--- title: 'Tech & AI jobs in Spain' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/location/spain' type: 'location' --- # Tech & AI jobs in Spain > Spain's startup scene splits between Barcelona and Madrid, and it's grown into one of Southern Europe's most active. Barcelona hosts Fever, TravelPerk, and Factorial; Madrid adds Cabify, Jobandtalent, and Idealista. Lower costs than London or Paris keep drawing founders and remote engineers, and the roles span travel tech, HR software, and marketplaces. - **Open roles:** 1922 - **Hiring companies:** 284 - **Region type:** country - **Timezone:** Europe/Madrid - **Population:** 48,350,000 - **Cost of living:** well below the US average, one of Western Europe's more affordable tech hubs. - **Climate:** Mediterranean and continental — hot, dry summers and mild winters along the coast, more extreme in the central plateau around Madrid. - **Page:** https://feeny.ai/location/spain ## Cities in Spain - [Barcelona](https://feeny.ai/location/spain/barcelona) — 707 jobs - [Madrid](https://feeny.ai/location/spain/madrid) — 630 jobs - [Valencia](https://feeny.ai/location/spain/valencia) — 56 jobs ## Top companies hiring in Spain - [Sprinter](https://feeny.ai/companies/sprinter) — 35 open roles - [FeverUp](https://feeny.ai/companies/feverup) — 187 open roles - [arsys EN](https://feeny.ai/companies/arsys-en) — 18 open roles - [LABHOUSE ](https://feeny.ai/companies/labhouse) — 18 open roles - [Preply](https://feeny.ai/companies/preply) — 60 open roles - [Socialpoint](https://feeny.ai/companies/socialpoint) — 13 open roles - [CATORCE ](https://feeny.ai/companies/catorce) — 12 open roles - [Perk](https://feeny.ai/companies/perk) — 67 open roles - [Wallapop](https://feeny.ai/companies/wallapop) — 10 open roles - [2K Madrid](https://feeny.ai/companies/2k-madrid) — 10 open roles - [Scopely](https://feeny.ai/companies/scopely) — 54 open roles - [Cabify](https://feeny.ai/companies/cabify) — 30 open roles ## Top Universities **Where Spain's tech talent studies** Spain's global academic strength is its business schools: IE, IESE, and ESADE consistently rank among the best in the world and feed the country's startup and corporate scene (IE produced Glovo's Oscar Pierre). The Polytechnic universities of Madrid and Catalonia supply the engineering talent. - **IE University** (Madrid · 8,000 undergrads) — notable alumni: Oscar Pierre, Alfonso de Angoitia - **IESE Business School** (Barcelona · 1,000 undergrads) — notable alumni: Franck Riboud - **ESADE Business School** (Barcelona · 6,000 undergrads) — notable alumni: Ferran Soriano - **Universidad Politecnica de Madrid** (Madrid · 35,000 undergrads) — notable alumni: Juan de la Cierva, Leonardo Torres Quevedo - **Polytechnic University of Catalonia** (Barcelona · 30,000 undergrads) - **Complutense University of Madrid** (Madrid · 70,000 undergrads) — notable alumni: Severo Ochoa - **University of Barcelona** (Barcelona · 63,000 undergrads) — notable alumni: Santiago Ramon y Cajal - **Universidad Carlos III de Madrid** (Madrid · 18,000 undergrads) ## Top Unicorns **Unicorn startups in Spain** The unicorn bench is real if smaller than Europe's biggest markets: business travel at TravelPerk, HR software at Factorial, live experiences at Fever, and the real-estate portal Idealista. Devo and Copado show the country's enterprise-software side, and Cabify carries the mobility flag across Spain and Latin America. - **Idealista** — $3B · Leading real-estate portal in Southern Europe - **TravelPerk** — $2.7B · Business travel booking & expense management - **Factorial** — $2.5B · All-in-one HR software for SMBs - **Devo** — $2B · Cloud-native security analytics & SIEM - **[Fever](https://feeny.ai/companies/feverup)** — $1.9B · Discovery platform for live entertainment & experiences - **Jobandtalent** — $1.5B · Marketplace matching companies with frontline workers - **[Cabify](https://feeny.ai/companies/cabify)** — $1.4B · Ride-hailing & multi-mobility across Spain & LatAm - **Domestika** — $1.3B · Online learning community for creative pros - **Copado** — $1.2B · DevOps & testing platform for Salesforce - **Recover** — $1.1B · Recycled cotton fiber for sustainable textiles ## Events **What's happening in Spain** - [180º Sunset Golden Hour](https://luma.com/7di5atqg) — 2026-08-07 · Barcelona - [El play date | edición española | 26 - 40 años](https://luma.com/pnvgegws) — 2026-08-07 · Barcelona - [Bora Morning](https://luma.com/zjsyev6y) — 2026-08-08 · Barcelona - [R&B Sessions takes over The Beach](https://luma.com/6uaemkhk) — 2026-08-08 · Barcelona - [Highlight: Sound Healing](https://luma.com/c6ppqg8j) — 2026-08-09 · Madrid - [Wine Wednesday @ Bar 64](https://luma.com/bc3wity1) — 2026-08-12 · Barcelona - [12/8 Women's social hike 🌿🌸](https://luma.com/83v8n4l1) — 2026-08-12 · Barcelona - [Offline Friend Dating | Disconnect to reconnect | Club members](https://luma.com/g86pxupp) — 2026-08-13 · Barcelona - [We Met at The Bus 🚌🎂 30th Bday Party!](https://luma.com/qqgp0v73) — 2026-08-14 · Barcelona ## FAQ **Tech jobs in Spain: common questions** ### How many tech jobs are open in Spain right now? Feeny is tracking about 1,922 open tech roles in Spain, from roughly 284 companies hiring. Each listing comes from a company's own careers page, so it's a live opening rather than a stale repost. Barcelona and Madrid carry most of the volume, with Valencia adding more. Filter by city or discipline to narrow it down. ### Which cities in Spain have the most tech jobs? Barcelona and Madrid are the two engines, and together they make up Southern Europe's busiest tech scene. Barcelona has long drawn founders with its mix of coast, culture, and lower costs, while Madrid brings the bigger companies and the capital's business base. Valencia is the growing third option. Across the 3 Spanish cities we index, the split between Barcelona and Madrid is really where the decision sits. ### What companies are hiring for tech roles in Spain? Barcelona is home to Fever, TravelPerk, and Factorial, three companies that scaled into real businesses across events, travel, and HR software. Madrid brings its own names, with Cabify in mobility, Jobandtalent in staffing tech, and Idealista in property. Between the two cities you get a solid spread of consumer and B2B companies. Feeny lists roles from about 284 companies nationwide, so the current set is worth a direct look. ### What kinds of tech roles are common in Spain? The mix leans consumer apps, travel tech, fintech, and backend engineering. Barcelona's TravelPerk and Fever drive a lot of consumer and product hiring, while Madrid's Cabify and Jobandtalent add mobility and marketplace roles. Fintech runs through both cities. It's a scene built more on consumer-facing products than deep infrastructure. ### What is it like to work in tech in Spain? Spain's big draw is lifestyle for the money: costs run well below London or Paris, so a decent salary goes a long way, and Barcelona's coast and weather don't hurt. That combination has pulled in founders and remote engineers who want European quality of life without European prices. Local salaries are lower than in the northern hubs, which is the honest trade if you're coming from a higher-paying market. For remote-first work, though, the math often lands in your favor. ### Can international candidates get a work visa to work in tech in Spain? Spain's Startup Law created a Digital Nomad visa and eased the hiring of foreign talent, which has made the country noticeably more open in recent years. The EU Blue Card applies as well for the more traditional skilled-worker route. If your work is remote-friendly, the Digital Nomad path is worth a serious look. Overall the market has become welcoming to foreign hires, especially outside the biggest legacy employers. --- _Source: https://feeny.ai/location/spain_