retries jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, retries appears in 265 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about retries
+Is retries in demand in 2026?
Yes. retries appears in 265 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 43% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (25% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require retries?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require retries are Software Engineer (25% of postings list retries), Product Manager (5% of postings list retries), Engineering Manager (5% of postings list retries).
+What skills are commonly paired with retries?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), retries most often appears alongside idempotency, observability, Distributed systems, Python, TypeScript.
+Where is retries most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring retries are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, Berlin, Buenos Aires, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new retries content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring retries — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require retries
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 66 | 24.9% |
| Product Manager | 14 | 5.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 13 | 4.9% |
| Backend Engineer | 11 | 4.2% |
| Staff Engineer | 7 | 2.6% |
| Database Reliability Engineer | 6 | 2.3% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 5 | 1.9% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 5 | 1.9% |
| iOS Software Engineer | 5 | 1.9% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 4 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for retries
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 26 | 28.3% |
| New York City | 13 | 14.1% |
| Bengaluru | 12 | 13.0% |
| Berlin | 9 | 9.8% |
| Buenos Aires | 7 | 7.6% |
| London | 7 | 7.6% |
| Madrid | 7 | 7.6% |
| Dublin | 6 | 6.5% |
| Singapore | 5 | 5.4% |
Skills commonly paired with retries
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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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