Android development prospects

As the number of mobile phones, tablets, smart TVs and other digital products using the Android system gradually increases, the gap in Android platform talents is increasingly apparent. According to online data, there is currently a gap of three to four million 3G R&D talents in China, including at least 300,000 Android R&D talents. Workplace experts point out that those who want to engage in Android development must not only have solid basic computer technology knowledge, but also supplement their position-related Android technical knowledge based on the different needs of various companies and positions. In addition, we must also pay attention to the accumulation of experience in android development projects.

Current situation in the workplace

According to Internet statistics, Android development talents for software applications account for 72% of the total demand. The original meaning of the word Android is "robot", and it was also the name introduced by Google in November 2007. The name of the open source mobile phone operating system based on the Linux platform announced on the 5th. The platform consists of operating system, middleware, user interface and application software. According to Android development recruitment information in a certain region: As far as a certain region is concerned, there are currently about 3,882 Android technology-related positions that are hotly recruited, and the number of effective positions within a month is 2,298. The main hot-recruited positions include Android software engineer, Android development engineer, system driver engineer, Android application development engineer, Android system software development, Android programmer, Android game application version management, Android mobile game development, human-computer interaction analysis engineer, and Android middleman Layer development engineers, etc.

From the perspective of talent types, the current demand for Android talents is that of software-driven Android talents, and that of Android talents that are biased towards hardware applications. Judging from the current recruitment needs, the demand for the former is greater, including the development of mobile games, mobile terminal application software and other mobile application software.

Employment Suggestions

Since Android technology is relatively new at present, both related books and university education are still in their infancy, so Android talents will be in short supply in the short term. In the long term, as the demand for various mobile applications, mobile games and other content increases, it will also encourage large, medium and small mobile application developers to increase their efforts in developing Android applications. Therefore, the employment prospects for Android talents are quite promising.

As far as Android development positions are concerned, the current rapid development stage of mobile Internet has promoted the demand for Android development talents to a greater extent. According to Mary Meeker, an Internet analyst at KPCB Venture Capital Company in the United States, Reports show that in 2013, the number of smartphone users in China reached 354 million, surpassing the United States to become the country with the largest number of smartphone users in the world. According to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's mobile communication users reached 1.235 billion at the end of January 2014, and among all mobile phone users, Android phone users accounted for the majority. The sharp increase in mobile phone users has accelerated the market demand for Android development talents.

Make a good career plan

In the real workplace environment where work experience and ability determine your salary, how can you grow faster and improve yourself faster in a short period of time? Professional ability is a workplace issue that every Android developer must face. While accumulating experience, do not forget to improve your academic qualifications, interpersonal relationships, management and other abilities. You will always progress faster than others at work to ensure Go more smoothly on the road of android development.