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0:00 Intro
0:27 Who am I
1:11 What makes a location attractive for tech workers
2:38 There is no single best location (it’s a bit subjective)
3:26 Why Poland and Central Europe
4:30 Reason 1: Good universities
4:44 Reason 2: Contained costs
4:48 Reason 3: Offshoring and becoming Tech hubs
5:08 Reason 4: Virtuous cycle of Tech in Central Europe
5:55 Quality of life: 1 – Safety and Low Crime
6:28 Quality of life: 2 – High level of development and infrastructure
6:52 Tech Salaries in Central Europe
7:41 High Purchasing Power in Central Europe
9:40 High Saving rates in Central Europe
10:00 Having a family is affordable in Central Europe
11:08 Amount of Big Tech companies in Central Europe
12:36 Lots of Top Tech jobs in Central Europe
13:02 Low competition
14:28 Why Poland is Europe’s best country for devs
16:09 Taxes in Poland
18:13 Lots of big tech jobs in Poland (and growing)
18:46 Location strategy for career and life
20:20 Weather and Spain
21:55 War in Ukraine and geo-political tensions
23:26 Internal political instabilities in Serbia, Romania, etc
24:35 Conclusion and further material and resources
6 Comments
OK, boys and girls, let us practice some Polish: "Krysztofer Krzysztowszewski. Przepraszam?" Say this 10x in a row without making a mistake, I am listening.
Good analysis, I do not have a single objection to what was said here. I am a Czech living in USA, the Polish are our neighbors and cousins. I follow Poland closely and we have friends there, in Gorzow. In 1990 Poland was much poorer than Czechia, today they are ahead in some areas, for example roads. In 2009 I interviewed for Google job in Prague, a new office was planned there. In the end the office was cancelled, the jobs ended up in Krakow.
I live in Poland, and im a software engineer. This video couldn't be more misleading and wrong. The salaries for software developers here have been frozen for years. More precisely, we are at 2021 levels. However, we are facing around 7% inflation rates. We are losing purchasing power every year. Good luck with following this dude's advice.
Low competition 😂 in Poland ? It was like that before the war, of course FAANG is easier because the eastern offices get worse low impact projects with ceiling when it comes to promotions not to mention compensation google pays less than market rate for example.
lol nope
Your european travel list is very impressive. I am related to someone from england, germany, scotland.