Performance Test Engineer jobs in Athens, Greece
Mid-level Performance Test Engineers in Athens earn about €40k gross a year ($44k), with most offers between €33k and €49k. Athens has about 664,000 residents and is the 1st largest of the 2 Greece cities we list. PassRidge lists 1 open Performance Test Engineer role based here.
Performance Test Engineer roles near Athens
No Performance Test Engineer listing is based in Athens today, so these are the nearest in Greece, then the levels we place here. Placement pay starts at the higher of the city and national median.
Performance/Resilience Test Engineer
Load Test Engineer
Junior Performance Tester
Performance Tester
Senior Performance Tester
Lead Performance Tester
"Talent pipeline" cards are the levels we place, not an employer's vacancy. Real postings are labelled "Market listing". How pay is set.
Performance Test Engineer pay by level in Athens
Gross annual pay in EUR. Athens is 1.00× the Greece median (same), which is €40k at mid-level.
| Level | p10 | Median | p90 | Range | Median (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | €25k | €30k | €37k | $33k | |
| Mid-level | €33k | €40k | €49k | $44k | |
| Senior | €43k | €53k | €64k | $57k | |
| Lead | €52k | €63k | €77k | $69k |
Estimates from posted pay ranges, base pay only. Full Performance Test Engineer salary page for Athens.
What a Performance Test Engineer does in Athens
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
Tools named most often
Time zone
Athens is on Europe/Athens. A 09:00-17:00 day shares 1 h with US East, 6 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe.
Performance Test Engineer jobs in other Greece cities
| City | Mid-level median | |
|---|---|---|
| Thessaloniki | €35k | Performance Test Engineer jobs |
Other QA roles in Athens
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Performance Test Engineer jobs in Athens: FAQ
How much does a Performance Test Engineer earn in Athens?
A mid-level Performance Test Engineer in Athens earns a median of €40k a year ($44k), with a p10 to p90 range of €33k to €49k. Junior pay starts near €30k, senior pay is €53k and leads reach €63k.
Are there Performance Test Engineer jobs in Athens?
Yes: 1 open Performance Test Engineer role is based in Athens right now, 1 of them remote, and 2 in Greece. Tell us your city and we alert you when a local role opens.
How does Athens pay compare with the rest of Greece?
Athens ranks 1st of 2 Greece cities we track for Performance Test Engineer pay, at 1.00x the national median (0%). The national mid-level median is €40k, so Athens is at it. Against the US it is 71% below the US median of $150k.
What skills do Performance Test Engineer jobs in Athens 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 Athens?
Athens is on Europe/Athens. A 09:00-17:00 day shares about 1 h with US East, 6 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe. 70% of Performance Test Engineer roles are remote-friendly.
How do I get a Performance Test Engineer job in Athens with PassRidge?
Tell us your level and stack in the form on this page. A recruiter sends matching roles with the pay shown upfront; it is free for candidates and nothing goes to an employer without your written OK. Our placement range for Athens starts at the higher of the city and national median.