China

Feeny is tracking about 1,015 open tech roles across China, from roughly 151 companies hiring. Each one is pulled from a company's own careers page, so a listing here means a role they're actively filling, not a stale one. China operates at a scale few global markets reach, and the openings reflect that. Filter by city or discipline to narrow the set.

The work splits cleanly by specialty across a handful of major cities. Beijing holds the internet platforms, Shenzhen is the hardware capital, and Shanghai carries the finance and enterprise side. Hong Kong sits apart as a separate international hub with its own rules and a much easier path for foreigners. Across the 4 China cities we index, which one fits depends heavily on what you build.

The giants are genuinely giant: ByteDance and Ant Group run at sizes most global firms never touch. A newer AI wave is pulling serious talent too, with names like DeepSeek and Moonshot drawing engineers into frontier model work. So the market splits between the massive established platforms and a fresh cohort of well-funded AI labs. Feeny lists roles from about 151 companies, so the current openings are worth a direct look.

AI and machine learning are the loudest story right now, driven by the new lab wave and heavy investment across the board. Hardware engineering is concentrated in Shenzhen, feeding one of the densest electronics supply chains anywhere. Large-scale platform engineering runs through Beijing, where the big internet companies need people to keep enormous systems running. The center of gravity is scale, both in users and in the systems that serve them.

The draw is scale and ambition, since you can work on products and models that reach hundreds of millions of people. The pace is famously demanding, and long hours are common at the biggest firms. Mandarin is often expected outside of multinational roles, which is a real barrier for many foreign engineers. The honest trade is that the opportunity is huge, but so is the language and cultural adjustment.

For the mainland you'll need a Z visa, the work permit that's tied to a specific employer, and the process is genuine bureaucracy that takes time and paperwork. Mandarin is often expected outside of multinational teams, which narrows the realistic options for many foreigners. Hong Kong is a much easier entry point, with its own immigration system and far more English-language roles. Be honest with yourself about the language and bureaucracy barrier before betting on a mainland move.