system performance jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, system performance appears in 122 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning system performance.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about system performance
+Is system performance in demand in 2026?
Yes. system performance appears in 122 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning system performance (34.4% of all postings mentioning system performance).
+What jobs require system performance?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning system performance are Machine Learning Manager (20.0% of that role’s postings mention system performance), Java Software Engineer (3.9% of that role’s postings mention system performance), Product Architect (3.1% of that role’s postings mention system performance).
+What skills are commonly paired with system performance?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), system performance most often appears alongside Distributed systems, scalability, Python, system reliability, observability.
+Where is system performance most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring system performance are London, San Francisco, Boston, Bucharest, Dublin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new system performance content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after system performance?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring system performance — last 90 days
Career paths around system performance
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before system performance
Skills after system performance
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: python | 3 |
| Before: Git | 2 |
| Before: HIPAA | 2 |
| Before: terraform | 2 |
| Before: JavaScript | 2 |
| Before: operating systems | 2 |
| Before: Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) | 1 |
| Before: test cases | 1 |
| After: AWS | 3 |
| After: terraform | 3 |
| After: CloudFormation | 3 |
| After: deployment | 3 |
| After: applications | 2 |
| After: Accounting | 2 |
| After: testing | 2 |
| After: ci/cd | 2 |
Roles most likely to require system performance
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Manager | 5 | 20.0% |
| Java Software Engineer | 3 | 3.9% |
| Product Architect | 1 | 3.1% |
| ServiceNow Architect | 1 | 2.5% |
| Software Engineering Technical Leader | 1 | 2.2% |
| Tech Lead | 2 | 1.3% |
| Cloud Software Engineer | 1 | 0.9% |
| Technical Product Owner | 1 | 0.7% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 4 | 0.6% |
| Frontend Software Engineer | 1 | 0.5% |
Roles with the most system performance postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 42 | 34.4% |
| Product Manager | 16 | 13.1% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 6 | 4.9% |
| Machine Learning Manager | 5 | 4.1% |
| Systems Engineer | 5 | 4.1% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 4 | 3.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 3 | 2.5% |
| Java Software Engineer | 3 | 2.5% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 3 | 2.5% |
| Backend Software Engineer | 2 | 1.6% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring system performance
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Ebury | 11 |
| Grab | 7 |
| Cisco | 6 |
| 5 | |
| Uber | 4 |
| Barclays | 3 |
| Adobe | 3 |
| Broccoli AI | 2 |
| Adyen | 2 |
| Amigo | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for system performance
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 11 | 9.0% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 3.3% |
| Boston | 3 | 2.5% |
| Bucharest | 3 | 2.5% |
| Dublin | 3 | 2.5% |
| Seattle | 3 | 2.5% |
| Singapore | 3 | 2.5% |
| Amsterdam | 2 | 1.6% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 1.6% |
Skills commonly paired with system performance
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning system performance by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s system performance postings by all system performance postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- entity_id
- 05717704829d281e
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-30
- window_days
- 90
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