Kotlin jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-23, Kotlin appears in 4,492 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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Frequently asked questions about Kotlin
+Is Kotlin in demand in 2026?
Yes. Kotlin appears in 4,492 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (39% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Kotlin?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the job titles most likely to require Kotlin are Software Engineer (39% of postings list Kotlin), Android Engineer (11% of postings list Kotlin), Tech Lead (4% of postings list Kotlin).
+What skills are commonly paired with Kotlin?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-23), Kotlin most often appears alongside Java, Jetpack Compose, MVVM, Python, AWS.
+Where is Kotlin most in demand?
As of 2026-05-23, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Kotlin are New York City, San Francisco, London, Toronto, Singapore, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Kotlin content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Kotlin — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Kotlin
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 1,764 | 39.3% |
| Android Engineer | 487 | 10.8% |
| Tech Lead | 182 | 4.1% |
| Backend Engineer | 149 | 3.3% |
| Senior Android Engineer | 148 | 3.3% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 118 | 2.6% |
| Mobile Engineer | 101 | 2.2% |
| Engineering Manager | 86 | 1.9% |
| Android Developer | 85 | 1.9% |
| Android Software Engineer | 51 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for Kotlin
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 195 | 22.6% |
| San Francisco | 131 | 15.2% |
| London | 112 | 13.0% |
| Toronto | 87 | 10.1% |
| Singapore | 86 | 10.0% |
| Bengaluru | 83 | 9.6% |
| Berlin | 61 | 7.1% |
| Munich | 57 | 6.6% |
| Paris | 49 | 5.7% |
Skills commonly paired with Kotlin
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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