Optimizing just-in-time compiling for a java application executing on a compute node

A method of optimizing just-in-time (‘JIT’) compiling for a software application executing on a compute node, the compute node having installed upon it a software Virtual Machine (‘VM’) capable of supporting the software application, the method comprising:

• identifying, by an application manager, a particular portion of the software application;
• assigning, by the application manager, a JIT level to the particular portion of the software application, including:
• establishing the JIT level for the particular portion of the software application in dependence upon a historic JIT profile for the particular portion of the software application and previous execution performance of the particular portion of the software application, wherein the previous execution performance for the particular portion includes a previous performance value and a number of times the particular portion was invoked, wherein the historic JIT profile specifies JIT levels previously used when jitting various portions of the software application;
• and
• jitting, by the VM installed on the compute node, the particular portion of the software application in dependence upon the JIT level assigned to that particular portion of the software application.