France and Benelux are the hot new job locations for tech workers

The U.S. steals the biggest share of the spotlight when it comes to tech: In 2022, the nation came out top with investment equalling 4.3 times more than China, and 7.7 times more than the UK, according to TechNation. 

Not only does it top the investment charts. As the world’s largest economy, this makes it very attractive for companies either looking to found a firm there, or enter it as a first choice for expansion as it also represents the largest and richest consumer market.

There are other serious players in the field too, such as Europe. Second to the US and ahead of India, the bloc is a serious contender and some standout national performances were recorded last year.

France had a landmark 2022, propelling it into the fourth most funded nation globally. It has overtaken Germany, and is now second to the UK. The annual VC valuation report from Pitchbook shows that the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for French and Benelux deal values outpaced the UK and Ireland over the past five years. 

In 2022, the median pre-money valuation for France and Benelux rose 23% year-on-year in angel and seed-stage rounds. Those figures rose by 44.9% in early stages, and by 16.7% for venture growth deals.

The labour market in Belgium too, looks positive according to a recent salary guide. Eighty-four percent of Belgian employers are concerned over staff retention, due to heavy workloads, burn-outs and competition.

Additionally, 40% of Belgian hiring managers report that an increasing number of candidates are receiving counteroffers, who then ask for salary increases from their current employers.

In France, the picture looks good too. The France 2030 plan has committed €30 billion in funding to help create “high-tech champions of the future”.

Startup Genome reports that there are 12,000 start-ups in the city’s greater metropolitan area, as well as plenty of recruitment. The 2022 State of European Tech report found that France has seen the strongest growth in tech-focused job searches of any European country. 

To discover open roles in both France and Benelux, make the Silicon Canals Job Board your first port of call––or discover three open roles below.

Senior Lead Azure Cloud Engineer Remote, Lumen, Remote

The Azure Cloud Engineer (ACE) will be a key member of the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) and will provide best practices on secure foundational cloud implementations, automated provisioning of infrastructure and applications, cloud-ready application architectures, and more.

You’ll need eight years’ of experience in combined roles of cloud engineer, infrastructure engineer, DevOps engineering, SRE or application development, plus two years’ experience designing, building, and deploying scalable cloud-based solutions in Azure. Interested? Find out more here.

Senior Software Engineer, Backend, Sorare, Paris

Sorare is at the intersection of sports, gaming, and NFT collectibles and is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the team. You should be excited to join a growing start up where you’ll work on a cutting edge product.

A strong understanding of backend development is required as is the ability to drive complicated projects from inception to completion. You’ll care deeply about security, performance, and maintainability and will work with product and design to implement core features for players.

You’ll need five years’ of experience as a software engineer or developer, hands-on knowledge of backend development and you’ll be iIndependent and highly motivated. If this sounds like you, you can apply for this job here.

Test Coordinator / Test Coordinator ABS, Allianz BeNeLux, Brussels

The Senior Test Coordinator at Allianz BeNeLux will take full responsibility for planning and organising testing activities and will define the test strategy––organisation, estimation and allocation of resources.

You’ll be responsible for the execution of the User Acceptance Test (UAT) and will take responsibility for defect management, creating and distributing test reports and communicating this to all stakeholders.

To be considered, you’ll need at least six years’ of experience as a test coordinator, have the capacity to understand the full life-cycle of insurance and systems integration, as well as experience with Jira/Zephyr, as well as experience working in an Agile environment. Find out all the requirements here.

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