Europe is now home to more than 150 unicorns, and with a rise in digital nomads, it is becoming home to some of the world’s most successful tech hubs.
While the ongoing war in Ukraine has caused some investment in the region to stall, predictions continue to show that Europe will remain a viable proposition for both staff and startups alike with the focus shifting towards innovation.
Cities such as London, Berlin, Paris, Dublin and Stockholm continue to remain attractive to those looking to tap into the highly-skilled and mobile workforce.
For those looking to move where the money is, the Silicon Canals Job Board is a good first move. The job board is full of tech roles with leading global companies located in some of the EU’s top tech hubs.
Below, you’ll find three highlights to whet your appetite, but for even more visit the Silicon Canals Job Board to discover your next opportunity.
Amsterdam
The arrival of TomTom and Booking.com to Amsterdam in the mid 1990s set the scene for the Dutch capital’s development into a renowned tech hub.
The city’s reputation has continued to grow since. Currently home to dozens of tech giants including Adyen, ASML, Just Eat Takeaway, Amsterdam was recently ranked as Europe’s 4th best hub for startups.
The city’s tech ecosystem grew to €73 billion last year in combined value, compared to €10 billion in 2015, proving interest in the city from both investors and professionals continues to grow.
Communications firm MessageBird continues to run operations out of Amsterdam and is hiring for a number of global roles based in the city, including a Senior Front-end Engineer (React) job. You’ll be a seasoned front end developer, responsible for designing and implementing the customer facing side of MessageBird’s cutting-edge platform services. Plus, you’ll drive the next generation of products that will change the way the customer engagement platforms work today.
To apply you’ll need six-plus years experience in a relevant role as well as extensive knowledge of React, JavaScript and TypeScript, modern HTML and CSS. And you will be comfortable working with modern APIs within web applications––most APIs are built with Golang and PHP, exposing REST or GraphQL interfaces. Apply for this role now.
Berlin
As the cost of living continues to rise across Western Europe, more and more tech professionals are looking to mid and Eastern Europe as a way to create a stronger work life balance without sacrificing career progression. For tech professionals looking to focus on innovation, Berlin has become a popular choice.
The city itself is renowned for its strong sense of tech innovation and with an average investment amount of €436 million available to early-stage start-ups, it’s no wonder several global companies call Berlin home. In fact, according to the State of European Tech Report 2021, Berlin has seen investment levels increase by 150% year on year.
Ecommerce giant Zalando has its headquarters in Berlin, and is recruiting for a variety of jobs, including an Engineering Manager role, where you’ll focus on designing and consulting on identity and access governance topics like role modelling, mining, access review, approval workflows and integrations.
You will also have end-to-end responsibility from design to smooth operations, including monitoring, metrics and on-call. If you have a broad knowledge of diverse security/IAM techniques and a proven track record of running senior engineering teams and structure them to work efficiently, then check out all the requirements here.
Paris
In 2019 France set out its intention to become a European tech hub, by giving itself a target of 25 unicorns by 2025. As of early this year, France had 26 unicorns, achieving its own target two years ahead of schedule. The road to earning tech hub status began with France’s 2030 plan, which saw President Emmanuel Macron commit €30 billion to creating the “high-tech champions of the future”.
This money was used to enable a strong start-up culture through the creation of the world’s largest startup campus, Station F. The pace of life in the city appeals to those who want to combine the tech hustle with the city’s cultural side.
Companies based in Paris include Back Market, Voodoo and CornerSquare, and opportunities for those looking to work in tech abound. One such opportunity is with leading critical asset security company Ledger. A global platform for digital assets and Web3, it is currently recruiting for a number of roles, including a Front End Engineer job.
You will be working and developing the front end of an app securing billions in crypto with regular interactions with key blockchain and Web3 companies and will be responsible for delivering a high level of code and building best in class, including features implementing the future of the platform.
Interested? You will need five or more years’ of experience in front-end software development with a strong background in react and/or react native development and UI/UX, preferably using TypeScript. Get all the details here.
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