France for Software Engineers: Relocation Guide

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 France.

Here we go:

To relocate wisely, start by doing some research.

• Visa options: https://relocate.me/visas/france and https://www.welcometofrance.com/en/rubrique/visa-staying-working by Business France, the French government’s national agency

• Official tool to check whether you need a visa – and what type: https://france-visas.gouv.fr/en/web/france-visas/visa-wizard

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

• Take-home pay calculator: https://relocate.me/taxes/calculator/france (or this one in French, maintained by the French government)

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

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

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

• Developer salaries in France: https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/france (plus feedback from Redditors and Hacker News users)

• Ask questions about Paris/France: https://www.reddit.com/r/Expats_In_France, https://www.reddit.com/r/paris, https://www.reddit.com/r/france, https://www.reddit.com/r/AskFrance

If you’re looking to relocate for a tech job, France, like neighboring Germany and Spain, has companies that hire talent internationally.

For example, these employers currently have open tech roles that offer – or at least claim to offer – visa sponsorship/relocation support:

• Voodoo – https://voodoo.io/careers#jobs

• Mistral AI – https://jobs.lever.co/mistral

• amo – https://amo.co/jobs

• Brevo – https://www.brevo.com/careers/open-positions

• Photoroom – https://www.photoroom.com/company#careers

• Jus Mundi – https://jus-mundi.welcomekit.co

• Stockly – https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/stockly/jobs

• Teads – https://www.teads.com/teads-careers/job-openings

• Dust – https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/dust

• Doctolib – https://careers.doctolib.com/career-jobs

• Homa – https://apply.workable.com/homa-games

• Akur8 – https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/akur8

• Swan – https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/swan/jobs

• New Tales – https://www.newtales.com/careers

• Gorgias – https://www.gorgias.com/about-us/careers

• Alice & Bob – https://alice-bob.com/join-us/city/paris/team/software/#carrer-filter

• AQEMIA – https://jobs.lever.co/aqemia.com

• Diabolocom – https://jobs.eu.lever.co/diabolocom

Here are some local websites to explore opportunities:

• Welcome to the Jungle (especially popular among startups and tech companies; offers rich company info) – https://www.welcometothejungle.com/fr/jobs

• Indeed France (one of the most-used platforms in the country for all job types) – https://fr.indeed.com

• JobsinNetwork (designed for English-speaking professionals; includes JobsinParis, JobsinFrance, and other city-specific job boards across France) –

  https://www.jobsinparis.fr, https://france.jobsinnetwork.com

• LesJeudis (focused on tech roles across France) – https://lesjeudis.com/en

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

• https://sifted.eu/countries/france

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

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

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

Best,

Andrew