performance profiling jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-21, performance profiling appears in 376 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 37% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-21
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Frequently asked questions about performance profiling
+Is performance profiling in demand in 2026?
Yes. performance profiling appears in 376 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-21, with demand up 37% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (42% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require performance profiling?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-21, the job titles most likely to require performance profiling are Software Engineer (42% of postings list performance profiling), Platform Software Engineer (6% of postings list performance profiling), Staff Engineer (4% of postings list performance profiling).
+What skills are commonly paired with performance profiling?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-21), performance profiling most often appears alongside C++, Python, debugging, Java, observability.
+Where is performance profiling most in demand?
As of 2026-09-21, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring performance profiling are San Francisco, New York City, Nashville, Dublin, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring performance profiling — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require performance profiling
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 156 | 41.5% |
| Platform Software Engineer | 22 | 5.9% |
| Staff Engineer | 13 | 3.5% |
| Backend Engineer | 12 | 3.2% |
| ML Engineer | 9 | 2.4% |
| Android Software Engineer | 8 | 2.1% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 6 | 1.6% |
| Frontend Engineer | 6 | 1.6% |
| ML Infrastructure Engineer | 4 | 1.1% |
| Network Engineer | 4 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for performance profiling
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 20 | 5.3% |
| New York City | 17 | 4.5% |
| Nashville | 16 | 4.3% |
| Dublin | 10 | 2.7% |
| Austin | 9 | 2.4% |
| London | 8 | 2.1% |
| Sydney | 8 | 2.1% |
| Toronto | 8 | 2.1% |
| San Jose | 6 | 1.6% |
Skills commonly paired with performance profiling
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-21. 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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