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

How Java demand trended in Hacker News 'Who is hiring?' posts since 2011. See its monthly mention share, the enterprise hiring base, and the real postings.

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Postings mentioning it
8,655
This month (Oct 2026 so far)
11
Peak month
Feb 2017 (126)
Mention remote
34%
8,655
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Job postings

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Monthly Java 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.

Java job postings for October 2026 (so far)

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

    …scale in a domain where correctness actually matters. Tech stack: Java Spring Boot, React Next.js, Azure (Service Bus, Kubernetes), SQL Server. Event-driven, service-oriented architecture at enterprise scale. We use AI-assisted development heavily in the workflow (not as a…

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

    FusionAuth | Principal Software Engineer, Senior Java Engineers, Account Executive, Customer Support Manager | Varies between REMOTE (in USA, also in Europe but only for the account exec position) and ONSITE in Denver, CO, USA, details in each job desc | Salary ranges for the…

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

    …monitor and analyze live trading. The current tech stack is based on Java, Google Cloud Platform, and Postgres. Location: Remote with at least 4 hours overlap with US east coast working hours. The company donates 20% of its profits. To apply reach out at hiring@ksctrading.com…

  4. careers-tivly · hiring in Oct 2026 · read the thread · view on HN

    Tivly | Principal Software Engineer (Java) | | [REMOTE (US) only currently residing in: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, or Virginia.] | Full-time | [$170k–$190k + bonus] Tivly helps small business owners find…

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

    …Vola Dynamics ( https: voladynamics.com ) builds the core C++ Java C# Python quant library that powers options trading and analytics at many of the world’s most sophisticated prop shops, market makers, hedge funds, and banks. Our volatility fitter and ultra-fast option pricers…

Some popular Java job postings

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

  1. sakesun · hiring in Jul 2026 · 4 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    I pressed Ctrl-F and search for some programming language names. So amazed by how popular Python, Typescript, and Rust these days. The day of enterprise Java & C# domination have now gone.

  2. lars_francke · hiring in Apr 2026 · 3 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …Svelte SvelteKit, TypeScript, TailwindCSS. SDP itself is Rust, Java, Python on K8s. Three releases a year. Not SaaS. Quality matters. 100% remote, Germany (UK possible) only, no other countries, sorry. No Scrum, minimal meetings. Interview process is usually just two…

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

    …1+ years of hands-on experience in one 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…

  4. onewaytechhubs · hiring in Aug 2026 · 2 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …have experience with technologies such as React, Node.js, Python, Java, .NET, TypeScript, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, along with strong problem-solving and communication skills. Apply by sending us your resume at oneway@onewaytechhubs.com.

  5. tiffsaw · hiring in Jun 2026 · 2 replies · read the thread · view on HN

    …pipelines. - 5+ years software engineering experience - Strong in: Java or similar (Kotlin, Scala, C#) - Experience with: production microservices, distributed systems - Familiar with: messaging event streaming (Kafka, Pulsar) - Solid relational database and data modeling skills…

What the Java hiring trend shows

Java carries a deep, enterprise-heavy base of demand in the 'Who is hiring?' thread, and the chart shows it holding a meaningful share of postings year after year even as flashier languages came and went. Switch to share mode to see how the JVM ecosystem's slice of the market has drifted over time, and to raw counts for absolute hiring volume. Drill into any month to read the postings - Java roles skew toward larger companies, backend and platform teams, and frequently appear alongside Kotlin, Spring and the cloud stack.

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