profiling jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, profiling appears in 913 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 44% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about profiling
+Is profiling in demand in 2026?
Yes. profiling appears in 913 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 44% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (32% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require profiling?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require profiling are Software Engineer (32% of postings list profiling), Research Engineer (3% of postings list profiling), Staff Software Engineer (2% of postings list profiling).
+What skills are commonly paired with profiling?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), profiling most often appears alongside Python, C++, debugging, performance optimization, Distributed systems.
+Where is profiling most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring profiling are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, London, Shanghai, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new profiling content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring profiling — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require profiling
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 292 | 32.0% |
| Research Engineer | 31 | 3.4% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 23 | 2.5% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 20 | 2.2% |
| Backend Engineer | 16 | 1.8% |
| Software Development Engineer | 14 | 1.5% |
| ML Engineer | 13 | 1.4% |
| Frontend Engineer | 11 | 1.2% |
| Scientific Software Engineer | 10 | 1.1% |
| Principal Software Engineer | 9 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for profiling
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 105 | 35.8% |
| New York City | 38 | 13.0% |
| Bengaluru | 32 | 10.9% |
| London | 27 | 9.2% |
| Shanghai | 20 | 6.8% |
| San Jose | 19 | 6.5% |
| Toronto | 19 | 6.5% |
| Sunnyvale | 18 | 6.1% |
| Mountain View | 15 | 5.1% |
Skills commonly paired with profiling
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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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- 2026-05-17
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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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