Finding a tech job as a foreigner (non-EU) in Budapest?
Posted by justDeveloperHere@reddit | programmingHungary | View on Reddit | 15 comments
Szia :)
I'm live in Serbia (Belgrade), want to move to Budapest with my wife, but because we don't have any EU papers, I want to find a job there and with that, I will get a permit to leave in Hungary (we both have all the requirements to get Hungarian citizenship, but still, we don't know Hungarian at a proper level, we are still learning :) )
As the title mentions, I'm working in the tech industry for more than 10 years (back-end developer). What is the best way to find some tech jobs in Budapest? Any Hungarian website? Also, how often do Hungarian tech companies hire someone outside the EU?
Thank you neighbors for your help <3
anotherboringdj@reddit
Bigger chance in austria or croatia
The-Viator@reddit
If you're not senior with extensive experience, you had better forget it. If you are, it's quite easy, but the money you can make is not as much as you could in western europe but the prices are quite high. Healthcare is shit, if you have some serious condition chances are you will end up dead. No joke, you could get your blood tested the same day a few years ago, now you have to wait weeks.
SirTocy@reddit
This is also important. Last year I had to attend a training in Budapest and I had to have an ambulance called for me. It took them 90 minutes to arrive.
Bloodworks? 2-8 weeks wait times.
Specialists, including imaging diagnostics? 2-3 months.
I know a guy who died this year in hospital. He was taken in with a fffffucking broken ankle and died to an infection. So did one of my friends' grandma last year.
Hungary is a fucking third world country.
Avoid at all costs.
The-Viator@reddit
Blood can be done in 2 weeks, sonography is 3 moths, MR is even more, from at least half a year up to one and a half. The said thing is all the infra is there because you can get these done in the private system straight away.
terrrmon@reddit
these days it's not easy even for Hungarians
PlasmaFarmer@reddit
Out of curiosity: What field and what role inside IT? How many years of experience do you have?
terrrmon@reddit
I'm not talking about myself, I switched 2 years ago quite easily
EnvironmentalDebt689@reddit
... if you don't know your shit
Alokir@reddit
Try big corporations maybe? I used to work at a few, and I had coworkers outside the EU in all of them. India, Ukraine, Uganda, Russia, Pakistan, just to name the recent ones.
Spiritual-Plant3930@reddit
Good candidate for the most depressing Reddit thread of the day.
fasz_a_csavo@reddit
I would be looking for multinationals. Telco companies, banks, even some of the outsourcing companies like EPAM or smaller ones like HTEC. As a Serbian, HTEC is a particularly good choice, since they are mostly Serbians too. Not sure how much backend they are doing though.
No_Engineer6255@reddit
Go to a country where investment happens and not outsourcing, you will get better jobs and better pay , there are already enough people there to fight with tooth and nail for the scraps
Dragener9@reddit
Let me know if you find some
SirTocy@reddit
It took my friend as an embedded software developer about 10 months to find a job. It took about 8 months for me as a backend developer and the first thing I'll be doing will be to learn frontend and transition into full-stack development over time.
I'm spitballing here, but for jobs requiring specialist knowledge, there are 30-50 applicants for each open position, I feel.
For jobs requiring less or no specialist knowledge or qualifications, that number might be triple or quadruple of those above.
Meanwhile, real estate prices are skyrockrting, and so does the cost of living.
Honestly, if it isn't a life or death situation I'd recommend either staying in your home country or to only stop here as long as it takes to refill your gas tanks on your way to Germany or Austria.
randoomkiller@reddit
Morgan Stanley? GE? There are many outsourcing agencies in Hungary, the crush is real but with 10yoe, if you don't suck you should be able to get a job.