To find a job in Poland as a foreigner, first check your right to work: citizens of EU countries can work without a permit, while most other nationals need a permit that the employer applies for. Then search Polish job boards and company careers pages for roles that ask for English, filter by city or remote, and read each offer's contract type and whether the pay is gross or net. Polish helps a lot outside tech and international teams, but many roles do not require it.
Step 1: check your right to work
EU citizens. The EU's Your Europe portal says that as an EU national you generally do not need a work permit to work anywhere in the EU (Your Europe, work permits, checked 2 November 2026). If you stay in Poland longer than three months, you register your residence with the voivode (the regional governor's office) for where you live, per the Ministry of the Interior and Administration (checked 2 November 2026).
Citizens of other countries. A work permit is granted to third-country nationals at the request of the employer who wants to hire them, the application is filed by the employer through the praca.gov.pl portal, and the permit applies to a specific employer and position. You also need a residence title that allows work. Source: the Office for Foreigners' work permit page (checked 2 November 2026). The same page notes that some people are exempt, and some nationalities have simpler procedures, so check your own case there before you apply.
What this means for your search: if you need a permit, say so in your CV or first message, and favour employers that already hire internationally. They know the process.
Step 2: know where jobs are posted
- General job boards. Pracuj.pl is a large general board. Filter by language or search for "English" in the ad text.
- Tech boards. justjoin.it, No Fluff Jobs, Rocketjobs and SOLID.Jobs, where many ads show a pay range and the contract type.
- Company careers pages. International companies with offices in Poland post many roles only on their own sites. See how to find jobs on company career pages.
- EURES. The EU's job mobility network has a Polish portal at eures.praca.gov.pl with advice on living and working in Poland.
- LinkedIn. Useful for international companies; search by city and filter by language where you can.
Start with the big cities: Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań, the Tricity (Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot) and Łódź. Add remote roles that hire anyone living in Poland, and check each one's hiring region.
Step 3: understand contract types
Polish offers name the contract, and it changes your take-home pay and your rights.
- Umowa o pracę (employment contract). You are an employee under the Labour Code, with paid leave, notice periods and sick pay. Salaries are quoted gross per month.
- B2B. You run a one-person business and invoice the client. Rates are usually quoted net per month, plus VAT. You pay your own social and health contributions and choose a tax form.
- Umowa zlecenie (mandate contract). A civil-law contract, common for part-time and short work, with fewer protections than employment.
Many tech offers give both a B2B rate and an employment salary. They are not directly comparable; our guide to B2B vs employment contracts in Poland explains how to compare them.
Step 4: read the pay correctly
Since 24 December 2025, employers in Poland must give candidates pay information, in the ad or at the latest before the interview or the contract, under Article 183ca of the Labour Code (Dz.U. 2025 poz. 807, checked 2 November 2026). If an ad shows no pay, ask. Our guide on what to do when the salary is not listed has a short script.
Check whether a figure is gross ("brutto") or net ("netto"), monthly or hourly, and for which contract. The national minimum wage in 2026 is 4,806 PLN gross a month, according to ZUS's February 2026 analysis of contributions (checked 2 November 2026).
Step 5: adapt your CV for Polish employers
- Write it in the language of the ad. An English ad gets an English CV.
- State your work permit status and your location, or your plan to relocate, near the top.
- List your languages with levels, including Polish if you have any.
- Keep it to one or two pages, as a PDF.
- Some Polish ads ask you to add a consent clause for processing your personal data. If the ad asks, copy the exact wording it gives.
How gojob.now helps
gojob.now collects jobs from Polish job boards and from company careers portals into one list, filtered by your roles, cities, remote preferences and the languages you speak, and scores each one against your profile. When an ad hides the pay, it shows an estimate based on ranges posted for similar roles, with the contract type. See pay by role on the role pages, try the salary estimator, and set career page job alerts for the companies you want.
FAQ
Can I get a job in Poland without speaking Polish?
Yes, particularly in tech and in international companies whose working language is English. Outside those, Polish widens your options a lot.
Who applies for the work permit, me or the employer?
The employer. According to the Office for Foreigners, the application is submitted by the employer, not the foreigner, through praca.gov.pl.
Do EU citizens need anything to work in Poland?
No work permit. If you stay longer than three months, you register your residence with the voivode's office where you live.
Is B2B or an employment contract better for a foreigner?
It depends on the pay difference and on how much you value paid leave, notice periods and sick pay. B2B also means running a business in Poland, with accounting and contributions. Talk to an accountant before you choose.
Which cities have the most jobs for English speakers?
Start with the big cities (Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław, the Tricity, Poznań and Łódź) and add remote roles open to anyone living in Poland. The role pages show pay by role.