importance. Employees are evaluated on the basis of their performance and contribution to the organization. In the struggle to prove themselves 'fit' for the job, workers are exposed to magnified levels of stress and strain. Software professionals, too, are not an exception to the rule. They are those agile technology workers functioning under a dynamic technological environment, where the upgrades are so fast and unpredictable. The present study evaluates the parameters that contribute to job stress among software professionals in Chennai and assesses the impact of each of these dimensions on the performance of the employees from a sample study of 100 software professionals. The study sheds light on the fact that sources of job stress are inversely related to job performance. Thus, the study calls for the alarming need for IT companies to mitigate the negative impact of job stress on the performance of software professionals.