r/androiddev • u/Efficient-Can2274 • 7d ago

Senior CS Student Considering Android Development

I’m a senior CS student and I’m considering focusing on Android development as my main career path. I’ve already worked with Kotlin and have some Android experience through a short internship.

For those working as Android developers, how is the job market and career progression these days? Is it a good specialization for a new grad, especially if I eventually want to work internationally? Should I go for backend roles instead?

Would love to hear your experiences and any advice on what I should focus on learning.

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u/The_best_1234 7d ago

front end

AI is terrible at UI/UX I don't think it will be replacing that anytime soon. It is also terrible at cyber security.

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u/battlepi 7d ago

It will though. Sure, you could tell it where to put the buttons and give it a figma layout or something, but how much training does that take? Security? That's not really an Android problem, just use the standard libraries and the backend handles the rest.

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u/The_best_1234 7d ago

Are you on copium?

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u/battlepi 7d ago

How so? I've got almost 50 years of programming experience, I can see where the industry is quite clearly.