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Summary:
The Business Operations Engineer I will guide and support efforts to ensure Performance Excellence programs are developed and managed using a data driven focus which sets priorities for improvements aligned to ongoing strategic imperatives. The Business Operations Engineer I role is at the center of critical efforts to continuously evolve the organization and make impactful changes. This is a hands-on role, diving deep to understand the current situation and processes utilizing critical thinking to understand root causes, recommend changes and new designs. This position deals with highly sensitive and confidential information and interacts with internal and external customers at all levels throughout the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Builds and maintains positive relationships with all customers, associates, physicians, patients, vendors, and visitors
- Participates with teams, work groups, projects, and activities designed to improve operational performance and processes
- Prepares documents, diagrams, and presentations to illustrate findings
- Conducts data analysis and supports team projects by completing action items as assigned
- Supports performance excellence and project management tools for initiatives
- Works closely with project managers, business and industrial engineers and various other teams to identify potential for improvement
- Research opportunities for performance excellence, supports plans, and coordinates the teams in achieving performance excellence
- Researches and maintains knowledge of emerging business best practice
- Participates in special projects and performs other job duties as assigned
Requirements:
Education/Skills
- Master’s Degree in Business/Healthcare Administration or other healthcare-related advanced degree
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Tools: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, and Outlook
- Ability to work full-time in a hospital, clinic, or office environment
- Ability to work with all levels of associates across the organization
- Excellent teaching, speaking and interpersonal communication skills
Experience
- 0-2 years of professional experience
- Preferred experience in healthcare setting
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- None
Work Schedule:
8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday
Work Type:
Full Time
Summary:
The Business Operations Engineer I will guide and support efforts to ensure Performance Excellence programs are developed and managed using a data driven focus which sets priorities for improvements aligned to ongoing strategic imperatives. The Business Operations Engineer I role is at the center of critical efforts to continuously evolve the organization and make impactful changes. This is a hands-on role, diving deep to understand the current situation and processes utilizing critical thinking to understand root causes, recommend changes and new designs. This position deals with highly sensitive and confidential information and interacts with internal and external customers at all levels throughout the organization.
Responsibilities:
- Builds and maintains positive relationships with all customers, associates, physicians, patients, vendors, and visitors
- Participates with teams, work groups, projects, and activities designed to improve operational performance and processes
- Prepares documents, diagrams, and presentations to illustrate findings
- Conducts data analysis and supports team projects by completing action items as assigned
- Supports performance excellence and project management tools for initiatives
- Works closely with project managers, business and industrial engineers and various other teams to identify potential for improvement
- Research opportunities for performance excellence, supports plans, and coordinates the teams in achieving performance excellence
- Researches and maintains knowledge of emerging business best practice
- Participates in special projects and performs other job duties as assigned
Requirements:
Education/Skills
- Master’s Degree in Business/Healthcare Administration or other healthcare-related advanced degree
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Tools: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, and Outlook
- Ability to work full-time in a hospital, clinic, or office environment
- Ability to work with all levels of associates across the organization
- Excellent teaching, speaking and interpersonal communication skills
Experience
- 0-2 years of professional experience
- Preferred experience in healthcare setting
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications
- None
Work Schedule:
8AM - 5PM Monday-Friday
Work Type:
Full Time
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Who's Hiring
- Apple45
- NVIDIA35
- Qualcomm16
- AMD15
- Anthropic12
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software64
- Electronics & Hardware52
- Science & Research25
- Consulting & Professional Services18
- Banking & Financial Services13
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in performance engineer jobs.
- Experience with load testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, Locust, or k6
- Proficiency in at least one systems or scripting language such as Java, Python, or Go
- Hands-on experience with APM and observability platforms such as Datadog, Dynatrace, or New Relic
- Ability to analyze profiling data, flame graphs, and distributed traces to identify bottlenecks
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating performance tests into automated build workflows
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Performance Engineer Job Search
Quantify latency and throughput wins
Recruiters screening performance engineer resumes look for numbers: p99 latency reduced, throughput improved, or infrastructure cost cut. Replace vague phrases like 'improved system performance' with the actual before-and-after metrics from your load tests or profiling work.
List your testing tools by category
Hiring managers scan for tool fluency fast. Group your stack by category: load generation tools, APM platforms, profiling utilities, and observability stacks. Burying JMeter or Gatling in a wall of text costs you callbacks from automated screeners and human reviewers alike.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists performance engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Filter by tech stack before applying
A performance engineer role at a Java-heavy enterprise shop and one at a Go microservices startup require different preparation. Narrow your search to openings that match your strongest stack so your resume reads as a direct fit, not a career pivot.
Prepare a live debugging walkthrough
Most performance engineer technical screens include a scenario where you diagnose a slow endpoint or resource bottleneck in real time. Practice narrating your process aloud: what tool you reach for first, what the flame graph tells you, and what change you'd make.
Negotiate scope, not just compensation
After an offer, ask which systems you'd own in the first 90 days and whether performance is embedded in the development cycle or treated as a pre-launch gate. That answer tells you whether the role has real influence or is a firefighting position with a polished title.
Performance Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most performance engineers?
The companies hiring the most performance engineers right now include Apple, NVIDIA, and Qualcomm, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and Washington, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Demand is strongest at companies running high-traffic distributed systems where latency and reliability are tied directly to revenue.
How many performance engineer jobs are remote?
About 43% of performance engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, making it one of the more location-flexible roles in software engineering. Sub-specializations in observability, SRE-adjacent work, and cloud capacity planning tend to have the highest share of fully remote positions.
How do you become a performance engineer?
Start by building a foundation in software development and systems fundamentals, then learn at least one load testing framework and an APM platform through hands-on projects. Contribute to performance work on an existing team, whether by writing load tests, triaging slow queries, or setting latency baselines. Over time, specialize in a domain such as mobile, backend services, or database performance to distinguish yourself.
Can I get a performance engineer job without direct experience?
Yes, if you can demonstrate applied skills through projects. Build a public load testing suite against an open-source application, document your methodology, and publish the results. Roles titled 'junior performance engineer' or 'associate QA engineer with performance focus' are the most accessible entry points and often require a portfolio over years of dedicated experience.
What does the performance engineer interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial screen with a recruiter, a technical phone interview focused on your testing methodology and tool experience, and a live or take-home exercise where you profile a slow system and propose fixes. Final rounds typically involve a system design discussion around scalability and a conversation with the engineering team about how performance fits into their development workflow.
Where can I find and apply to performance engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to performance engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States in one place. Find roles that match your experience and stack, then apply directly to each listing.
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