IT Recruitment in Poland

It’s just the beginning of your seamless expansion to Poland. We’ll build and operate your own tech team at a fracture of a cost. You’ll get: 

  • Silicon Valley-caliber development team of 10+ software engineers in Poland
  • Poland’s talent pool guidance & salary benchmarking
  • Employer of Record service — compliant employment without legal entity
  • Cultural fits for your company
  • No intermediary in team management

High-Speed Recruiting to Build
a Senior Engineering Team in Poland

5
developers
in 1 month
20+
developers
in 3 months
100+ developers in 1 year

Get Superior IT Recruitment Services in Poland

8 CVs to get 1

accepted offer

80% of our candidates

are approved by clients

98.6% of our hires

pass probation

5 business days

to send you first CVs

2-6 weeks

to close a vacancy

2.5 years

is the average tenure of our hires

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Tech Business Choose IT Staffing in Poland

607,000+ software developers

Poland boasts a vibrant pool of skilled IT professionals, fueled by an impressive influx of 20,000 tech graduates each year. The crème de la crème of Poland’s tech talent can be found in hotspots like Warsaw, Krakow, Poznan, Gdansk, and Wroclaw.

Silicon Valley-caliber skills

Ranked 9th in global rankings for exceptional competencies, Polish developers are highly skilled in JavaScript, Java, SQL, Python, PHP, and Typescript. As a result, this puts Poland to the top among CEE countries by technical skills.

Opportunity to slash costs

By hiring software developers in Poland, you can save up to 40%, thanks to the country’s reasonable salary rates. See for yourself: an average annual senior software developer’s salary in Poland is $74,400 a month, while the counterpart from the US gets $117,600.

Excellent command of English

Poles are proficient English speakers and reach a high level of language comprehension (C1). In fact, local software developers rank 13th globally for English proficiency, enabling them to communicate smoothly with international clients and colleagues.

Outstanding STEM education

Poland is home to over 400 universities, with 60 focusing on technology. Among these, 22 are ranked in the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2024, including top names like Warsaw University of Technology, Silesian University of Technology, and AGH University of Science & Technology.

50,000+ software companies

Google, Samsung, CISCO, Motorola, IBM, Nokia, and other industry giants are successfully established in Poland. Plus, Poland has the most unicorns in the CEE region, among them are Allegro, InPost, CD ProjektRed, PlayWay, & DocPlanner etc. Ready to join the team?

Get to Know Us Better

We provide full cycle IT recruitment services in Poland:

  • Initial consultation and local guidance
  • Salary benchmarking
  • Sourcing, initial and tech interviewing,
  • Negotiating with candidates
  • Onboarding, employment, and payroll solutions
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Meet Our Dedicated IT Recruiters

Diana Lepadat

Lead Recruiter

David Gomez

Lead Recruiter

Bianka Jaworska

Senior IT Recruiter

Yulia Baranovskaya

Senior IT Recruiter

Weronika Sobieralska

Senior IT Recruiter

Rebeca Szasz

Senior IT Recruiter

Myroslava Dovhanych

IT Recruiter

Alina Grytsenko

Senior IT Recruiter

Mariana Prokopiuk

Lead of the Researcher Team

Karolina Nosek

Senior IT Researcher

Yuliia Vovk

Senior IT Researcher

Our Recruitment Process

Kick-off call

  • Discuss your hiring needs and requirements
  • Report on salaries and talent pool for open positions
  • Negotiate and sign the contract

Preparation

  • Create a hiring strategy
  • Compose ideal candidate profiles
  • Define and promote your EVP to local developers

Candidate Search & HR Interview

  • Source, headhunt, and pre-screen candidates
  • Conduct the HR interview
  • Evaluate the candidates’ experience, previous projects, English level, and soft skills

Tech Interviews & Offer

  • Let you conduct tech interviews and test tasks
  • Update you on the hiring progress weekly
  • Manage job offers
  • Work with offer rejections and counteroffers, if any

Post-offer support

  • Accept payment for hires
  • Help you onboard your hires 3-month candidate replacement warranty
  • Employment, payroll, and other operational support

Result

Your own software development team in Poland of your size, budget, and required skills

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More Than Just IT Recruitment in Poland

Alcor is an all-in-one place to establish and run a turnkey software R&D center in Poland:

  • Employer of Record support — no need to set up your legal entity
  • From 0 to 100+ software developers in one key talent pool
  • Establish your corporate culture with your own team. No intermediary
  • No buy-out or other hidden fees
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Companies Scaling with Alcor

Alcor is a reliable partner that meets our hiring needs. We finally hired experienced software engineers in Eastern Europe with strong tech skills and business acumen. Account Managers are awesome!

Andrii Akselrod CTO People.ai

With Alcor’s all-in-one solution, we got a software R&D office with 15 senior PHP devs and a compliant operational coverage. I really appreciated their transparent pricing structure and deep expertise.

Boris Glants CTO Tonic Health

We interviewed a lot of EoR platforms and companies, but Alcor was the only one that provides a combo package of EoR and Recruting offerings. Alcor helped us build a full stack team in 1.5 month.

Dmitrii Iermiichuk Head of Engineering Gotransverse

We wanted to switch from our outsourcing provider, and Alcor has become really game-changing for us. Within a mere 6 months, we got a fully-fledged team of 30 engineers in our own R&D office.

Elena Leonova Director of Product Management BigСommerce

Alcor’s R&D solution eclipses full-cycle recruitment, EOR service, and operational support for our offshore team. Their ‘all-in-one place’ approach is far more cost-effective than I could’ve imagined.

