---
title: "Parallel Job"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/pipelines/help/catalyst-pipelines.yaml/build-the-pipeline/jobs/parallel-job/
description: "Learn about the Catalyst Pipelines parallel jobs in detail, the associated keywords and sample code snippets."
last_updated: 2026-08-28T06:26:16Z
service: Pipelines
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Configure the Pipeline"
    url: /en/pipelines/help/catalyst-pipelines.yaml/implementation
---

# Parallel Job

A parallel job can include two distinct jobs that can be executed in parallel. You can define a parallel job by adding two hyphens (--) before the first job name and a single hyphen (-) before the second job name. This symbolically denotes that both the jobs will be executed in parallel. 

> **Note:** A sequential job can be defined simply using a single hyphen(-).

### YAML Code Snippet for Parallel Job

Here's an example code snippet for a parallel job:

```yaml
name: testStage1
 jobs:
     - testJob1
     - - testJob2
     - testJob3

```