Coke vs. Pepsi. Beatles vs. Rolling Stones. iPhone vs. Android. For mobile enthusiasts and developers, the debate on favorite platforms is one for the ages. But for companies recruiting tech professionals with mobile experience, it seems there’s no contest: They just want mobile talent.
For recruiters and hiring managers, their resume search behavior looks more like a train of thought than a defined preference. For example, “Mobile and native and (iOS or iPhone or Android or Symbian) and (Developer or programmer or analyst or “Software engineer”)” is an actual search string, as is “(iOS or Android or Blackberry) and app* and (design* or develop*) and (UX or UI).”
Moving beyond the platforms, mobile mainstays in the top 20 hiring manager requests include: java, SDK and Objective-C, and HTML5. Javascript and popular library, JQuery are tied together frequently in hiring managers’ wish lists, while Informix and .NET may be a testament to companies trying to mobilize their current infrastructures.
This slideshow features the top 20 mobile search terms that hiring managers are requesting on Dice.com, as well as some of the opportunities available in those areas. You’ll see the mobile jobs are not limited to Silicon Valley. In fact, there are opportunities in New York, Boston, Chicago, D.C., Pittsburgh, Austin, Seattle, Salt Lake City and Wilmington, Delaware, etc.
Click through for the top 20 mobile search terms hiring managers are looking for on Dice.com.
No. 1: Android
The New York Times has an opening for an Android developer in New York, N.Y.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/RTL156430/12104?src=19&q=android
No. 2: iOS
iSpeech has an opening for a senior iOS developer in Jersey City, N.J.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/10410661/wspos358648?src=19&q=ipad mobile
No. 3: Java
John Deere has an opening for a Java technical lead in Moline, Ill.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/johil001/50560678?src=19&q=java
No. 4: BlackBerry
CACI has an opening for a telecom analyst with BlackBerry experience in Alexandria, Va.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/caci/80616?src=19&q=blackberry
No. 5: 4G
DHPC Technologies has an opening for a 4G wireless software engineer in Aberdeen, Md.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/RTL62972/0116?src=19&q=4G
No. 6: SDK
Rubicon Project has an opening for a Mobile iOS SDK developer in San Francisco, Calif.
http://www.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?op=302&dockey=xml/2/5/254a6e011a127674a9ebb92d237a4524@endecaindex&source=19&FREE_TEXT=SDK%20&rating=&src=19&q=SDK
No. 7: iPhone
Zenmonics has an opening for an iPhone application developer in Charlotte, Calif.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/10338333/100912?src=19&q=iphone
No. 8: C#, C, C/C
Datavibes Technologies has an opening for a senior C# mobile developer in Pittsburgh, Pa.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/10180535/104159?src=19&q=mobile
No. 9: Objective-C
Gracenote has an opening for a senior software engineer with mobile and Objective-C experience in Oakland, Calif.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/cps/11200?src=19&q=objective
No. 10: Informix
Mphasis has an opening for an Informix 4GL developer in Austin, Texas.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/RTX16cf8c/383279?src=19&q=informix
No. 11: UNIX
Tufts Health Plan has an opening for a senior developer with mobile and UNIX experience near Boston, Mass.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/10228836/151110?src=19&q=mobile developer unix
No. 12: JavaScript
CapitalOne has an opening for a mobile IT application developer with JavaScript experience in Wilmington, Del.
http://www.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?op=302&dockey=xml/0/e/0e98b708da74478f1afbe7687c7c547a@endecaindex&source=19&FREE_TEXT=javascript%20mobile%20&rating=&src=19&q=mobile%20javascript
No. 13: iPad
Move, Inc. has an opening for a senior IOS mobile engineer with iPad know-how in San Jose, Calif.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/homestor/2856?src=19&q=ipad mobile
No. 14: Design
Overstock.com has an opening for a mobile interaction designer in Salt Lake City, Utah.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/10118844/367605?src=19&q=mobile design
No. 15: CSS
DISH has an opening for a senior java developer with CSS experience in Denver, Colo.
http://www.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?op=302&dockey=xml/1/f/1fb2264a67d6a50c716684f2387dca52@endecaindex&source=19&FREE_TEXT=mobile%20&rating=&src=19&q=mobile
No. 16: UI
Arbor Networks has an opening for a software engineer mobile user interface in Ann Arbor, Mich.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/10116130a/ENG000144?src=19&q=UI mobile
No. 17: HTML5
Publishers Clearing House has an opening for a HTML5 game developer with mobile experience in New York, N.Y.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/RTL144325/269594?src=19&q=HTML5
No. 18: jQuery
Solstice Mobile has an opening for a jQuery mobile developer in Chicago, Ill.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/RTL288554/789-134?src=19&q=jquery mobile
No. 19: .NET
LoJack has an opening for a .NET mobile developer near Boston, Mass.
http://www.dice.com/job/result/lojack/354977?src=19&q=.NET mobile
No. 20: Linux
Amazon (Quidsi) has an opening for a software development manager in mobile with Linux experience in Seattle, Wash.
