🇪🇸 Moving to Spain for Work

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Hey there 👋

This is a free edition of The Global Move newsletter.

Continuing my series of country guides, I’ve put together a list of helpful links for those considering a move to sunny Spain.

Here we go:

✅ Destination research

To relocate wisely, start by doing some research.

• Visa options: https://relocate.me/visas/spain and https://www.exteriores.gob.es

• Taxes: https://relocate.me/taxes/guide/spain

• Take-home pay calculator: https://relocate.me/taxes/calculator/spain or this one in Spanish

• Cost of living: https://relocate.me/cost-of-living/spain + Numbeo

• Healthcare + insurance options: https://relocate.me/healthcare/spain

• Average salary info: https://relocate.me/salaries/spain-average-salary

• Developer salaries in Spain: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/spain

• Ask questions about moving to Spain: https://www.reddit.com/r/GoingToSpain

✅ Job search: Companies hiring from outside Spain

If you’re looking to relocate for a tech job, Spain, like neighboring Portugal, has companies actively hiring international talent.

For example, the following companies currently have open tech roles and say they offer visa sponsorship and/or relocation assistance:

• Wallapop – https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/wallapop

• MediaMarkt – https://careers.mediamarktsaturn.com/MediaMarktES

• Glovo – https://jobs.glovoapp.com

• Kantox – https://www.kantox.com/careers#job-openings

• Multiverse Computing – https://multiversecomputing.com/join-us

• Manychat – https://careers.manychat.com/positions

• N26 – https://n26.com/en-eu/careers

• eDreams ODIGEO – https://www.edreamsodigeocareers.com/jobs

• Xcelirate – https://apply.workable.com/xcelirate

• LeoVegas Group – https://jobs.jobvite.com/leovegas

• EPAM – https://www.epam.com/careers/epam-without-borders/spain

• SQLI – https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/SQLI1

• Veriff – https://www.veriff.com/careers/open-positions

• JOIN – https://join.com/companies/join

• GFT – https://jobs.gft.com/search

• TradingView – https://tradingview.teamtailor.com/jobs

• Fever – https://careers.feverup.com/jobs

• TravelPerk – https://www.travelperk.com/careers

• Cabify – https://cabify.careers/en/jobs

• BASF – https://basf.jobs

✅ Job search: Local job boards

Here are some local websites to explore opportunities:

• InfoJobs (one of Spain’s largest and most used job platforms) – https://infojobs.net

• Tecnoempleo (specializes in IT and tech-related roles) – https://tecnoempleo.com

• JobFluent (focuses on startup jobs in cities like Barcelona and Madrid) – https://www.jobfluent.com

• Indeed Spain (the Spanish version of the global job aggregator) – https://es.indeed.com

✅ VC and startup news

• https://www.eu-startups.com/category/spain-startups

• https://techfundingnews.com/tag/spain

• https://sifted.eu/countries/spain

• https://startuprise.co.uk/spain-startups

That’s it! If you know of any other helpful Spain-related resources worth adding to this list, please share them in the comments.

Best,

Andrew