Hi everyone,
I arrived in Poland from Ukraine a few days ago. I do not have a university degree and I have never worked in IT before, but I have some practical skills and wanted to ask for advice.
I have used Linux as my main system on my desktop for a few years, and I really like fixing system problems. I also host different things on my own server: Wireguard, OpenVPN, Hysteria2, Matrix, XMPP, Mumble, an IRC bouncer, my own Git server, and a static website synced with rsync. I used Docker a lot and now I am learning Podman. I also know some basic programming: I made small games in LOVE2D with Lua, tried C++ and Unity, and wrote a Python bot that checks ticket availability on a website and sends notifications.
My English is around B1 level. I can read documentation easily, write in text chat, and speak okay, but I am still working on it. I do not speak Polish yet, but I want to learn it.
I know that getting a developer job is very hard right now, so I am not looking for that. I am ready to start with any entry job: technical support, helpdesk, junior Linux administrator, or an assistant role. I really want to work in tech and avoid physical work in warehouses if possible.
Is it realistic to find this kind of job in Poland without Polish and with B1 English? What job titles should I search for on LinkedIn or Pracuj, and do companies care about self-hosted home server projects?
Thank you for any advice!
You might be able to land something like a support job, but you’re gonna have to wow them with your enthousiasm. You also might want to look for traineeships, which is basically like “training on the job”. you sound right for that, but those have become scarce as well. I know Poland has a vibrant dev community, but I don’t know how the job market is.