How does the German market evaluate polish developers?

It is a well-known fact that the German market has huge potential. It’s the largest economy in EU. High demand for software development services created a serious shortage of IT professionals. Due to that, I was curious what opinion polish developers have in Germany. Through Linked In, I asked dozens of people from IT, marketing, development, R&D departments for feedback regarding experience with polish programmers.

Not everyone whom I was speaking with had the experience working with polish developers, but ones that did had an excellent opinion on them. Poles were described as smart, dedicated and professional. They are also regarded as focused on goals and working hard to achieve them.

My interlocutors who had the opportunity to work with polish programmers in person appreciated their personal engagement and attitude. What has also been highlighted was the education level, as each year thousands of specialists graduate from tech universities in Poland. The capital – Warsaw was described as a high-profile tech hub.

However, what was emphasized, there is no reason to judge skills, reliability or trustworthiness by the country of origin. Most of the people I spoke to, told me that I can’t generalize, as it really depends on the individuals. I totally agree with that, so now I would like to present more objective facts, as to why polish developers might be considered noteworthy.

Good command of English

Polish developers communicate in English with ease. As I know most of Germans businessmen speak the language freely, it’s easy to establish a good communication.

The same time zone

As Germany is Poland’s western neighbor, there are no time zone differences. Setting up meetings and establishing regular communication is quite straightforward. This might be one of the reasons to choose polish developers as subcontractors.

EU membership

Poland has been an EU member for over 14 years now and obeys the same European laws and regulations as their EU neighbors.

Location

Coming from Germany, in just a few hours you are able to reach any polish destination. It works both ways. If you require an on-site presence of the developers or feel the need for a hands-on approach to your project - traveling both ways is really easy.

Cultural and ethnic similarities

As Europeans, Poles and Germans definitely have a lot in common. It’s hard for me to find any major differences. This promises good cooperation based on respecting the same values.

Costs

The Polish economy keeps growing, but labor costs are still lower than in Germany. You can safely estimate that outsourcing to Poland will be cost-effective, if just by considering developers hourly rates.

To sum up, it was a really great feeling to hear what high opinion our neighbors have about polish developers, as itCraft staff also belongs to this group. We help businesses develop and benefit through mobile innovation.

This article couldn’t have been created without the help and contribution of the following people whom I would like to thank:

• Alex Bruckert
• Anatol Nunnemann
• Andreas Salzmann
• David Toborek
• Florian Weps
• Heiko Polenz
• Igor Yefimov
• Jan Frohloff
• Jeff Katz
• Julian Radke
• Julien Rüggeberg
• Karen Reilly
• Kiet Doan
• Konstantin Helbig
• Nina Buffi
• Senad Aljic
• Stefan Vogel
• Wim ter Schüren
• Zaher Marzuq

This article was created as part of the activities carried out in the software house itCraft.