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Android jobs on Hacker News - Who is hiring, and how demand trends

How Android developer demand trended in Hacker News 'Who is hiring?' posts. See the mobile duopoly with iOS, the Kotlin shift, and the real job postings.

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Postings mentioning it
7,660
This month (Oct 2026 so far)
10
Peak month
Jul 2015 (120)
Mention remote
34%
7,660
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Job postings

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Monthly Android job postings in the Hacker News Who is hiring? thread, one bar per calendar month since 2011. Narrow the window, add another skill to compare, and click any month to read the postings behind the bar.

Android job postings for October 2026 (so far)

  1. quic_bcain · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    …most are found in DragonWing Snapdragon DragonFly SoCs for Laptops, Android phones, cars and more! We collaborate a lot with Open Source communities like QEMU, LLVM [4], the Linux kernel [5], and more. I love being able to work on Open Source software at my day job. You can…

  2. jaredzwick · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    …- Matchgroup (2 roles) — Software Engineer II, Android, Palo Alto, California · $140K–$160K — https: www.careerjumpship.com jobs software-engineer-ii-and... - Samsara (2 roles) — Manager II, Software Engineering, Infrastructure, Remote · $260K–$260K — https:…

  3. ksuther · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    Flexibits | Android Software Engineer | Remote | Full-time https: flexibits.com jobs We make Fantastical and Cardhop, award-winning calendar and contacts apps for macOS, iOS, visionOS, and Windows. We are a small, fully-remote company spread across the US and Europe, and welcome…

  4. human8e · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    …parties, signature-based, using hardware-backed keys on both iOS and Android. It uses standard primitives only (ECDSA over P-256, SHA-256) and invents no new cryptography; the question is how they are combined. The specification is written and frozen, with test vectors and the…

  5. pvuetech · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    …CMS. Store owners upload content, build playlists, pair outdoor Android screens from a phone, and see what is playing. The app is a mobile-first PWA. The screen

Some popular Android job postings

The Android job postings that drew the most discussion in 2026.

  1. peterldowns · hiring in Feb 2026 · 5 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …https: jobs.gem.com cloudx am9icG9zdDo4vl4A1sEcc7sDQf8ZYiqR - Senior Android SDK Engineer https: jobs.gem.com cloudx am9icG9zdDqPAWu1cxr3PmEuuTIdliI6 - Senior iOS SDK Engineer https: jobs.gem.com cloudx am9icG9zdDpOy3Qmt1fLsOu4gKwtwWTz Our philosophy is to keep the team small,…

  2. bill_duckduckgo · hiring in Mar 2026 · 4 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …going through it again, and we still pay for hiring projects. Senior Android Engineer - $178,500 USD + equity https: jobs.ashbyhq.com duck-duck-go 57eea673-2519-4afc-a9a... Senior iOS Engineer - $178,500 USD + equity https: jobs.ashbyhq.com duck-duck-go a1239b43-0c9a-45a4-b35...…

  3. nullderef · hiring in Mar 2026 · 3 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …a pixel-perfect Figma design. Bonus: Supabase, Amplitude, native Android iOS knowledge (e.g., Screen Time). Small team, work directly with founders, long-term role. We’ve got big plans to make Pushscroll the app of the year, and there are exciting challenges to get there. Reach…

  4. tmountain · hiring in Jun 2026 · 3 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …than just ship tickets. QA Specialist: Manual testing of our iOS Android app and web tools, working alongside our head of QA on a clinical product where data quality, platform stability, and accessibility are critical to our mission. Note: Candidates must be in time zones no…

  5. mernaemara · hiring in Jun 2026 · 3 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …or more of: Python, Rust, Go, Java, Node.js, full-stack development, Android, or iOS. No prior AI experience is required. The work is mainly about applying real software engineering judgment: writing reviewing code, debugging, reasoning through technical problems, and helping…

What the Android hiring trend shows

Android is the other half of the mobile duopoly in the 'Who is hiring?' thread, and the chart shows it moving roughly in step with iOS while Kotlin gradually replaced Java as the language teams ask for. Use share mode to compare Android's slice of mobile postings against iOS, and counts for absolute mobile hiring volume. Drill into any month to read the postings and see the split between native Kotlin roles and cross-platform listings that name React Native or Flutter.

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