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Specialist QA343,000 residentsUpdated 2026-10-20

Performance Test Engineer jobs in Nice, France

Performance Test Engineer pay in Nice centres on €58k ($63k) at mid-level, from €47k to €71k. Nice has about 343,000 residents and is the 5th largest of the 7 France cities we list. No Performance Test Engineer listing is based here today; France has 1, and remote roles can be done from Nice.

€58kmedian · mid-level · gross / year · $63k
p10 €47kp90 €71k
City factor 0.88×Rank 7 of 7
0Open Performance Test Engineer roles in Nice
1Open in France
€44k–€92kJunior to lead median / yr
2 hDaily overlap with US East
Openings

Performance Test Engineer roles near Nice

No Performance Test Engineer listing is based in Nice today, so these are the nearest in France, then the levels we place here. Placement pay starts at the higher of the city and national median.

All Performance Test Engineer jobs in France

"Talent pipeline" cards are the levels we place, not an employer's vacancy. Real postings are labelled "Market listing". How pay is set.

Pay by level

Performance Test Engineer pay by level in Nice

Gross annual pay in EUR. Nice is 0.88× the France median (-12%), which is €66k at mid-level.

Levelp10Medianp90RangeMedian (USD)
Junior€36k€44k€54k$48k
Mid-level€47k€58k€71k$63k
Senior€63k€76k€93k$83k
Lead€75k€92k€110k$100k

Estimates from posted pay ranges, base pay only. Full Performance Test Engineer salary page for Nice.

The role

What a Performance Test Engineer does in Nice

Models load, finds bottlenecks and signs off capacity before peak traffic.

  • Model realistic load profiles from production traffic
  • Write and run load, stress and soak tests
  • Find bottlenecks across app, database and infrastructure
  • Report capacity and SLO risk in numbers
  • Automate performance checks in CI

Skills and stack employers ask for

JMeter / k6 / GatlingProfiling and APMDatabases and cachingCloud infrastructureStatistics

Tools named most often

JMeterk6GatlingLoadRunnerDocker

Time zone

Nice is on Europe/Paris. A 09:00-17:00 day shares 2 h with US East, 7 h with London and 8 h with Central Europe.

FAQ

Performance Test Engineer jobs in Nice: FAQ

How much does a Performance Test Engineer earn in Nice?

A mid-level Performance Test Engineer in Nice earns a median of €58k a year ($63k), with a p10 to p90 range of €47k to €71k. Junior pay starts near €44k, senior pay is €76k and leads reach €92k.

Are there Performance Test Engineer jobs in Nice?

No Performance Test Engineer listing is based in Nice today, but France has 1 and Performance Test Engineer roles open to remote candidates in the same time zone are common. Tell us your city and we alert you when a local role opens.

How does Nice pay compare with the rest of France?

Nice ranks 7th of 7 France cities we track for Performance Test Engineer pay, at 0.88x the national median (-12%). The national mid-level median is €66k, so Nice is below it. Against the US it is 58% below the US median of $150k.

What skills do Performance Test Engineer jobs in Nice ask for?

Models load, finds bottlenecks and signs off capacity before peak traffic. Typical requirements: JMeter / k6 / Gatling, Profiling and APM, Databases and caching, Cloud infrastructure, Statistics. The tools named most often are JMeter, k6, Gatling, LoadRunner.

Can a Performance Test Engineer work with US or European teams from Nice?

Nice is on Europe/Paris. A 09:00-17:00 day shares about 2 h with US East, 7 h with London and 8 h with Central Europe. 70% of Performance Test Engineer roles are remote-friendly.

How do I get a Performance Test Engineer job in Nice with PassRidge?

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