performance jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-28, performance appears in 52 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-28
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Frequently asked questions about performance
+Is performance in demand in 2026?
Yes. performance appears in 52 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-28. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (40% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require performance?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-28, the job titles most likely to require performance are Software Engineer (40% of postings list performance), Engineering Manager (10% of postings list performance), Cloud Engineer (4% of postings list performance).
+What skills are commonly paired with performance?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-28), performance most often appears alongside reliability, scalability, Python, typescript, Security.
+Where is performance most in demand?
As of 2026-08-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring performance are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, Paris, Tel Aviv, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring performance — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require performance
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 21 | 40.4% |
| Engineering Manager | 5 | 9.6% |
| Cloud Engineer | 2 | 3.8% |
| Frontend Engineer | 2 | 3.8% |
| Full Stack Software Engineer | 2 | 3.8% |
| Product Manager | 2 | 3.8% |
| Software Engineering Tech Lead | 2 | 3.8% |
| AI Deployment Engineer | 1 | 1.9% |
| Android Engineer | 1 | 1.9% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 1 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for performance
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 9 | 17.3% |
| New York City | 4 | 7.7% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 5.8% |
| Paris | 3 | 5.8% |
| Tel Aviv | 3 | 5.8% |
| Bellevue | 2 | 3.8% |
| Menlo Park | 2 | 3.8% |
| Sunnyvale | 2 | 3.8% |
| Toronto | 2 | 3.8% |
Skills commonly paired with performance
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-28. 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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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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