Farhad Shamshirzan
Farhad Shamshirzan Director of Software Engineering Certent

I value their commitment to going the extra mile. We evolved from an outstaff project into an independent company, and Alcor’s support was crucial. They hired and ondoarded 15+ professionals for us.

Grigoriy Didorenko Research and Development Director BIScience

Thanks to Alcor, we hired four engineers and a designer that strengthened our team. Beside stellar recruitment, Alcor flawlessly handled our payroll. Their approach was seamless and swift.

Kirill Latish Head of Engineering & Communications Velory

Alcor closed our 4 QA positions in a month and more than doubled the team in a year! We chose Alcor because of their communication style, cost, scope of services, and ideas to help us be successful.

Vitalii Belelia Production Management & App Support Manager Ledger

FAQ about IT Recruitment Services in Poland

How can foreign IT companies hire offshore developers in Poland swiftly?

To speed up the hiring process, product companies usually partner up with a local IT recruitment agency. The IT recruiting firm in Poland will cover most of the talent acqusition work to offer you the best IT talents within the shortest deadlines. For foreigners, the RPO provider will also help navigate through the Polish labor market to stay competitive. This includes preparing insightful market research, talent pool analysis, sharing salary data, reporting on the availability of required IT specialists, and advising on employer branding benefits. 

What are the salaries of software developers in Poland?

The average salary of Polish coders varies based on their expertise level and skill stack. Junior software developers typically earn around $26,000 annually, while mid-level IT specialists receive approximately $52,000. Senior software engineers can command salaries of up to $70,000 per year.

Here are just a few examples of positions and their median annual salaries: Full-Stack Software Developers make around $52,000, DevOps — $57,000, QA specialists — $36,000, Mobile App Developers — $42,000, Data Engineers — $70,000, Java developer earns $58,000, iOS developer — $52,000, and Android developer receives about $50,000. Reach out to us for a detailed salary report on the tech positions that pique your interest.

What are the most and least popular programming languages among Polish developers?

The most widely used programming languages among Polish developers are JavaScript, Java, SQL, Python, PHP, and Typescript. Meanwhile, Kotlin, Him, Ruby, Swift, Scala, and Rust are less frequently found in the arsenal of these programmers.

What are the main IT hubs in Poland?

Poland boasts a staggering number of ripe IT centers, such as Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Wroclaw, Poznan, and the Tri-city area. These locations offer a high concentration of tech talent, robust infrastructure, and ample opportunities for establishing and growing business. Additionally, emerging tech hubs like Katowice, Łódź, and Bielsko Biała show great promise and are poised to attract an increasing number of IT companies to their markets.

What is the best strategy to hire Polish software developers?

Reach out to local IT staffing services in Poland. Compile the portrait of your ideal candidate, draft necessary skillset of your future employee and send it to agencies that provide IT recruitment services. They know how to present your company in a winning way to the Polish developers and thus help you hire the best talents.

How can international tech companies find a Polish IT recruitment partner?

Recruitment services for IT companies are specific so it’s better to choose a specialized IT recruitment agencyFind the best IT recruitment agency in Poland on Clutch, Goodfirms, or ask for recommendations in your network.

Why should you cooperate with a software development RPO agency in Poland?

Software development RPO firm in Poland, like Alcor, serves as your beacon in navigating the intricacies of the Polish IT market. With a deep understanding of its nuances, our team of 40 tech recruiters employs proven methodologies to source top-tier candidates, meticulously assessing their technical expertise, soft skills, and cultural fit to hire highly skilled software engineers in your team. Leveraging our expertise, Alcor’s recruiters typically require just 8 CVs to secure one accepted offer, with an average turnaround time of 3-6 weeks to fill an open position.

Which hiring models are efficient within IT recruitment process outsourcing in Poland?

When expanding to the Polish market, international tech companies can choose from a variety of staffing solutions like dedicated team engagement, IT staff augmentation, RPO services for software engineering, and a comprehensive R&D center solution. While the first two hiring models can only offer temporary external IT experts, RPO and R&D office provide you with your own development team.

Opting for Alcor’s R&D center solution is a more strategic and beneficial way to expand your business to Poland. Alongside assembling your tech team, we handle operational functions like compliance, payroll, and office negotiations. With just 2 months, we can establish an R&D office for you in Poland. Contact us for more information.

What are the benefits of investing in RPO partnership for software development companies in Poland?

Poland emerges as an ideal destination for expanding your IT business, harboring a vast talent pool of over 600,000 software developers. Renowned for their high qualification, these professionals rank in the top 30 worldwide for their tech skills and in top 20 for English proficiency. Despite their high skill level, Polish programmers command annual salaries approximately half of their American counterparts, making Poland an attractive destination with an optimal price-to-quality ratio. Moreover, the country offers business-friendly conditions and round-the-clock opportunities for running your tech business.

Why now is the best time to look for IT RPO services in Poland?

Poland stands out as the fastest-growing IT market in Eastern Europe, poised to exhibit an annual revenue growth rate exceeding 12%. Its abundance of top talent, distinguished STEM education, competitive developer rates, and favorable business climate are among the many attractions drawing foreign IT companies to establish development teams in the country. Notably, major enterprises such as Amazon, Dell, Cisco, and Oracle have not only established but expanded their R&D presence in Poland, showcasing the country’s appeal as a prime destination for tech expansion.