Java Developer Jobs

Which levels are hiring

• Junior 5% · 230
• Middle 11% · 519
• Senior 70% · 3,391
• Lead+ 14% · 690

Few Junior roles — 5%; the usual way in is an adjacent role

Of 4 830 postings that name a level, Junior — 5%, Middle — 11%, Senior — 70%, Lead+ — 14%.

What postings ask for

The foundation — in nearly every posting: Java

• ✔ Spring31%
• ○ Angular19%
• ○ Docker16%
• ○ AWS15%
• ○ SQL15%
• ○ Kafka14%
• ○ Kubernetes13%
• ○ Hibernate11%

✔ — in 25%+ of postings, ○ — often listed as a plus

Share of open postings that mention each skill: Spring — 31%, Angular — 19%, Docker — 16%, AWS — 15%, SQL — 15%, Kafka — 14%.

Where the openings are

• 🇵🇱 Poland2,080
• 🇺🇸 the US1,086
• 🇮🇳 India642
• 🇬🇧 the UK483
• 🇫🇷 France479
• 🇩🇪 Germany442

Open positions by employer country; remote roles are often open to other countries too.

Where to apply

• Company career sites — your application goes straight to the team33%
• Job boards — aggregators and job sites64%
• Telegram channels — job channels2%

Where the openings come from: 33% from company career sites (direct apply), 64% from job boards, 2% from Telegram channels.