Elite 16 IT Recruiters You Should Know in Poland
Explore the best IT recruiters in Poland, renowned for their skill in matching top-tier tech talent with the right opportunities. Discover the individuals shaping the future of tech hiring. ↓
Below is a curated list of leading IT recruiters in Poland. These include independent recruiting experts and those working within agencies or companies.
Each person has a strong public presence – many are active on LinkedIn, share insights via blogs or social media, or speak at industry events. They recruit for various tech roles (developers, DevOps, data scientists, etc.) and often engage with both Polish and international tech talent markets.
- Kasia Tang
- Artur Skiba
- Grzegorz Deszczka
- Katarzyna (Kasia) Michalak
- Piotr Jabłoński
- Jakub Babij
- Olga Żółkiewicz
- Karolina Latus
- Maja Gojtowska
- Aleksandra Pszczoła
- Zyta Machnicka
- Agnieszka Ciećwierz
- Jacek Krajewski
- Karolina Kołosowska
- Urszula Zając-Pałdyna
- Tomasz Sołtys
Each profile includes a brief overview of their background, specialties, and contributions to the tech recruitment community, followed by links to their public profiles.
Kasia Tang
Kasia is a sourcing and social recruiting expert with over a decade of experience. She founded the Recruitment Open Community Polska, Poland’s largest recruiter community, and has amassed more than 27,000 LinkedIn followers.
Kasia trains recruiters in advanced sourcing techniques and advocates “sourcing is more than finding profiles” – encouraging continuous learning and experimentation. A bilingual blogger, she shares knowledge on her blog and recently authored a sourcing book titled “Super Source Me”.
Kasia frequently speaks at international recruitment conferences and bridges the Polish recruiting scene with global best practices.
- LinkedIn: Kasia Tang
- X (Twitter): @Kasia_Tang
- Website/Blog: kasiatang.com
Artur Skiba
Artur is the long-standing CEO of Antal Poland, a major recruitment agency, and a highly influential figure in Poland’s recruitment industry. He has been with Antal for over 20 years, driving its growth and helping shape the broader HR market.
Artur has been pivotal in introducing niche recruitment and executive search practices in Poland’s IT and finance sectors. Under his leadership, Antal was one of the first Polish recruitment firms listed on a stock exchange and later expanded internationally. Artur often represents Poland at global HR events (e.g., Shared Services & Outsourcing Week Europe) and serves in industry organizations (he was on the board of SAZ – the Association of Employment Agencies).
While not a day-to-day recruiter now, he actively shares insights on talent trends, outsourcing, and leadership on LinkedIn. Colleagues credit him with “changing the HR market in Poland and beyond” through his two decades of mentorship and innovation.
- LinkedIn: Artur Skiba
- X (Twitter): @SkibaArtur
Grzegorz Deszczka
Grzegorz, known as “Rekruter z Brodą” (“Recruiter with a Beard”), is a prominent tech recruiter and LinkedIn content creator. He has built a large following (over 12,000 followers as of a past count, now exceeding 25k) by candidly sharing recruiting “truths” and humor.
Grzegorz was recognized as a Top LinkedIn Voice in Poland for recruitment, often posting about the realities of IT hiring and personal branding online. He also coaches others on leveraging LinkedIn and runs workshops for recruiters with consistently positive feedback.
His approachable style and willingness to discuss challenges have made him an influential voice in Poland’s recruiting community.
- LinkedIn: Grzegorz Deszczka
Katarzyna (Kasia) Michalak
Kasia is a tech recruitment specialist turned business development leader, recognized early in her career as one of Poland’s top recruiters. She won the “Best Recruitment Consultant in Poland (Permanent Hires)” award in 2016, a distinction from the HR “Perły HR” competition.
Kasia spent years as a Tech Recruiter at Bee Talents (a Poznań-based IT recruitment agency), where she was known for providing an excellent candidate experience. She later moved into a Head of Sales & Training role, using her recruiting expertise to advise clients and train other recruiters. Kasia frequently speaks at sourcing and HR conferences (including SourceCon Europe) and writes articles about tech hiring (some of her pieces have been featured on ERE.net).
Her online presence reflects her passion for improving recruiting processes and bridging the gap between developers and recruiters.
- LinkedIn: Katarzyna Michalak
- X (Twitter): @kasia_zora
Piotr Jablonski
In recruitment, the hidden job market is where real opportunities lie. It’s about knowing how to navigate the networks beyond the obvious.
Piotr is a veteran recruiter and career consultant with 10+ years of experience. He was one of the first in Poland to harness LinkedIn for employer branding and recruiting, garnering well over 30,000 followers in the process.
