Any Czech programmers out there?
Specifically around Prague... Just wondering what the tech landscape is like there and what opportunities exist. What have your experiences been like seeking work and have you been able to do anything really interesting or cool? Is Prague (and the rest of CR) a good place to work in tech? I'd love to hear your stories.
I'm in Prague but not Czech. Tech scene here is strong. Good technical schools and almost all of the major players have offices here - Microsoft (Skype team), SAP, AWS, Google. A lot of startups too and a few game studios. If you're a Senior dev you can expect to make at most about 60-80k USD / year, more typically 50-60k. Managers can make more but no one makes Amazon USA type salaries here.
I work remote freelance for US companies and charge USD, so that could be an option too if you are coming from there. Not sure what you define as "interesting or cool" for work but I would imagine you can find it.
https://www.startupjobs.cz/en/
https://www.jobs.cz
Not Czech, but Prague based. Yes, there is a lively tech community, somewhat harder to enjoy if you don't speak Czech or are an extreme introvert. Still lots of oursourcing companies but also many startups/international companies. At the workplace it is common to speak English, not hard at all to get a job.
Hi i am in Slovakia/Bratislava. Why dont you find a remote job ? You do need some form of a company but otherwise its way better.
Anyway Slovakia but also Czech is a good place to be, its a proper western society, safe and cheap.