Developer Careers Geneva Brooks
To succeed in today’s fast-paced and hyper-connected world, it is critically important for companies to find and retain the very best technical talent to propel growth. Across Germany, companies are adapting their sourcing, hiring, and onboarding processes to attract talent– and the growing shortage of technical talent across Europe means candidates are increasingly coming from abroad.
Whether you are a company looking to hire international talent or a developer trying to figure out how to move to Germany, it’s important to understand both the process and the options available to you.
Developer Careers Mia Bijman
We recently caught up with the talented, young Dutch developer Lydia Hallie for a quick chat about starting to program, important coding languages, and how her 2017 Medium article ‘Advice from a 19 Year Old Girl & Software Developer’ helped her to create a nexus with the developer community. Her do-it-yourself attitude and engaging, fun personality made it a blast to get to know her.
Developer Careers Geneva Brooks
Finding an apartment, or even a shared flat, can be difficult in Berlin–especially if you are new in town. The good news is that Honeypot is here to help make your move as smooth as possible and to welcome you to Berlin with open arms!
In this post, you’ll find 15 tips to assist you in your search for the perfect home.
Developer Careers Stefan Kingham
Update: We recently analysed 12,000 data points to find out what developers are being paid across the Netherlands today. We found that the average developer earns €56k.
Find the rest of our report, including salaries by experience, role and more here.
Ever considered jetting off to Amsterdam and joining the city’s booming tech scene? Well, perhaps you should! Boasting more than 60k tech professionals working at over 1,000 tech companies, globally-recognised homegrown success stories such as Booking.com, Tomtom and Adyen and the European HQs of some of the world’s biggest tech giants including Netflix, Uber and Tesla, Amsterdam is fast becoming one of the hottest technology cities in Europe, if not the world.
Being home to so many growing tech companies, the demand for tech candidates in Amsterdam is understandably sky-high and companies are engaging in all sorts of tactics to attract and retain the talent they so desperately need. Workplace perks and training opportunities are usually part of the package, but Amsterdam-based companies also pride themselves on their ability to provide competitive salaries. In actual fact, according to Hubspot, tech candidates in Amsterdam earn a higher average net salary than those based in London, Dublin, Paris or Berlin.
So, let’s dive into the specifics! How much do engineering managers and frontend, backend and full-stack developers make in Amsterdam on average?
The average salary for a software developer in Amsterdam is between €45-50,000/year for a developer with 2-6 years of experience. The most experienced developers earn an average of €55,000 (though this can reach as high as over €70,000), while starting salary for a developer in Amsterdam averages €36,000.
Engineering Managers have the highest-earning developer role in Amsterdam, with a moderately experienced Manager earning €62,500/year. Backend Engineers are the next highest-earning, with a median salary of €50-55,000 for moderately experienced engineers. Frontend and Full-Stack average slightly lower salaries, between €45-50,000 with moderate experience.
To work as a software engineer in Amsterdam, you will likely need a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field. Typical duties of a software developer include:
We gathered data from our platform to make the following infographic. The data is taken from offers which have been sent to our talents and gives some insight into average salaries for developers in Amsterdam.
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Product Emma Tracey
We are very excited to announce XING’s acquisition of Honeypot. Together, the two companies will work towards Honeypot’s vision of creating the world’s largest worklife community for technical candidates while empowering developers and other technical candidates to find jobs they love.
Interviews Emma Tracey
At Honeypot, we are committed to actively promoting women in tech. Our 2018 Women in Tech Research Report revealed how far we, as an industry, still have to go. But small, consistent steps lead to big change. To celebrate International Women’s Day we asked several of members of our team to tell their personal story. Be it in Talent or Customer Management, Marketing, Product or Data, the women featured here are creating impact and showing the power of a diverse workforce.
Developer Careers Priscilla Tenggara
Dubbed as one of the most inventive cities in the world and the birthplace of Philips electronics, Eindhoven sits south of the Dutch capital. With over 22.6 patents produced per 100,000 residents, this innovative city is gaining attention from tech talents and international entrepreneurs. The growing startup community in Eindhoven is spearheaded by Brainport Eindhoven, a space created by the municipality to stimulate tech and design collaborations.
Developer Careers Oliwia Schildt
The EU Blue Card offers many other benefits to potential card holders that might be attractive to you - Let´s explore what is in for you once you land your dream job!
HR Tips Katharina Kretschmer
Tech recruitment can be tough, for employers and developers alike. Employers often have to send hundreds of messages and get few responses, while developers have to read through dozens of generic messages. Here at Honeypot, we want to change tech recruitment, for the better, and make sure companies can easily connect with the best tech talents from around the globe.
Developer Careers Stefan Kingham
After really taking off in 2017, growing from a niche technology to something that’s actually being used by thousands of serious companies, GraphQL has gone on to redefine how developers work with APIs and is fast on its way to becoming the new standard for client-server communication.