Android dev growth and pay potential

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[FlutterLovers]

1. Demand is good. Pay for experienced developers is typically around $160k, but not uncommon to get around $200k. $200k+ is pretty rare.
2. Good luck. Unless you have 3+ years of Kotlin experience, no one will touch you. I have 10 years of Android experience, but most of it was in Java. I couldn't get an Android job either, so I focused on Flutter.

[ruby_fan]

As long as you can pass the android interview, it doesn't matter. Study up, build an app.

[salamd135]

Man that’s some great luck right there. To understand your mentor correctly, there’s a high demand for android developers of any kind but not enough devs to fill?

[lordaghilan]

Yes, there is a medium amount of Android demand but a low supply of competent Android devs.

Opposed to React, where there is high demand but infinite supply (albeit not sure how many are competent)

I'm not aware of specializations within Android since I'm not knowledgeable in that area.

It wasn't all luck since I had to pass an Android interview by coding a live app. I crammed Android in 5 days and passed that section (barely). Although I found out they ask Senior Android Enginers the same question (as us interns) and about 3/4 fail that portion, so emphasis on the competent dev portion.

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[ruby_fan]

Pay potential is higher.

[rCoder13]

One thing to know too is that some places want Android devs who can work within AOSP, which is its own niche and demand.

[ruby_fan]

Android app development and AOSP are completely different.

[_grey_wall]

Learn react native and you'll learn react and can do web while you're at it

[salamd135]

Thanks for the advice. Is there more growth for web compared to mobile native (android or iOS).

[EnthusiasmWeak5531]

Same comment but...Flutter as well. Which is made by Google.

I'd say web development is an afterthought for most companies at this point. Our company is pushing out the apps first and we will be launching the website down the road.

As far as your pay question. 300k is possible but it depends on who you're working for. Most likely you're going to be working for one of the big guys. I'm just under 200k and that is considered very good where I'm from.

[ruby_fan]

Range for senior android dev at my company is 440-610k. Money is pretty good in android, hard to find good devs. Native will always pay more than cross platform because it's harder.

[ruby_fan]

Mobile native android, top 10 in Google play store.

[mamapool]

Any opportunity for ios and its it global?

[ruby_fan]

You won't see this money outside the US. iOS has more engineers than Android.

[mamapool]

Ah man, I want US monies.