IT jobs in Europe
IT jobs in Europe
The market
In Western and Northern Europe, there are many software development, app development and creative multimedia companies, as well as major eCommerce firms such as Booking.com (Amsterdam) or Amazon (Munchen) to be found. In Eastern Europe, there are many outsourcing companies and outsourced helpdesks located (BPO sector), mainly because of the lower cotst of labour. Especially Poland is a huge market for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Shared Services Centers (SSC's) in cities like Warsaw and Krakow,but many job opportunities are also to be found in Prague, Budapest, Bucharest or Sofia, and othe major cities across the CEE region.
The requirements
Most companies will ask for people with a mid to higher level educational background, relevant work experience and good communication and software development skills.
So with what kind of profile do you have a good chance of finding employment in another country in Europe, within IT?
- You are educated on mid to higher level, for example BA/Bsc degree, in computer science or (multi media) development
- At least 1-2 years work experience
- You have a very good command of the English language
- You ahve EU/EER citizenship
- You have solid experience in a development or programming role, covering one or more of the following subjects:
- Java / J2EE software development
- C# / .Net software development
- C / C++ software development
- UX / UI design
- Sharepoint development
- Database management & development (Oracle, SQL, MySQL)
- Web development (Flash, Java, HTML, .Net, PHP) (technical, not (only) creative)
- System administration (certified, i.e. MCSE)
- Or, you have solid experience as a product manager, product owner, consultant, manager or IT architect. Interesting subjects are, for example:
- Product ownership within an agile development environment
- eCommerce
- SAP, Peoplesoft and other ERP applications
- MS solutions such as Sharepoint and Dynamics
- Architecture
- Oracle and other databases
- Business Objects and other BI tools
Useful links
General info about the European market, CV format, salary levels etc.: How Europe works
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