At UTC+8, that means a short morning or evening overlap with Western Europe and little natural overlap with the US West Coast.
Kuala Lumpur is the largest single concentration with 1,094 developers, followed by Selangor (79), Penang (78), Johor Bahru (72) and Shah Alam (67).
52 skills have enough developers in Malaysia to break out separately, so you can go straight to the combination you are hiring for.
Most common skills in Malaysia
Each links to the local breakdown for that technology.
- JavaScript1,145
- HTML994
- Python808
- TypeScript759
- Java619
- CSS577
- PHP573
- C++393
- Jupyter343
- Bash / Shell282
- C#254
- C226
- Go224
- Dart221
- Ruby221
- Vue.js192
- Docker114
- Swift107
- React97
- Kotlin95
- Rust80
- R68
- Node.js57
- CMake48
- Lua48
- Next.js48
- Android47
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
Developer cities in Malaysia
All indexed developers per city, across every skill.
- Kuala Lumpur1,094
- Selangor79
- Penang78
- Johor Bahru72
- Shah Alam67
- Petaling Jaya53
- Cyberjaya42
- Johor35
- Kuching29
- Skudai21
Counts are developers in the indexed profile set.
What developers in Malaysia look like
Measured across the profiles in this group, not self-reported.
- Median public contributions, last 12 months
- 43
- Median public repositories
- 17
- Median followers
- 8
- Have a linked LinkedIn profile
- 28.3%
- Flagged as open to work on GitHub
- 28.3%
Years of experience
- 0–2 years18%
- 3–5 years17%
- 6–9 years29%
- 10+ years36%
Shares of the profiles in this group where experience could be derived.
Sample profiles from Malaysia
Real indexed developers, reduced to ranges and derived labels so no individual is identifiable.
- Contributions / year
- 1,000–2,000
- Public repositories
- 50–75
- Followers
- 50–100
- Contributions / year
- 1,000–2,000
- Public repositories
- 35–50
- Followers
- 25–50
- Contributions / year
- 2,000–3,500
- Public repositories
- 100–150
- Followers
- 25–50
- Contributions / year
- 0–50
- Public repositories
- 5–10
- Followers
- 0–10
- Contributions / year
- 0–50
- Public repositories
- 75–100
- Followers
- 50–100
- Contributions / year
- 2,000–3,500
- Public repositories
- 100–150
- Followers
- 250–500
Figures are shown as ranges and identifying details are removed. Full profiles, including GitHub handles and contact details, are available to signed-in users.
Frequently asked questions
How many developers are there in Malaysia?
1,989 developers in Malaysia are indexed on RealGreatDevs, 0.08% of the 2,554,463 profiles in the dataset. Location comes from the developer's own stated country on their public profile.
What technologies do developers in Malaysia use most?
JavaScript leads with 1,145 developers, followed by HTML (994), Python (808), TypeScript (759) and Java (619).
What are the working-hour overlaps with Malaysia?
At UTC+8, that means a short morning or evening overlap with Western Europe and little natural overlap with the US West Coast.
How active are developers in Malaysia on GitHub?
The median developer there made 43 public contributions in the last year across 17 public repositories. 28.3% have a LinkedIn profile linked.
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