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Python vs Java: Which Is More in Demand in HN Job Posts? (2011-2026)

Python vs Java hiring demand on Hacker News 'Who is hiring?' posts. Two workhorse languages charted by share of postings since 2011, with the real job listings behind each bar.

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Job postings

Hover (or click) a bar segment to read the job postings that mention that term in that month.

Each calendar month since 2011 as one bar. Switch to share % to stack the bands to 100% and see each side’s slice of the Who is hiring? postings, narrow the window, or click any month to read the postings behind the bar.

How the lead changes hands

Python versus Java pits two workhorses with very different bases. Java carries deep, enterprise-heavy demand; Python climbs relentlessly on the back of web, data and machine-learning work, gradually closing and often surpassing Java's slice. The relative bands show that long convergence. Read the sample postings to see the different company profiles behind each - large established teams for Java, a broad startup-to-scale-up spread for Python.

The real postings behind each

Python20,421 postings · peak Aug 2021
  1. Reef Technologies | Senior Python Backend Engineer | REMOTE | Full-time Salary: 45-70 USD per hour, or 7560-11760 USD a month (assuming 40 hours per week). Hourly rates typically adjusted annually. We’re all about the backend! As a fully remote Python software house, we comprise…

  2. Project Debug | General Engineer | Singapore (HYBRID) | Full-time | debug.com Project Debug raises, sorts by sex, and releases millions of (non-biting) male mosquitoes in Singapore to reduce the local mosquito population and prevent the spread of dengue and other mosquito-borne…

  3. Thothmind | Software Engineers (Backend, Frontend) | REMOTE (Global) | Full-time | https: thothmind.ai What we're building: - Strategy simulation engine with real market data - AI-powered agents for strategy generation and analysis - High-performance data pipelines and analytics…

Java8,617 postings · peak Aug 2021
  1. ParentNet | Full Stack Engineer | Remote | Contract to start, leading to full-time work ParentNet is a very early-stage startup that aims to provide parents within a school with a communications platform to talk among themselves. The goal is to give parents a tool to find out…

  2. Datadog | Software Engineers | ONSITE (Boston, Lisbon, Madrid, NYC, Paris, Tel Aviv) | Full-time Datadog is a monitoring, tracing, logs system, and more, for your infrastructure and services. We build our own tsdb, event store [1][2], distributed tracing tools, cutting edge…

  3. Disney Streaming | Lead Senior Software Engineer | Onsite in NY, Seattle, SF or Remote | Full-time Help us build the applications and services used by millions. We’re looking for folks to build amazing user experiences and performant, scalable APIs for Disney+, Hulu, Star+ and…

Two old workhorses: Java's enterprise base versus Python's relentless climb.

Each on its own

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