Performance Testing Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

RemoteSingapore

64 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Consulting Engineer (India)

3mo

RemoteIndia

64 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

QA Automation Engineer

2mo

Sporty Group

RemoteWorldwide

63 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

2mo

RemoteCosta Rica

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Quality Assurance Automation Developer

1mo

Thales

HybridVancouver, Canada

89 · Excellent4 day week80% pay$120k~$96k

Senior QA Engineer

HybridPorto, Portugal

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO€50k – €65k

QA Engineer

HybridPorto, Portugal

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO€40k – €50k

Software Engineer in Test

HybridJaipur, India

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Software Engineer in Test

OnsiteSalt Lake City, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$90k – $110k

Software Developer in Test

OnsiteNew York, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$130k – $160k

Test Engineer

HybridLondon +5 more

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Assistant Coach, Strength and Conditioning

Cornell University

HybridIthaca, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week$68k

Quality Engineer

12d

abrdn

HybridEdinburgh, UK

67 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Machine Learning/Operations Research Platform Engineer

26d

Kinaxis

HybridOttawa or Toronto

63 · GoodRotating 4 day week

Hardware Test Automation Engineer

17d

Sesame

OnsiteSan Francisco or Bellevue

59 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$150k – $260k

Senior Performance Engineer

1mo

FloQast

OnsitePune, India

59 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Software Engineer in Test II

2mo

AlertMedia

HybridMexico City, Mexico

58 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Quality Analyst

16d

OnsiteSão Paulo, Brazil

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior QA Engineer (Data Platform Testing)

17d

OnsiteHyderabad, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Systems Engineer – Performance & Reliability (Analysis)

17d

HybridLondon, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Systems Engineer – Performance & Reliability (Analysis)

17d

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Systems Engineer – Performance & Reliability

17d

HybridLondon, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Performance Test Engineer

17d

Five9

HybridPorto, Portugal

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

SDET (Python Automation, K8)

1mo

Nutanix

HybridSan Jose, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$148k – $296k

DevOps Engineer II - Geocoding Services

1mo

HybridRedlands, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$101k – $167k

Engineering Manager, Performance & Resilience

1mo

Okta

HybridToronto, Canada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$146k – $201k

Software Development Engineer in Test II (SDET) – ArcGIS Enterprise

2mo

HybridRedlands, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$101k – $167k

Solutions Test Engineer

2mo

OnsiteBengaluru, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Test Engineer (Cloud)

2mo

OnsitePune, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Automation Test Engineer

2mo

HybridLondon +5 more

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Test Lead

2mo

HybridLondon +4 more

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Developer in Test

OnsiteSalt Lake City, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$110k – $130k

AI Software Developer in Test

OnsiteSalt Lake City, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$120k – $150k

Senior Systems Engineer – Performance & Reliability

17d

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Performance Testing on this page include Esri, Experian, and Capital on Tap. Performance Testing roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Performance Testing is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Performance Testing roles span the full seniority range — we list 31 open roles requiring Performance Testing across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Performance Testing hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Performance Testing roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Performance Testing candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Performance Testing on current listings.

Sr. QA Engineer

Blackthorn

RemoteUSA

78 · Great4 day week100% pay$5,750 – $7,000/mo

Software Developer - Engineering Productivity

Clover Health

RemoteCanada

61 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Lead QA Automation Engineer

Unanet

RemoteUSA

62 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Quality Assurance Specialist

3mo

Loka

RemoteColombia or Brazil

74 · GreatRotating 4 day week

Senior QA Engineer Performance & Scalability

11d

Chip

RemoteUK

66 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO£60k – £70k

Senior Consulting Engineer

3mo

RemoteSingapore

64 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Senior Consulting Engineer (India)

3mo

RemoteIndia

64 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

QA Automation Engineer

2mo

Sporty Group

RemoteWorldwide

63 · Good5 day weekVery Flexible

Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

2mo

RemoteCosta Rica

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Quality Assurance Automation Developer

1mo

Thales

HybridVancouver, Canada

89 · Excellent4 day week80% pay$120k~$96k

Senior QA Engineer

HybridPorto, Portugal

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO€50k – €65k

QA Engineer

HybridPorto, Portugal

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO€40k – €50k

Software Engineer in Test

HybridJaipur, India

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Software Engineer in Test

OnsiteSalt Lake City, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$90k – $110k

Software Developer in Test

OnsiteNew York, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$130k – $160k

Test Engineer

HybridLondon +5 more

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Assistant Coach, Strength and Conditioning

Cornell University

HybridIthaca, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week$68k

Quality Engineer

12d

abrdn

HybridEdinburgh, UK

67 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO

Machine Learning/Operations Research Platform Engineer

26d

Kinaxis

HybridOttawa or Toronto

63 · GoodRotating 4 day week

Hardware Test Automation Engineer

17d

Sesame

OnsiteSan Francisco or Bellevue

59 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$150k – $260k

Senior Performance Engineer

1mo

FloQast

OnsitePune, India

59 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Software Engineer in Test II

2mo

AlertMedia

HybridMexico City, Mexico

58 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Software Quality Analyst

16d

OnsiteSão Paulo, Brazil

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior QA Engineer (Data Platform Testing)

17d

OnsiteHyderabad, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Systems Engineer – Performance & Reliability (Analysis)

17d

HybridLondon, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Systems Engineer – Performance & Reliability (Analysis)

17d

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Senior Systems Engineer – Performance & Reliability

17d

HybridLondon, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Performance Test Engineer

17d

Five9

HybridPorto, Portugal

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

SDET (Python Automation, K8)

1mo

Nutanix

HybridSan Jose, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$148k – $296k

DevOps Engineer II - Geocoding Services

1mo

HybridRedlands, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$101k – $167k

Engineering Manager, Performance & Resilience

1mo

Okta

HybridToronto, Canada

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$146k – $201k

Software Development Engineer in Test II (SDET) – ArcGIS Enterprise

2mo

HybridRedlands, USA

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work$101k – $167k

Solutions Test Engineer

2mo

OnsiteBengaluru, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Test Engineer (Cloud)

2mo

OnsitePune, India

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Senior Automation Test Engineer

2mo

HybridLondon +5 more

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Test Lead

2mo

HybridLondon +4 more

57 · Good5 day weekBest Place to Work

Software Developer in Test

OnsiteSalt Lake City, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$110k – $130k

AI Software Developer in Test

OnsiteSalt Lake City, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$120k – $150k

Senior Systems Engineer – Performance & Reliability

17d