For Warsaw & Poland Companies

Warsaw is Eastern Europe's largest
tech market, and its fastest-growing
source of India hiring mandates.

Engineering, AI, and leadership talent. Placed right.

For Warsaw and Polish companies hiring in India, the technology roster is rapidly scaling: Allegro, CD Projekt Red, OLX Group, Docplanner, and a rapidly scaling technology ecosystem have made Warsaw one of Europe's most dynamic technology markets. Polish companies building India teams are often at an inflection point: they have grown beyond what local engineering talent can supply at speed, and they need India's scale without sacrificing the engineering quality culture that Warsaw's best companies have built. See how US companies hire in India.

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6 wk
avg. to close
0
offer drop-offs
93%
12-mo retention
4.5 h
h CET to IST

COMPANIES WE HAVE PLACED FOR

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Why Warsaw companies choose Talhive

The searches that failed before us
had three things in common.

Most Warsaw teams that reach Talhive have already tried. Posted on LinkedIn and got applications with no signal. Used a contingent agency and got volume CVs with no technical depth. Tried to run the search without anyone who understands India's notice periods, competing offers, and motivation structures. Talhive exists for teams that need the search done once, done right, by a partner who owns the outcome end to end.

01
The sourcing thesis was generic.

Job-board posts do not reach engineers who are not actively looking but would move for the right mandate.

02
Motivation was never tested.

Offer-stage dropouts are a motivation problem, not a compensation one. The process never surfaced what matters.

03
The notice period was not managed.

60 to 90 day notice periods mean counteroffers land after your process ends. Without a retention strategy, the candidate walks.

India Team Build, US Startup
Verified placement

3 Principal AI Engineers, Writesonic

A prior agency and six months of inbound had produced zero hires. Talhive identified that the real talent pool for production LLM roles sat inside platform teams at Google and Amazon, not among self-labelled AI engineers on LinkedIn. We rebuilt the sourcing thesis around deployment evidence and closed all three within 6 weeks.

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6 wk
all three closed
0
offer drop-offs
What Warsaw companies hire in India

Roles we place for Warsaw companies.

Marketplace & E-commerce Engineering

Backend, search, and catalogue engineers for Allegro and OLX-profile companies

Allegro and OLX's marketplace engineering needs map directly to India's e-commerce engineering alumni from Flipkart, Meesho, and the India OLX operations. Targeted sourcing into this pool yields well-matched profiles. View role profile

Gaming & Interactive Engineering

Real-time systems and game backend engineers for CD Projekt-adjacent companies

CD Projekt Red's engineering profile creates gaming-specific India hiring mandates. India's growing gaming engineering community in Bengaluru and Hyderabad has real-time multiplayer, game economy, and live ops engineers accessible through targeted outreach. View role profile

B2B SaaS & Healthtech

Engineering and product for Docplanner and Warsaw's SaaS layer

Warsaw's B2B and health technology SaaS layer creates standard enterprise engineering mandates well-served by Hyderabad and Pune's cost-efficient enterprise engineering alumni. View role profile

How we work

Brief to signed offer. 6 weeks.

1

Brief and calibration

Week 1

2

Search and shortlist

Weeks 2 to 4

3

Interview and close

Weeks 4 to 6

Warsaw vs India salary benchmarks

India vs Warsaw salary benchmarks.

Role
Warsaw
India
Saving
Senior Backend Engineer
€85K to 115K
€22K to 34K
~73%
Staff / Principal Engineer
€115K to 160K
€36K to 54K
~68%
AI / ML Engineer
€105K to 145K
€28K to 46K
~70%
Engineering Manager
€105K to 145K
€30K to 45K
~70%
VP Engineering
€145K to 210K
€46K to 74K
~68%

2026 cash salary benchmarks at funded product companies across the EU. Not IT services rates. Total compensation with ESOPs adds 15 to 40%.

The India GCC Hiring Playbook: compensation, cities, and models compared →

Hiring models

Three hiring models for Warsaw companies.
We help you choose the right one.

Retained Executive Search

Senior and leadership hires where a mis-hire costs 6 months

One search partner, defined timeline, technically evaluated shortlist. 4 to 8 weeks to signed offer. Fee: 20 to 25% of first-year CTC. How retained search works →

EOR (Employer of Record)

1 to 15 engineers, no entity, you manage the team

The EOR handles payroll and compliance in India. You own the work. 2 to 4 weeks after candidate identified. EOR vs entity →

Entity / GCC Setup

20+ engineers, long-term presence, full control

Register a subsidiary. Full HR, payroll, benefits. 3 to 6 months setup. Makes economic sense after the team model is proven at scale.

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Service model for Warsaw companies

Our services for Warsaw companies.

Retained Executive SearchRetained Executive Search

Engineering leadership, marketplace engineers, gaming tech specialists. Employer narrative design for low-recognition Polish brands in India.

India Team BuildIndia Team Build

GCC or founding team. Bengaluru for marketplace and gaming; Hyderabad and Pune for enterprise SaaS.

Embedded RPOEmbedded RPO

Scale hiring for Warsaw companies adding multiple concurrent India roles. CET-aligned weekly reporting.

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Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions.

5 questions
How long does it take to hire an engineer in India from Warsaw?
4 to 8 weeks from brief to signed offer. Add 60 to 90 days for notice period. Total: 3 to 4 months from search start to engineer in seat.
What does a senior engineer in India cost compared to Warsaw?
65 to 75% less in cash salary. See the benchmark table above for role-by-role Warsaw versus India comparison.
Do I need to set up an Indian entity?
No. Most Warsaw companies start with an EOR which handles payroll and compliance. Entity setup becomes worthwhile once the team exceeds 20 engineers.
How do I manage the timezone difference?
The 4.5 h CET offset to IST is workable with deliberate process design. Structure around a 3 to 4 hour daily overlap, run the rest async with written handoffs, and manage interview scheduling and offer parameters from Warsaw. Do not require India engineers to work full local hours.
What are the biggest risks?
Timeline underestimation (60 to 90 day notice periods), salary miscalibration (benchmarking against IT services instead of product companies), and treating the India team as a vendor instead of product owners.

Warsaw company.
India engineering scale.

If you are a Warsaw or Polish company hiring in India, share the mandate. Talhive will build the employer narrative and tell you what the India market looks like for your specific engineering profile.

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