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February 11, 2022

IT Recruitment in Portugal: Meet our expert!

IT Recruitment in Portugal

IT Recruitment in Portugal is a growing market. At Madison Bridge, we strive to identify the most active or growing technology hubs across Europe – it’s safe to say Portugal is on that list. Lisbon was said to be the home of a rising start-up scene last year, so we expect this to continue. As such, we welcomed Jorge Carneiro  to lead our efforts in establishing a fantastic IT & Technology recruitment network in this market.

Meet Jorge!

My name is Jorge. I’m native Portuguese and a Senior Recruitment Consultant and Country Manager for Portugal.

Madison Bridge is growing and we have been targeting an expansion into the Portuguese market in 2022. This has proven quite successful so far. I have been building a great portfolio of clients, candidates and exciting jobs. Most importantly, we are building our footprint/network.

I pride myself on being an expert in “all things tech” related! I specialise in Software Development, more specifically Backend, Front End and Mobile Development. While Covid-19 slowed down the market, it also proved that people can work remotely and maintain the desired performance levels.

With that being said, we have been seeing a boom in the market from both Portuguese and International companies.

Why Portugal?

Historically, Porto and Lisbon have always been the main hubs for professional work – you could call them the “working capitals”.

Due to Portugal having slightly lower salary expectations than markets like Germany, UK and France, we have been seeing a shift from international companies to settle in Portugal. From taxes to hiring amazing professionals at lower price, we can clearly see the trend that happened in Romania for the past 5/10 years.

This is only a positive in my humble view. Inflation from international companies to Portugal will only bring with time a raise for salaries. Furthermore, more qualifications will consequently make the economy and quality of life to raise substantially.

That is my main goal for this expansion – to create the biggest recruitment network Portugal has ever seen! Moreover, I want to make Madison Bridge the #1 Recruitment company Portuguese clients come to speak with when they have talent resource needs.

What distinguishes us from other recruitment companies (apart from our charming personalities) is the Tech stack we use. These enable us to work in the background 24/7, to find the best talent in the market and giving us speed and efficiency to meet the requirements.

IT recruitment in Portugal – how can we help you?

We are committed to helping our clients attract and keep talent. It’s looking like a busy year ahead for the IT recruitment market in Portugal, but we always have time to help. How can we help you? Let us know – simply fill out our recruitment enquiry form to get the conversation started! Make sure you also explore more about our IT & Technology recruitment services in Portugal!