Latency jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-19, Latency appears in 389 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 14% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-19
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Frequently asked questions about Latency
+Is Latency in demand in 2026?
Yes. Latency appears in 389 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, with demand up 14% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (20% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Latency?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, the job titles most likely to require Latency are Software Engineer (20% of postings list Latency), Product Manager (15% of postings list Latency), Technical Product Manager (13% of postings list Latency).
+What skills are commonly paired with Latency?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-19), Latency most often appears alongside APIs, Python, observability, scalability, Distributed systems.
+Where is Latency most in demand?
As of 2026-09-19, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Latency are San Francisco, New York City, London, San Mateo, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Latency content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Latency — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Latency
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 76 | 19.5% |
| Product Manager | 59 | 15.2% |
| Technical Product Manager | 49 | 12.6% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 14 | 3.6% |
| Principal Product Manager | 11 | 2.8% |
| Systems Engineer | 9 | 2.3% |
| AI Field Engineer | 8 | 2.1% |
| Backend Engineer | 8 | 2.1% |
| Engineering Manager | 8 | 2.1% |
| Data Scientist | 7 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for Latency
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 32 | 8.2% |
| New York City | 14 | 3.6% |
| London | 11 | 2.8% |
| San Mateo | 9 | 2.3% |
| Bengaluru | 8 | 2.1% |
| Singapore | 8 | 2.1% |
| Berlin | 6 | 1.5% |
| Paris | 5 | 1.3% |
| Sydney | 5 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with Latency
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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