IT Recruitment in Krakow

…is just the beginning. We’ll build & launch your software R&D center
from scratch, and: 

  • Hire Silicon-Valley-level tech talents in Krakow
  • Focus on building teams of 10+ software engineers
  • Recruit cultural fits for your company
  • Provide Krakow’s talent pool guidance & salary benchmarking
  • Include EOR solution

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

5 engineers within 1 month
20+ engineers within 3 months
100+ engineers within 1 year

Get Superior IT Recruitment Services in Krakow

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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Why 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?

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We provide full cycle IT recruitment services in Krakow:

  • Initial consultation and local guidance
  • Salary benchmarking
  • Sourcing, interviewing, negotiating with candidates
  • Onboarding, employment, and payroll solutions

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Meet Our Dedicated IT Recruiters

Alina Grytsenko

Senior Recruiter

Anastasiia Tertychnaya

Senior IT Recruiter

Bianka Jaworska

Senior IT Recruiter

Daryna Gornitska

Chief IT Recruitment & Client Development

David Gomez

Lead Tech Recruiter in LATAM

Diana Lepadat

Tech Recruitment Lead

Dmytro Yuzenko

Senior IT Recruiter

Elena Kravets

Senior Recruiter

Maryna Panchuk

Head of IT Recruitment Department

Rebeca Szasz

Middle IT Recruiter

Viktoriia Krut

Senior IT Recruiter

Weronika Sobieralska

Senior IT Recruiter

Yulia Baranovskaya

Senior IT Recruiter

Mariana Prokopiuk

Lead of IT Researchers Team

Myroslava Dovhanych

Junior IT Recruiter

How Our IT Recruitment Team in Krakow Works for You

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 Krakow of your size, budget, and required skills

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More Than Just IT Recruitment in Krakow

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

  • 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 Krakow

1) How can IT executives hire offshore developers in Krakow swiftly?

To speed up the hiring process, IT product companies usually partner up with a local IT recruitment agency. They handle sourcing, pre-screening, and selection tasks to present the best-matched IT talents within tight deadlines. They also assist in navigating the Polish labor market to maintain competitiveness. This involves providing market research, talent availability and salary reports, creating an appealing EVP, and promoting your employer branding. With Alcor, you can have your vacancies filled within 2-6 weeks, while enjoying high expertise of our hires, as 98% of them pass probation with flying colors.

2) What are the salaries of senior software developers in Krakow?

Senior software engineers in Krakow command annual salaries ranging from $54,000 to $75,000, which is about half of what their counterparts earn in the US. Full-Stack Software Developers make around $68,000, DevOps Experts — $72,400, QA Engineers — $54,000, Mobile App Developers —$60,000, Data Engineers — $70,000, and Game Developers — $57,000. Salaries may vary based on the specific technology stack and expertise required. Contact us to receive a detailed salary report for tech positions you are interested in.

3) What are the most and least popular programming languages among developers in Krakow?

The most widely used programming languages in Krakow are JavaScript, Java, SQL, Python, PHP, and Typescript. The less popular are Kotlin, Him, Ruby, Swift, Scala, and Rust. 

4) What is the best strategy to hire software developers from Krakow?

Reach out to local IT staffing services company in Krakow. 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.

5) How can IT executives find a tech recruitment partner in Krakow?

Recruiting proficient software developers who seamlessly align with the culture and requirements of IT companies can be a challenging endeavor. That’s why cooperating with a specialized tech recruitment agency, such as Alcor, is highly advisable. Your ideal partner should possess hands-on experience in hiring programmers across different expertise levels and skill sets, have a substantial team of expert IT recruiters and researchers, demonstrate a track record of successful cases, and offer outlined guarantees. To identify the top IT recruitment agency in Krakow, consider leveraging platforms like Clutch, Goodfirms, or ask for recommendations in your network.

6) What does IT recruitment in Krakow include?

When you partner with Alcor, you gain access to comprehensive full-cycle IT recruitment services delivered by our team of 40 seasoned researchers and recruiters. Our researchers craft compelling candidate profiles, develop enticing EVPs, and employ active search techniques to identify and pre-screen potential applicants. Meanwhile, our recruiters conduct thorough interviews, assessing candidates’ technical prowess, soft skills, English proficiency, and cultural fit. Upon candidate approval, our recruiters manage offers, negotiate counteroffers, and provide regular progress reports. Additionally, you can leverage our recruitment process outsourcing services in Krakow to enhance your talent acquisition process.

7) Do you provide IT executive search service in Krakow?

Yes, our team of 40 IT recruiters possesses hands-on experience in headhunting C-level specialists in the tech field. On average, it takes us 6-9 weeks to headhunt an IT manager that perfectly matches your needs and requirements.

8) Does Alcor have any guarantees for IT recruitment in Krakow?

Alcor specializes in sourcing and hiring middle, senior, and C-level tech professionals. Typically, we take 2-6 weeks to fill a position, with an average of 8 CVs leading to an accepted offer. Our commitment includes guaranteeing the recruitment of 5 developers monthly, 20 developers within 3 months, and 100 developers in a year. Additionally, we provide a 3-month warranty for our hires, allowing clients to replace them free of charge if they fail to meet the requirements.

9) What about payroll, accounting, office lease in Krakow?

With Alcor, you’ll enjoy operational ease in Krakow, as our comprehensive R&D solution acts as a silver bullet to any challenges that may arise. From IT recruitment and EOR services to legal compliance, payroll, office lease negotiations, and IT infrastructure setup, we’ve got you covered. Additionally, we offer supplementary services such as RPO, employer branding, WFH support, and more. Get in touch with us to learn more!