Piotr has worked both as an agency recruiter and now independently, running a career advisory blog (Career PRO/cvexpert.pl). He helps professionals navigate the “hidden job market” and make strategic career moves. Piotr’s pioneering use of social media in recruitment and his engaging content (often discussing candidate experience and recruitment “darknets”) have solidified his status as a LinkedIn HR influencer in Poland.
He remains active in sharing best practices and mentoring younger recruiters.
- LinkedIn: Piotr Jabłoński
Jakub Babij
Jakub is a former IT recruiter and HR business partner who became known for thought leadership in Poland’s recruitment circles. He co-led high-volume and hard-to-fill tech hiring projects earlier in his career, and was mentioned alongside Piotr Jabłoński as a key recruitment influencer in Poland.
After years in corporate recruitment (with companies like Eaton and Intel), Jakub transitioned into the well-being space – founding Mindfulness Inside and pursuing psychotherapy. Even so, he remains respected in the community for his prior contributions, such as promoting recruiter mindfulness and candidate empathy.
Jakub often wrote about improving the recruiter–candidate relationship and continues to influence HR practices through a mix of recruitment and well-being insights.
- LinkedIn: Jakub Babij
Olga Żółkiewicz
Olga is a multifaceted HR consultant focusing on employer branding, candidate experience, and internal communications. By day, she helps companies build appealing employer brands and improve employee/candidate experience.
Olga also conducts HR training workshops and frequently appears at conferences and meetups to share her expertise. She runs a blog called How2HR (how2hr.pl) where she blogs about modern HR practices and recruitment hacks. Equally adept with social media, Olga engages the community on LinkedIn and Instagram, providing a behind-the-scenes look at HR life. She has been described as an “HR-owiec in the world of new technologies” for her savvy use of digital tools in recruitment.
Olga’s influence lies in blending HR fundamentals with fresh approaches, making her content valuable for tech recruiters and HR pros alike.
- LinkedIn: Olga Żółkiewicz
- X (Twitter): @OlgaZolkiewicz
Karolina Latus
Karolina is a dynamic tech headhunter and HR community organizer. She wears many hats: C-level IT Head Hunter and HR Trainer at CRAFTS (an IT recruitment firm), founder and organizer of the HR meetup series “HR na Deser,” and Community Manager for the Recruitment Open Community (ROC) Polska.
With about 5 years in IT recruitment (and more in broader HR), Karolina is on a “mission to revolutionize the world of HR”. She offers recruitment process consulting, HR process optimization, and training services as a freelancer. Karolina actively shares content on LinkedIn – her posts often highlight innovative HR ideas and the importance of community among recruiters.
By juggling corporate recruiting and grassroots community work, Karolina has become a well-known figure pushing Polish tech recruitment to be more collaborative and forward-thinking.
- LinkedIn: Karolina Latus
- X (Twitter): @KarolinaLatus
Maja Gojtowska
Maja is an HR influencer specializing in candidate experience, employee experience, and employer branding. With a background in HR communication, she runs the popular blog Gojtowska.com and has authored a book (in 2019) on candidate experience.
Maja often shares best practices on treating candidates “as well as customers” and offers tips on onboarding and HR marketing. Recognized as a LinkedIn “Top Voice” (Forbes Women named her a “LinkedIn Master”), she engages a wide audience with highly interactive posts. Maja is also a trainer and moderator (e.g., a design thinking facilitator in HR), and she actively promotes a culture of feedback and positive hiring experiences in Poland’s tech recruitment community.
- LinkedIn: Maja Gojtowska
- X (Twitter): @MajaGojtowska
Aleksandra Pszczola
Aleksandra “Ola” is the founder and CEO of Bee Talents, one of Poland’s leading tech recruitment agencies (based in Poznań). Active in the tech industry since 2010, she transitioned from developing a mobile app to building a 40-person recruitment firm.
Ola has helped numerous IT companies (from startups to enterprises) attract and retain top talent, often consulting on HR strategy and employer branding. A frequent speaker and mentor, she supports startups in team building and HR marketing (as noted on her social media bios). Aleksandra is also known for promoting transparency and innovation in recruitment – values reflected in Bee Talents’ success. She shares her entrepreneurial journey and hiring advice on LinkedIn and through interviews (e.g., with Startup Poland).
Her leadership has been instrumental in positioning Poland as a hub for high-quality IT recruitment services.
- LinkedIn: Aleksandra Pszczoła
- X (Twitter): @olapsz
Zyta Machnicka
Zyta is one of Poland’s pioneering employer branding consultants turned recruitment influencer. With 14+ years of experience sharing EB knowledge, she founded Lightness, an employer branding and talent communication hub, and co-founded the EBMASTERS community.
