Bench ladder
Bench ladder
The benches run from NVIDIA at 118 down to Salesforce at 76.

Data & notes
NVIDIA 118, IBM 107, ServiceNow 104, Oracle 77, Salesforce 76.
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 118 |
| IBM | 107 |
| ServiceNow | 104 |
| Oracle | 77 |
| Salesforce | 76 |
How to use it
What it means for Performance Engineer (482) / how to use it
NVIDIA at 118 leads IBM at 107 by 1.10×. The top two hold 46.7% of 482. The tail, Salesforce, is 76 people (15.8% of 482).
- Salesforce at 76 (15.8% of 482) is not a token count.
- 46.7% of 482 sits in NVIDIA and IBM. Scarcity shows up at Salesforce (76 of 482).
Seat edge
Seat edge
As of 2026-10-20 PT · Source: Metix AI
Notes & method
Methodology
Benches are current Performance Engineer headcount on each company's own record, dated 2026-10-20 PT. The pack total adds five non-overlapping company records. Published by Metix AI.
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FAQ
FAQ
- Why these five companies and not other Performance Engineer employers?
- Because each of the five — NVIDIA, IBM, ServiceNow, Oracle, Salesforce — has its own exclusive company homepage record, so its bench can be counted directly. Together they hold 482 current Performance Engineer profiles across the five exclusive company homepage records as of 2026-10-20 PT.
- Does the total of 482 include Site Reliability Engineer or QA Engineer titles?
- No. The 482 is the sum of current Performance Engineer profiles on the five exclusive company homepage records (118 + 107 + 104 + 77 + 76) as of 2026-10-20 PT; Site Reliability Engineer and QA Engineer titles are counted outside this seat.
- Why does NVIDIA sit at 118 while Salesforce sits at 76?
- The counting rule is identical for both: current Performance Engineer profiles on each company's own exclusive homepage record as of 2026-10-20 PT. NVIDIA's record holds 118 and Salesforce's holds 76, so the gap reflects bench depth rather than a different scope.
- Can this same Performance Engineer seat cut be remade for a company outside the published 482-person pack?
- Yes. The published performance engineering peer pack stays fixed at 482 across the five exclusive homepage records as of 2026-10-20 PT, and the same spelled-out Performance Engineer seat can be applied to another company record on request.
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