✅ I worked as a Software Developer in the beautiful Switzerland 🏔️, AMA!

Hello Andrei,

Regarding finding a job and moving to Switzerland I recommend checking out: swissdevjobs.ch/blog/how-to-find-j...
(disclaimer: it is written by me, based on my experience)

Generally, the industry is quite tough for beginners since every company prefers to hire more experienced Devs. This applies not only to Switzerland but other countries as well.
The right approach is to apply to EVERY position that you find suitable and statistically you will get some positive responses (always remember to tailor your application for each company)

The social aspect depends most on the type of person that you are. Swiss people are rather closed but nice. It is very easy to live a daily life but harder to make new friends there. However, you can still keep with expats or your national community there since over 20% of people living there are immigrants.

Hi labibllaca,

Money is a strange topic in Switzerland, it is fine to earn well but not show that it is important for you.
I think that it is best to set some bar with the company beforehand (when they ask about your expectations)

To give you a bigger picture ranges based on work experience are the following (base salary):
60,000 up to 90,000 CHF - Junior Software Engineer with 0 up to 2 years of experience
90,000 up to 120,000 CHF - Regular Software Developer with 2 up to 5 years of experience
120,000 CHF and more - Senior Developers with more than 5 years of experience (depends on the company)

The working atmosphere is generally good, people tend to be professional and very kind. It's cool to speak German but you can also live without it (Swiss German is another story - you can speak German fluently and still don't understand what they say 😞)

How much is enough to live in Zurich? This is perfectly answered here

Hi Fyodor,

Happy to answer those 😊

• you can work as a contractor but still need to be proxied by an agency, it seems to be a common setup and I haven't heard of different approaches.
• Taxes depend most on the city/canton you are in, for example: you get around 25% total taxes in Zurich, but 35+ in Geneva
• Switzerland is generally small cities - Zurich, which is the biggest, has no more than 1M people. If you want to live in a village you can easily commute with a 30-minute train to the city, which is very cool!

Hi Zoran,

Unfortunately, remote work is not something that Swiss companies like. There are just a few that offer full remote positions. Otherwise, it is the standard 1 day a week remote.