Senior IT Recruiter (Kraków, hybrid)

Specific-Group Poland; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Specific-Group Poland is expanding its Kraków hub and seeks a senior recruiter to build recruiting capacity as the site grows from 60 to 100 engineers. You will own end-to-end recruitment for Java and banking-domain talent, collaborate with HR Admin and hiring managers, and help shape local culture.

The role is hybrid in Kraków, with 2-3 office days, UoP or B2B, and a focus on high-quality hires who stay long-term.

Qualifications

• Requires proven experience hiring software engineers in Poland.
• Direct sourcing of senior engineers via LinkedIn and other channels.
• Ownership of the full recruitment lifecycle from briefing to offer.
• Fluent Polish (C1/C2) and English (C1) to work with local market and group.
• Experience building referral programs and improving recruiting processes.

Responsibilities

• Own hiring across Java and banking-domain roles in Kraków.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment lifecycle including onboarding and retention.
• Brief hiring managers and keep requirements aligned with current needs.
• Maintain a clean ATS and measure recruitment metrics.
• Build and measure a referral program with engineering teams.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Employer branding

Stakeholder management

Polish language

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Job description

Specific-Group opened its Polish site in Kraków in 2021. Today around 60 engineers work there. In two years it will be 100, because we are expanding the hub and the client pipeline is full.

Who we are

Specific-Group is an owner-managed software and IT services company from Vienna. Around 600 specialists in 10 countries, 13 departments, 25+ years in the market, no VC. The group has grown around 25% a year consistently, and Poland is one of the focus markets: Kraków is our hub for Java and banking engineering for clients such as Porsche Informatik, Raiffeisen, UniCredit, Erste and Red Bull.

What the role is about

You build recruiting capacity for a site that more than doubles. Kraków is not a greenfield. The site exists, the clients exist, and the client pipeline is full, with a focus on the financial services department for the DACH market. What is missing is the recruiting capacity to turn that pipeline into hires. That means sourcing, process, employer brand in Kraków and hiring-manager habits, all of which exist today in the version that works for 60 people, not for 100. The engineers you hire go into long-term enterprise projects, so the pipeline you build must deliver seniors who stay, not volume. You are a key player in scaling an existing site, not a support seat.

What this means for you

You are the second recruiter for Poland. The first, a Senior Recruiter, works remotely and carries the current requisitions. In Kraków you sit with the HR Admin, who owns contracts and paperwork.

• Own hiring across diverse tech roles and directly attract sought-after Java and banking-domain talent in the competitive Polish market.
• Manage the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, retention, and employee support, while helping shape HR processes and fostering a positive local office culture
• You brief hiring managers, challenge requirements and keep the ATS clean so the numbers we report are real.
• You build the referral program with the engineering teams and measure whether it delivers.
• You test one new approach per quarter to attract or keep engineers and drop what does not work.

What you bring

• You have hired software engineers in Poland yourself, not through an agency, and you have built at least one thing in recruiting that did not exist before you: a referral program, a sourcing channel, a process.
• Direct sourcing of senior engineers on LinkedIn and beyond it, with reply rates you can quote.
• Full-cycle ownership from briefing to signed contract, including offer negotiation.
• Fluent Polish (C1/C2), because you source in the local market, and English C1, because the rest of the group works in English.

Details

Kraków, 2-3 office days a week. Employment contract (UoP) or B2B, your choice. Full-time. We work with Claude and our own automations for job ads, screening notes and candidate communication.

Hiring process (3 weeks)

• Screening call with the HR Lead, 30 minutes
• Interview with the Head of Staffing and the Senior Recruiter, 60 minutesCase: brief a hiring manager on a real requisition, 45 minutes
• Meeting with CEO and COO (30 minutes)
• Job offer

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Diversity & Inclusion:

Specific-Group is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications regardless of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, religion, or disability.