Is Poland Still the Best Country in Europe for Software Engineers in 2026?
Better than high-pay onsite in Switzerland and high-pay remote elsewhere?
In August 2024, I published the following article on Poland:
Making the case for it having become the best place for tech workers in Europe.
A lot has changed since then, but the positioning hasn’t.
Poland is still dominating Europe’s tech markets and careers.
In general, it’s a country-model that works:
Where investment flows:
And where opportunities, as a consequence, are created.
Top countries and cities by amount of high-paying onsite/hybrid jobs (from EuroTopTech.com)
Warsaw 4th city in Europe:
Poland 4th country in Europe:
And this is only part of the story.
As we discussed several times:
high-pay remote is the new best tech career path
Simply put:
And Poland is a great hub for having a remote career.
Here’s an article I once published about my top 4 picks for remote careers in Europe:
Beyond the 4 aforementioned countries, there’s several others that can be good for remote workers, depending on one’s priorities.
But:
There’s no other country in Europe that combines remote work efficiency with a huge local high-paying market.
And this is the unique value proposition of Poland.
In addition to being a “based” country:
The final destination/goal might not be Poland
IMO: the best is ending up with a remote income, and then choosing where to live based on what you like, rather than “where the jobs are”.
So, in the end, you might opt for other alternatives than Poland, depending on what you value: weather, geopolitics, nature, food, big/small cities, seaside, lakes, culture, social life, etc.
Maybe you’ll stay in Poland still (plenty of remote earning people do).
Me, personally: I’ve recently been looking into Croatia.
(subscribe to newsletter.RemoteGOATs.com for a deep-dive on it that I’ll publish this weekend!)
But everyone’s priorities and taste are different.
Other people like the stability and infra of Switzerland, others the cost effectiveness and seaside life of Albania, others the 1% tax of Georgia, some prefer Spain, Portugal and Italy, many like the lifestyle and tax-efficiency of Cyprus, etc.
But Poland might be the best bridge to the final destination
Largest amount of junior and mid-level roles in Europe
Can start onsite, learn, up-skill, put top-name companies on the CV
Then land remote gig from Poland
After remote income feels stable and savings are high-enough → luxury of relocating wherever you want to
Here’s a YouTube video I recently published on Poland and Warsaw, in case you want to learn more:
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