diff --git a/wbia/web/job_engine.py b/wbia/web/job_engine.py
index 903d34526..cd5c02a2e 100644
--- a/wbia/web/job_engine.py
+++ b/wbia/web/job_engine.py
@@ -784,9 +784,30 @@ def __init__(jobiface, id_, port_dict, ibs=None):
         jobiface._init_lock = threading.Lock()
         jobiface.engine_recieve_socket = None
         jobiface.collect_recieve_socket = None
+        # Per-thread SQLite readers for job status/result queries.
+        # Bypasses the collector ZMQ bottleneck for read-only operations.
+        # Each thread gets its own connection via threading.local() to
+        # avoid interleaved execute()/fetchone() on a shared connection.
+        jobiface._reader_local = threading.local()
         print('JobInterface ports:')
         ut.print_dict(jobiface.port_dict)
 
+    def _get_reader_store(jobiface):
+        """Return a per-thread JobStore for direct SQLite access.
+
+        Each Gunicorn thread gets its own connection, so reads are fully
+        concurrent.  SQLite WAL mode allows concurrent reads while the
+        collector writes.
+        """
+        store = getattr(jobiface._reader_local, 'store', None)
+        if store is not None:
+            return store
+        from wbia.web.job_store import JobStore
+        shelve_path = jobiface.ibs.get_shelves_path()
+        store = JobStore(join(shelve_path, 'jobs.db'))
+        jobiface._reader_local.store = store
+        return store
+
     def _ensure_sockets(jobiface):
         """Lazily create ZMQ sockets on first use (post-fork), or recreate
         after a timeout reset destroyed one or both sockets.
@@ -1258,39 +1279,55 @@ def queue_job(
         return jobid
 
     def get_job_id_list(jobiface):
-        if False:  # jobiface.verbose >= 1:
-            print('----')
-            print('Request list of job ids')
-        pair_msg = dict(action='job_id_list')
-        return jobiface._collect_request(pair_msg)
+        """Read job ID list directly from SQLite (no ZMQ round-trip)."""
+        store = jobiface._get_reader_store()
+        return {'status': 'ok', 'jobid_list': store.get_job_ids()}
 
     def get_job_status(jobiface, jobid):
-        if jobiface.verbose >= 1:
-            print('----')
-            print('Request status of jobid={!r}'.format(jobid))
-        pair_msg = dict(action='job_status', jobid=jobid)
-        return jobiface._collect_request(pair_msg)
+        """Read job status directly from SQLite (no ZMQ round-trip)."""
+        store = jobiface._get_reader_store()
+        status = store.get_status(jobid) or 'unknown'
+        return {'status': 'ok', 'jobid': jobid, 'jobstatus': status}
 
     def get_job_status_dict(jobiface, limit=0):
-        if False:  # jobiface.verbose >= 1:
-            print('----')
-            print('Request list of job ids')
-        pair_msg = dict(action='job_status_dict', limit=limit)
-        return jobiface._collect_request(pair_msg)
+        """Read all job statuses directly from SQLite (no ZMQ round-trip)."""
+        store = jobiface._get_reader_store()
+        return {
+            'status': 'ok',
+            'json_result': store.get_job_status_dict(limit=limit),
+        }
 
     def get_job_metadata(jobiface, jobid):
-        if jobiface.verbose >= 1:
-            print('----')
-            print('Request metadata of jobid={!r}'.format(jobid))
-        pair_msg = dict(action='job_input', jobid=jobid)
-        return jobiface._collect_request(pair_msg)
+        """Read job metadata directly from SQLite (no ZMQ round-trip)."""
+        store = jobiface._get_reader_store()
+        if not store.job_exists(jobid):
+            return {'status': 'invalid', 'jobid': jobid, 'json_result': None}
+        metadata = store.get_metadata(jobid)
+        reply = {'status': 'ok', 'jobid': jobid, 'json_result': metadata}
+        if metadata is None:
+            reply['status'] = 'corrupted'
+        return reply
 
     def get_job_result(jobiface, jobid):
-        if jobiface.verbose >= 1:
-            print('----')
-            print('Request result of jobid={!r}'.format(jobid))
-        pair_msg = dict(action='job_result', jobid=jobid)
-        return jobiface._collect_request(pair_msg)
+        """Read job result directly from SQLite (no ZMQ round-trip)."""
+        store = jobiface._get_reader_store()
+        if not store.job_exists(jobid):
+            return {'status': 'invalid', 'jobid': jobid, 'json_result': None}
+        status = store.get_status(jobid)
+        result_data = store.get_result(jobid)
+        if result_data is None:
+            if status in ('corrupted', 'completed'):
+                reply_status = 'corrupted'
+            elif status == 'suppressed':
+                reply_status = 'suppressed'
+            else:
+                reply_status = status
+            return {'status': reply_status, 'jobid': jobid, 'json_result': None}
+        return {
+            'status': result_data['exec_status'],
+            'jobid': jobid,
+            'json_result': ut.from_json(result_data['json_result']),
+        }
 
     def get_unpacked_result(jobiface, jobid):
         reply = jobiface.get_job_result(jobid)