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title: "Hiring in Czech Republic: Meet Senior Engineers in the Room"
description: "Hire senior engineers and engineering leaders in Czech Republic through ELC: 4 published options from €2,500, plus one flat €12,000 per hire."
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For companies hiring in Prague and Brno

# Hiring in Czech Republic? Meet senior engineers _in the room._

Hiring in Czech Republic is hard because the senior engineers you want rarely answer recruiter messages. Many of them come to ELC: 3,300+ engineering leaders in Czechia, Slovakia and Poland. Pick one of four ways to meet them. Every hire costs one flat €12,000, paid when the person starts.

[See the four options](#options)

2.7

Outcome

tech/AI/people leaders a month move from this community into partner teams

![A packed ELC meetup in Prague: engineering leaders at round tables applauding a speaker, the kind of room where companies hiring in Czech Republic meet senior engineers.](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/hire-cz-room.DF7QmDqV_Z1CWtzh.avif)

Companies that host ELC

-   ![Apify logo](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/apify.HAbySUWv_BeUqE.png)
-   ![Ataccama logo](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/ataccama.vNIYrJse_23QlEN.png)
-   ![Everpure logo](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/everpure.BCFwFc0q_29Ws92.png)
-   ![Productboard logo](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/productboard.BNgF39hj_ATOV8.png)
-   ![Barclays logo](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/barclays.DpTMmDaw_Z1pko7.png)
-   ![Microsoft logo](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/microsoft.9wAx973u_1jMImT.png)

## Four ways to hire in Czech Republic

Same fee per hire on all four. They differ in how many people you meet and for how long.

![Two engineering leaders in a one-on-one conversation at a table at ELC, the kind of vetted intro an Intro sprint sets up for one senior role.](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/hire-cz-intro.C1PVUjlw_3Slxv.avif)

### Intro sprint

€2,500 per role

\+ €12,000 per hire

One senior role, and you want the right people in front of you in 2 weeks.

-   About 10 vetted intros for one role, within 2 weeks

Add an in-person intro with Marian for €750.

[Send me the role](#start)

![An ELC meetup hosted in a company office in Prague: a speaker with a microphone in front of a packed audience of engineering leaders.](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/hire-cz-meetup.D-CA6q_c_16El2W.avif)

Works best

### Hiring Meetup

€8,000 one time

\+ €12,000 per hire

Several open roles, and you want the room to know your team.

-   1 ELC meetup with your speaker
-   1 dedicated newsletter for your open roles
-   Your open roles announced at every ELC meetup for 3 months
-   3 months of intros for your open roles, curated by Marian
-   Attendee lists for every meetup

Credited in full against Talent reach signed within 90 days.

[Ask about a date](#start)

![A speaker on stage at a monthly ELC meetup in front of a full auditorium of senior engineers and engineering leaders.](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/hire-cz-reach.Dr2iE5dX_2wwxQv.avif)

### Talent reach

€14,000 a year

\+ €12,000 per hire

You hire senior people all year and want to be in the room every month.

-   1 ELC meetup with your speaker
-   12 months of priority intros, curated by Marian
-   1 dedicated newsletter for your open roles
-   Attendee lists for every meetup
-   4 priority seats at every monthly meetup
-   4 ELC Conference tickets

[See all 18 items](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/partner/membership/hiring/)

[Book a 30-min call](https://www.elc.space/meet-marian?item=talent-reach&utm_source=engineeringleaders&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cross-property&utm_content=hire-cz-en-talent-reach)

![Engineering leaders in close conversation around a table at an ELC event, the setting of a private talent dinner.](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/hire-cz-table.D7Ay5LMd_t0rXh.avif)

### Or start with a talent dinner

€4,000 one dinner

One private dinner. ELC seats 10 senior leaders who fit the people you hire next to your CTO. No pitch, a long table and a real conversation. The same €12,000 applies if you hire one of them.

[Ask about a date](#start)

Or email [marian@engineeringleaders.io](mailto:marian@engineeringleaders.io). Marian replies within 1 working day.

## What one senior hire costs

A recruiter charges €15 to €25K per senior hire, often as a share of the yearly salary. ELC charges one flat fee, whatever the salary.

| Route | Upfront | Per hire | Who you meet |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ELC Intro sprint | €2,500 per role | €12,000 | About 10 vetted people for one role, both sides opted in |
| ELC Hiring Meetup | €8,000 | €12,000 | 100+ engineering leaders in your office, then 3 months of intros |
| ELC Talent reach | €14,000 a year | €12,000 | The room every month, intros all year |
| A recruiter | Usually nothing | €15 to €25K per senior hire | One candidate pipeline per search |

![Two engineering leaders in a one-on-one conversation at an ELC event, the kind of intro Marian sets up when both sides say yes.](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/_astro/one-on-one-conversation.CJRkM4gn_2cdK2r.avif)

## How an intro works

1.  You send Marian the role: the team, the level, the salary band.
2.  Marian picks people from the community who fit it. 182 leaders told him they are open to a next step, 62 of them actively looking.
3.  He asks each of them first. Only the ones who say yes reach you.
4.  You meet over coffee or a call. For €750, Marian comes to the coffee with the candidate.
5.  You hire. The €12,000 fee is due when the person starts.

## Questions companies ask

How much does hiring in Czech Republic through ELC cost?

Hiring through ELC costs one flat €12,000 per hire, paid when the person starts. On top, you pick one of four options: an Intro sprint at €2,500 per role, a Hiring Meetup at €8,000, Talent reach at €14,000 a year, or a talent dinner at €4,000. A recruiter usually charges €15 to €25K per senior hire.

Is the fee per hire charged on every package?

Every hire made through ELC costs €12,000, whichever of the four options you start with. You pay it when the person starts, not at the intro and not at the offer, so a search that ends without a hire costs only the option you picked. Full terms are on the [terms page](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/terms/).

Who will I meet?

Engineering leaders from the ELC community: staff engineers, architects, engineering managers, directors, VPs and CTOs. 182 of them told Marian they are open to a next step, 62 of them actively looking. ELC meets in Prague, Brno, Bratislava and Kraków.

Is ELC a recruitment agency?

ELC is a community of engineering leaders, and recruiters and agencies cannot buy a partnership. Marian introduces people only when both sides say yes first, so nobody in the community gets a cold message from you because you paid.

What happened to Marian's List?

Marian's List, Marian's talent matchmaking service, is now part of ELC. The intros Marian made through it sit inside the four options on this page, priced per role, per meetup or per year, plus the same fee per hire. marianslist.com will point here.

## Tell Marian which role you need filled

Marian replies within 1 working day. Send the role. Marian tells you which option fits and who in the community could fit it. Your open roles can also go out to 3,000+ newsletter readers.

What do you want to start with?

 Intro sprint Hiring Meetup Talent dinner Not sure yet

Work email

Company

The role or roles

Preferred month

Send to Marian

Prefer a call? [Book 30 minutes with Marian](https://www.elc.space/meet-marian?item=call&utm_source=engineeringleaders&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cross-property&utm_content=hire-cz-en-call)

Or email [marian@engineeringleaders.io](mailto:marian@engineeringleaders.io).

### Thank you. Marian has it.

He replies within 1 working day. A copy of your message is in your inbox.

[Want to talk sooner? Pick 20 minutes in his calendar.](https://www.elc.space/meet-marian?item=call&utm_source=engineeringleaders&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cross-property&utm_content=hire-cz-en-call)

Also see [ELC for companies](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/for-companies/), [all partner packages](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/partner/) and [how to reach engineering leaders in Czechia](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/how-to-reach-engineering-leaders-in-czechia/).

Updated 20 October 2026

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