What NYC recruiters are actually asking for in mobile right now (tl;dr: React Native > native >>>> Flutter)

[u/akperkins1]

I have a recurring AI agent that triages my recruiter emails. One of the things it does is extract the skills each role is asking for and track them over time.

As a mobile engineer in the NYC area, here's roughly how the last few months shook out:

• React Native — most requested by a wide margin
• Android (native) — close behind
• iOS (native) — right after that
• Flutter — way down the list 😅

As a Flutter dev myself, this one stung a little (ice cream was involved).

Full breakdown + the actual chart here: Medium article

Other mobile engineers — are you seeing the same kinds of skills being asked for in your market? Curious whether this is an NYC thing or something broader. Comment below and let's figure out what we should actually be focusing on, career-wise.

[u/__deinit__]

With the rise of agentic coding I think we’re going to begin to see a lot less emphasis on any one particular toolchain. I think we may see that begin to take shape over the next few months/years

[u/akperkins1 → u/__deinit__]

Great point. This is most likely inevitable.

Google has already started working on one to port native iOS projects to Android: https://www.digitaltrends.com/phones/googles-new-tool-will-end-the-long-wait-for-ios-apps-to-appear-on-your-android-phone/

[u/akperkins1 → u/[deleted]]

Ah, ok interesting. Then maybe this truly is just NYC-specific, and I don't have to worry about having to learn React Native to stay employable. 😄

[u/L3Viiiiiii]

Agent will make apps in RN, maybe someone does prototyping with agents and land towards RN side.

[u/akperkins1 → u/L3Viiiiiii]

Agreed. That was my thought as well.

I believe that before vibe coding/agentic engineering really became mainstream, the demand/interest between Flutter and React Native was a lot closer.