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It includes refusal of offers, counteroffers, and other matters that may arise from time to time
4 out of 5 candidates that we introduce to our clients are invited for an interview
Successfully pass the probation period
to send you CVs of verified candidates ready to consider your vacancy
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“IT recruiting services are top-notch, getting very difficult senior roles closed quickly and efficiently.”
“Alcor has successfully hired 15 R&D professionals in one year. The team’s project management is excellent, with prompt delivery, transparent relationships, and responsiveness to feedback. They consistently meet expectations, answer all the client’s questions, and communicate professionally.”
R&D Director at BIScience
“Ultimately, the quality of what we produce in our R&D center depends on the people we hire and the culture we create. Alcor has never led us astray in that regard.”
“It’s extremely important to US companies to be confident as to legal structures and operational comfort for doing business in a foreign country. Since Alcor specializes exclusively in IT and possesses the best practices, we are happy to launch our own branded R&D center with their full cycle of Recruiting & Compliance Support.”
“Thanks for helping us make our dreams come true! We are very excited to have our own R&D presence in Eastern Europe with your offshore recruitment services!”
“We have built a full stack engineering team in 1.5 months. We had multilple candidates that we considered for each position. 95% of candidates presented by Alcor’s recruitment team passed the resume review. And ongoing team management is easy and effortless. They’ve solved every problem we’ve faced, even crazy things like buying certified hardware in the middle of nowhere on Bali and ship it to EU :)”
Dmitrii Iermiichuk
Head of Engineering at Gotransverse
Given only 5.5 million of population, the size of the Slovak IT talent pool is considerable, with most of software devs situated in Bratislava and Kosice
Slovakian programmers are highly skilled in Python, Node.js, PHP, and ASP.NET and take 15th place in the world in the EF English Proficiency Index 2022
By opting to hire software developers in Slovakia instead of the US, American tech companies can save over 70% of costs on compensation only
The country offers a reduced CIT rate of 21%, special tax benefits for companies engaged in R&D activities that presuppose 200% deductions of expenses, and 5%-25% personal income tax rates
Slovakia has 6 national universities that offer STEM programs and graduate over 3,000 ICT specialists each year. Thanks to the dual education system, local higher education institutions fruitfully cooperate with IT companies, producing knowledgeable graduates with practical experience
IBM, Dell, Accenture, Lenovo, and AT&T are just a portion of the leading IT businesses who are already taking full advantage of the appealing Slovak IT market. Want to be among them?
Acting like a professional IT recruitment agency in Slovakia, our researchers study the market, build the right candidate’s profile, and use specific communities, while our IT recruiters are experienced negotiators and HR professionals. They know how to present the employer value proposition and make candidates interested in your company.
Contact us to see the closing time of your specific positions. We will prepare an analysis of your positions with our time-to-hire commitment & guarantee. Get results, not promises.
Our IT headhunters in Slovakia select candidates with only 4+ years of experience and specialize in executive search (senior, lead, and C-level IT roles). It requires exceptional treatment and attitude, which we guarantee to our clients - 98% of all candidates successfully pass the probation period.
On average, 4 out of 5 candidates that we introduce to our clients are considered good and invited for an interview. No spam, no need to waste your time on irrelevant CVs.
It usually takes us to send you eight CVs to get to one accepted offer. It includes refusal of offers, counteroffers, and other matters that may arise from time to time (*updated in October 2023).
Our IT recruiters in Slovakia meet with you offline/online to agree upon the profile of an ideal candidate
Create the right value proposition for you in Slovakia and write a catchy advert
Use active search and pre-screen eligible candidates in Slovakia
Our recruiters conduct job interviews with the best candidates
Congratulate you on a superior hire!
Support for payroll, accounting and/or legal matters in Slovakia, if needed
Make a job offer and work with counter-offers, if any
Our recruiting team forward the most appropriate candidates to the client for a job interview
Your own dedicated team of developers in Slovakia!
can be also leveraged as a part of our bigger solution“Your own Development Office”
1. Why do Western tech companies choose Slovakia to hire talented software developers?
The ICT industry in Slovakia is greatly developed, with its exports increasing by 45% from 2016 to 2020. The total number of tech employees has grown by 70% since 2016. At the moment, the country already has over 3,500 IT businesses from different fields — from software engineering to digital marketing. They also greatly benefit from tax incentives since the corporate income tax has been decreased to 21%.
2. What are the main strengths of the Slovak IT talent pool?
Slovakia has 53,000 IT specialists in its talent pool who were ranked as the most skilled coders globally and the #1 in Python in 2019. Now, in addition to Python, local software devs are well-versed in PHP, ASP.NET, and Node.js. Slovakia is in the top 15 countries by English proficiency, while many Slovak coders also speak German and French.
3. What are the average salaries of software developers in Slovakia?
The average gross compensation of Slovak software developers is 3-4 times lower than in the US and varies from $20,500 to $61,000 per year. For example, Senior Full-Stack Developers earn $54,000, C++ Programmers of the same level — $51,500, QA Engineers — $47,500, and JavaScript Devs — $56,000.
4. What are the most notable IT hubs in Slovakia?
Most software developers from Slovakia live in Bratislava, Kosice, Zilina, Trnava, and Nitra. The first two cities host the majority of the Slovak IT workforce and tech companies, such as Lenovo, Dell, IBM, Accenture, and many others. Kosice is also home to one of the biggest IT clusters in the country – Košice IT Valley.
5. What is the best way for foreign IT companies to hire Slovak programmers?
Tech companies from abroad have multiple options for working with Slovak software developers. But the most effective and cost-saving one is to cooperate with a professional IT recruitment agency in Slovakia, such as Alcor. Our company needs only 1 month to hire 5 talented software devs for you, 98.6% of whom will successfully pass the probation period.
It includes the salary ranges and availability of the requested developers in Slovakia and other countries in Eastern Europe (as well as time-to-hire metrics and other KPIs for your case).
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