What is Performance Optimization and how common is it in AI job postings?

Performance Optimization is a skill in the "General Experience & Skills" category. It currently appears in 747 active AI roles across 115 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Performance Optimization?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Performance Optimization are: NVIDIA (143), Amazon (85), Microsoft (32), Capital One (32), Google (31).

Is demand for Performance Optimization growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 458 new AI postings mentioned Performance Optimization. Demand is rising — up 111% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Performance Optimization used?

Roles requiring Performance Optimization are concentrated in: serving infrastructure (49%), agents (31%), application (8%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Performance Optimization?

Job postings that mention Performance Optimization most often also require: Machine Learning, Python, Computer Architecture, Production ML Systems, Software Engineering.

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Performance Optimization

747 active AI roles across 115 companies mention Performance Optimization. Category: General Experience & Skills.

Top employers

NVIDIA143Semiconductors Amazon85Big Tech Microsoft32Big Tech Capital One32Banking Google31Big Tech OpenAI25AI Frontier Adobe17Enterprise ByteDance15Big Tech Unity13Enterprise Walmart12Retail Cohere12AI Frontier Apple12Big Tech Anthropic12AI Frontier

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning Performance Optimization per week — 458 total over 12 weeks.

Function

All Engineering · 693 Research · 36 Product · 20

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749 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
NVIDIA	Senior Machine Learning Applications and Compiler Engineer, LPX	Semiconductors	7	L3
Capital One	Sr. Director, Machine Learning Engineering (Remote-Eligible)	Banking	7	L6
NVIDIA	Principal Software Engineer — Agentic AI Applications and Foundations	Semiconductors	7	L4
Johnson & Johnson	Staff Engineer, AI/ ML/Surgical Robotics - OTTAVA	Pharma	7	L3
NVIDIA	Senior Software Engineer, Deep Learning Inference - Automotive Safety	Semiconductors	7	L3
Adobe	Senior Applied Machine Learning Engineer, Typographic Intelligence	Enterprise	7	L6
Walmart	Staff, Software Engineer - Backend / ML	Retail	7	L3
Snap	Computer Architecture Intern	Consumer	7	L3
Lila Sciences	Director, Data Platform Engineering

Frequently asked questions

What is Performance Optimization and how common is it in AI job postings?
Performance Optimization is a skill in the "General Experience & Skills" category. It currently appears in 747 active AI roles across 115 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Performance Optimization?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Performance Optimization are: NVIDIA (143), Amazon (85), Microsoft (32), Capital One (32), Google (31).
Is demand for Performance Optimization growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 458 new AI postings mentioned Performance Optimization. Demand is rising — up 111% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Performance Optimization used?
Roles requiring Performance Optimization are concentrated in: serving infrastructure (49%), agents (31%), application (8%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

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