City ProfileNairobi · KE

Nairobi

Nairobi hiring activity from Hacker News "Who's Hiring" threads.

Postings · May 2026
0
postings
this month
12-Mo Trend · 3-mo rollingJun '25 → May '26
0 low3-mo avg · 00 high
Rank · KE
#1of 1 KE cities
Remote-friendly · This month
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Share of KE postings
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3-Mo momentum
Flat—
§ 00Hiring Volume

Lagging the KE baseline this cycle.

Annual totals for the last five years — every year shown is complete except 2026, hatched because it is still in progress.

Full yearPartial yearAll-time peak
All-time postings
131since 2011 · 182 months
15
'22
0
'23
0
'24
0
'25
0
'26
All-time total
131182 months
↑ Best year
201727
↓ Worst full year
20120
Latest full year
20250
§ 01Compensation

Not enough disclosed pay yet.

Too few Nairobi postings disclosed USD pay across 2023–Present to chart compensation bands.

No postings disclosed pay
Compensation bands appear once a seniority level clears the reporting floor. Check back as Nairobi accumulates more disclosed-pay postings.
§ 02Work Model

Remote share tracks the KE baseline.

Trailing-12-month split, plus the yearly remote / hybrid / onsite mix all the way back.

Remote-friendly · Trailing 12 months
0%
Remote
0%
Hybrid
0%
Onsite-only
0%
Work-model mix · by year
Remote share is climbing back in '22
RemoteHybridOnsite
'17
8% rem.
'19
10% rem.
'20
68% rem.
'22
100% rem.
Trailing 12 months · Nairobi vs KE
Nairobi0% remote-friendly
KE average100% remote-friendly