Bridging the Skills Gap & Driving Diversity in Poland’s Tech Hub
We’re helping financial institutions tap into Poland’s emerging technology ecosystem, ensuring access to niche engineering talent, cost-effective scaling, and a more diverse workforce - strengthening innovation and competitive advantage. Continue reading ↓
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A globally acclaimed investment bank partnered with Caspian One to address a growing technology skills gap in Poland. Within just four months, we scaled their engineering teams to 45 resources, achieving a 20% diversity ratio and laying the foundation for expansion into Asia and the USA.
This story highlights Caspian One’s ability to help financial institutions tap into emerging tech hubs like Poland to address niche engineering skills gaps while driving diversity and cost-effective scalability. By combining data-driven insights, flexible resource augmentation, and a structured approach to workforce expansion, we enabled the client to rapidly scale critical engineering teams while meeting strategic diversity goals.
Our hybrid remote/on-site support model provided adaptability, allowing for efficient budget utilisation and controlled expansion into new markets, ultimately strengthening the client’s global technology footprint.
The Challenge
As financial institutions expand into emerging tech hubs, the ability to attract high-calibre engineering talent at speed becomes a major challenge. For this investment bank, Poland was a strategic location for technology growth, but filling niche engineering roles proved difficult. The bank also had ambitious diversity targets, seeking to broaden representation across their teams.
The internal recruitment efforts struggled to keep pace with demand, and the bank needed a structured, data-driven approach to build out its workforce in Poland. With tight hiring timelines and cost considerations at play, they needed a partner who could act fast while ensuring quality, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
Our Approach
Caspian One worked directly with the Technology C-suite to assess hiring challenges and market conditions. To provide clarity and structure, we developed a detailed insights report, mapping out Poland’s technology trends, talent availability, salary benchmarks, and competitor hiring strategies. This allowed the bank to make informed hiring decisions, shaping a strategy that balanced quality, speed, and cost-effectiveness.
We then built a flexible pricing model for resource augmentation, enabling the bank to onboard talent at scale without committing to long-term fixed costs. A hybrid account management team was deployed, combining on-site engagement with remote expertise, ensuring close collaboration with stakeholders while allowing rapid adaptation to shifting business priorities.
The Outcome
Within four months, the bank successfully scaled to 45 technology hires across Poland and the UK, covering critical trading technologies such as Java, .Net, C++, Python, and Cloud DevOps. Our structured hiring approach also led to a 20% diversity ratio, helping the client build more inclusive and high-performing teams.
The success of this initiative led to a wider rollout, with the same structured approach being extended to Asia and the USA, allowing the bank to replicate results in other key regions.
What This Meant for the Client:
By taking a data-driven, scalable approach, the bank was able to rapidly overcome hiring challenges in Poland while ensuring a sustainable, long-term workforce strategy.
The ability to hire quickly without compromising quality provided them with a competitive edge, ensuring they had the right talent in place to support critical trading technology projects.
Beyond solving an immediate hiring challenge, this initiative created a repeatable blueprint for international workforce expansion, reinforcing the bank’s position as an industry leader in technology innovation and talent development.
Key Details & Expertise
Keywords: Resource Augmentation, Skills Gap, Java, .Net, C++, Python, Cloud DevOps, Diversity Ratio, Poland Tech Hub, Hybrid Onsite/Remote Teams
Primary Areas of Expertise: Application Development, Data & Analytics, Cyber Security
Secondary Areas of Expertise: Java, C++, .NET, Python, Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure DevOps), Skills Acquisition, Diversity
Resource Roles: AppDev: Java Developer, AppDev: C++ Developer, Cloud Engineer, Automation Engineer / QA, DevOps Engineer, Business Analyst
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