Top cities to hire software engineers
Karat ranks the top-30 cities to hire software engineers based on data from 350,000+ technical interviews, labor costs, and market size.
The top cities to hire software engineers
The best place to hire software engineers or launch new capability centers depends on your company’s goals, brand, size, industry, and speciality. Use this interactive chart to identify the right tech talent hotbeds for your company based on your desired hiring bar, resources, and geography.
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Three leading tech hubs:
Amsterdam
Amsterdam has the highest concentration of elite engineering candidates in the world. As a smaller market, Amsterdam may be best suited for companies with a strong presence in the EU.
Bangalore
Home to the largest number of elite software engineers in the world, Bangalore is one of the top destinations for multinational companies opening up global capability centers in India.
Seattle
Seattle boasts the highest concentration of strong software engineers in the world with a deep pipeline of candidates coming out of the region’s elite universities and big-tech giants.
What city is right for your software hiring needs?
Check out the full report for detailed city rankings based on the concentrations of top engineers and total volume of tech talent. Learn more about each city’s areas of specialization and competitors to shape your talent strategy and hire with confidence.
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