Zyta is also the author of a book on candidate experience and the creator of the blog CandidateExperience.pl. As CEO of Lightness, she has delivered over 200 educational projects, helping companies become better employers. Zyta’s content (on LinkedIn, YouTube, and her blog) focuses on elevating recruitment marketing, and she often emphasizes that every company can improve as an employer.
Her thought leadership bridges HR, marketing, and recruitment, making her a go-to expert on strengthening company reputation to attract IT talent.
- LinkedIn: Zyta Machnicka
- X (Twitter): @ZytaMachnicka
Agnieszka Ciećwierz
Agnieszka is a prominent HR and recruitment expert, and co-founder of Sigmund Polska (a firm specializing in competency assessments and talent management). With a background in organizational psychology, she teaches recruiters how to hire based on competencies and data.
Agnieszka has authored three books on recruitment and HR, and she actively shares knowledge via LinkedIn, Instagram, and speaking engagements. In fact, her LinkedIn profile was named among the “most interesting profiles” by MyCompany Polska magazine. She often emphasizes recruiter development and self-care – for instance, she advocates for recruiters to invest in their own growth and well-being.
Agnieszka’s influence extends to policy as well: she collaborates on labor market research (featured in PARP materials) and frequently comments on HR trends. Her mix of academic insight and practical experience makes her a respected voice in tech recruitment, especially in promoting fair and competency-based hiring.
- LinkedIn: Agnieszka Ciećwierz
Jacek Krajewski
Jacek is a seasoned HR innovator and tech recruitment expert, known for integrating gamification into HR processes. With 13+ years in HR and new technologies, he has held roles at GoldenLine and HR tech firms like Lightness, and frequently speaks at industry events.
Jacek shares creative approaches to recruitment – for example, how to use gamified pre-onboarding or assessment to engage candidates. On LinkedIn he runs a Q&A post series #ZapytajJacka (“Ask Jacek”), providing “solid doses of knowledge” to followers. He has also contributed articles to HR magazines. Jacek’s blend of technical insight and HR expertise has helped many companies modernize their hiring (he later moved into tech project roles, which further enriched his perspective).
He remains an influential voice encouraging Polish recruiters to adopt innovative, candidate-friendly techniques.
- LinkedIn: Jacek Krajewski
Karolina Kołosowska
Karolina is an IT recruitment specialist who also champions HR knowledge sharing. As HR Manager at Just Join IT (one of Poland’s top IT job boards) and editor of the helloHR online magazine, Karolina has been working in HR for 5+ years, including 4 years specifically in the tech sector.
She’s known to be “everywhere” in terms of activity – contributing to HR content, organizing events, and mentoring others. Colleagues describe her as approachable and passionate about helping others grow in HR. Karolina frequently posts on LinkedIn about her recruiting experiences, offering tips on IT talent sourcing and workplace culture.
As a community manager for helloHR, she interacts with a broad network of Polish HR and recruitment professionals, bridging the gap between recruiters and tech candidates.
- LinkedIn: Karolina Kołosowska
Urszula Zajac-Pałdyna
Ula is an HR generalist and recruitment blogger widely followed for her practical advice. Active in HR since her university days, she worked in recruitment agencies and corporate HR before becoming a trainer and author.
Ula runs the popular blog “HR na obcasach” (“HR in High Heels”) where she shares HR/recruitment tips, legal insights, and personal career stories. She’s also a lecturer and speaker, known for her high energy and media appearances. Ula’s content spans talent sourcing, candidate communication, and HR law – delivered in an accessible, often humorous style. Her LinkedIn presence is vibrant, and she encourages continuous learning (she’s known to juggle “100 ideas a minute”).
Ula has become an inspiration for many young HR professionals in Poland.
- LinkedIn: Urszula Zając-Pałdyna
Tomasz Sołtys
Tomasz is a highly experienced IT headhunter who has been connecting companies with top tech specialists for over 17 years. As an independent recruiter, he operates under the brand Rekruter.it, offering end-to-end recruitment support – from crafting hiring strategy and direct search to HR team training.
Tomasz has completed more than 900 recruitment projects in IT, technical, and pharmaceutical fields, delivering key hires to clients across Poland (and internationally). Known for his pragmatic approach, he emphasizes quality and efficiency in hiring. Tomasz often shares insights on LinkedIn and GitHub (where he humorously labels himself a “Pragmatic IT Recruiter”).
He has a reputation for professionalism and for successfully scaling engineering teams, which has made him a go-to recruiter for many companies.
- LinkedIn: Tomasz Sołtys
Wrap Up
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