Hourly Wage for System Performance Engineer Salary in the United States

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How much does a System Performance Engineer make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a System Performance Engineer in the United States is $38 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $33 and $42. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Staff Software Engineer - Systems Infrastructure (Performance Engineering Team)

LinkedIn - Sunnyvale , CA

We're seeking a Staff Engineer with a passion for Performance Engineering to join our dynamic team ... You'll tackle challenging performance bottlenecks, guiding our teams with your expertise in system ...

LinkedIn - 25 days ago

System Performance & Reliability Engineer

Recurrent Energy - San Francisco , CA

System Performance & Reliability Engineer Department: Engineering, Procurement, & Construction Reports To: Manager, Performance Engineering Location: Priority is given to candidates who can work in a ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 85 days ago

Performance Engineer, Operations

SB Energy - Redwood City , CA

Performance Engineer, Operations Basic Function * The Performance Engineer, Operations will be the ... Conduct diagnostic data analysis of underperforming systems, including resources from O&M service ...

LinkedIn - 18 days ago

Senior Software Performance Engineer

Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company - San Diego , CA

Yoh has an immediate need for a Senior Software Performance Engineer. This is a 1 year assignment ... system analysis. • Experience executing performance testing and/or development efforts for a ...

ZipRecruiter - 10 days ago

Performance Engineer - Open Source

Canonical - Jobs - Spokane , WA

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global ... We have created a new career path at Canonical for Performance Engineers who bring exceptional ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 16 days ago

Drive Performance Engineer

A Society Group, Inc. - Foster City , CA

While leading the powertrain controls integration and driveability performance development in providing, based on data analysis, direction to key system, system control engineers, simulation team ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 29 days ago

What does a System Performance Engineer do?

Common responsibilities of a System Performance Engineer

Drive performance features and improvements across organizations that will surprise and delight our customers.

February 12, 2023

Support the XALT Problem Management Process by participating in investigations, 8Ds work packages, and auditing SW changes required to rectify field issues in a timely manner.

February 21, 2023

Complete understanding of all technologies used in communication systems, to include but not limited to, CDMA, GSM, 1X-EVDO, LTE, UMTS, WiMax, WiFi , Public Safety, SMR, etc.

February 23, 2023

Develop software including configuration tools, integrated software stack, monitoring and diagnostic utilities for all system components including processors, memory, networks and parallel filesystems.

March 03, 2023

Generate/Conduct simulations of threat systems, EW subsystems and components supporting technology maturation.

March 07, 2023

Lead the development of predictive analysis to determine future data trends and assess potential chokepoints and system performance issues while evaluating key performance indicators.

March 14, 2023

Understanding of Network Performance Management and creating Service Level Agreements (SLA's) to support customers and metrics.

April 05, 2023

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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of System Performance Engineer in the United States. The average hourly rate for System Performance Engineer ranges from $33 to $42 with the average hourly pay of $38. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $34 to $43 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $39.

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