Best Job Portals in Austria (2026): Where to Actually Apply

Job-hunting in Austria looks simple from the outside - it's a small, wealthy country with low unemployment. In practice the listings are scattered across a government portal, two big commercial boards, a couple of professional networks, and a handful of English-only sites that barely anyone tells you about.

This guide maps all of them, so you know exactly where your CV should land.

Start Here: The Official Portal

Austria's official job portal is the AMS eJob-Room (jobroom.ams.or.at), run by the public employment service, the Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS). It carries the largest single pool of vacancies in the country - everything from apprenticeships and seasonal work to professional roles - because employers who use AMS placement services list here by default.

The catch: the interface is German-only. There's no English toggle, and the search assumes you can read a German job title. If your German is solid, this is the most complete source in Austria and worth a direct visit. If it isn't, you'll lean on the boards below - or let a tool translate and search it for you.

The Big General Boards

Alongside the official portal, two commercial boards dominate the Austrian market, plus the usual professional networks:

• karriere.at - Austria's largest job board. This is the default for office, IT, sales and finance roles, and the one most Austrians check first. The UI is mostly German, but the volume and quality make it essential.
• StepStone Austria (stepstone.at) - strong on IT, engineering, finance and sales, and crucially it has an English-language filter, which makes it the friendliest big board for international candidates.
• jobs.at - a broad aggregator that's especially useful for SME, regional, trades and retail roles outside the big cities.
• LinkedIn - carries the bulk of professional, tech and business roles, and English-language postings are common, especially from international employers in Vienna.
• XING (xing.com) - the German-speaking world's own professional network. Still widely used for DACH white-collar roles and recruiter outreach, though mostly in German.

Best Portals for International / English-Speaking Candidates

This is the section that matters most if your German isn't fluent yet. Austria has a cluster of boards built specifically for international and English-speaking candidates - and they're the fastest way to filter out roles that would reject you on language alone.

• Jobs in Vienna (jobsinvienna.com) - English-language roles in the capital across IT, research, international business and NGOs. Vienna is where most of Austria's English-working jobs live, so this is the obvious first stop.
• EnglishJobSearch.at - exactly what it says: roles where English is the working language, many tagged "no German required." Heavy on IT and support roles. If language is your blocker, start here.
• WORK in AUSTRIA (workinaustria.com) - the government-backed English-language portal aimed at international skilled workers. It lists shortage occupations - IT, engineering, health, skilled trades - and ties directly into the Red-White-Red card relocation process for non-EU applicants. If you need work authorisation, this is your starting point, not LinkedIn.
• StepStone Austria's English filter - worth repeating here, because among the large commercial boards it's the one that lets you search English-language roles directly.

One pattern to internalise: English-working roles in Austria are concentrated in Vienna and in tech. The further you get from both, the more German you'll need. A tool like LumiCV's Austria job search flags which roles are English-working so you don't have to guess from the listing.

Industry-Specific Boards

For two of Austria's biggest hiring sectors, a niche board beats the general aggregators:

• DevJobs.at - the go-to for software, IT, data and engineering roles, with a strong focus on the startup and scale-up scene. Its standout feature is salary transparency: postings show pay ranges, which is rarer than it should be and a real advantage when you're negotiating.
• Hotelcareer (hotelcareer.com) - the leading board for Austria's Alpine hospitality and tourism industry: hotels, catering and resort work concentrated in Tyrol and Salzburg. If you're chasing seasonal or hospitality work in the mountains, this is where those roles are posted.

Every Austrian Job Portal at a Glance

Here's the full landscape in one table - what each portal is best for, and whether you can use it in English.

Portal	Best for	English
AMS eJob-Room	Official source - largest pool, all sectors, apprenticeships, seasonal	No (German-only UI)
karriere.at	Austria's largest board - office, IT, sales, finance	Partial
StepStone Austria	IT, engineering, finance, sales - has an English filter	Yes
jobs.at	SME, regional, trades and retail roles	Partial
LinkedIn	Professional, tech, business and marketing roles	Yes
XING	DACH white-collar networking and recruiter outreach	Partial
Jobs in Vienna	English roles in Vienna - IT, research, int'l business, NGOs	Yes
EnglishJobSearch.at	"No German required" roles - IT, support	Yes
WORK in AUSTRIA	Gov-backed - shortage occupations + Red-White-Red card	Yes
DevJobs.at	Tech and startups - with salary transparency	Yes
Hotelcareer	Alpine hospitality and tourism (Tyrol, Salzburg)	Partial

Austria-Specific Tips

A few things about the Austrian market that will save you wasted applications:

• German is expected outside Vienna tech. Vienna's IT, research and international-business scene runs heavily in English, but step outside that bubble - other cities, client-facing roles, public sector, trades - and German (often B2) is the baseline. Learning it widens your options dramatically.
• The Red-White-Red card is the route for non-EU skilled workers. It's a points-based work-and-residence permit, usually tied to a job offer in a shortage occupation. The government's WORK in AUSTRIA portal exists specifically to walk you through it - don't navigate the immigration system blind.
• A photo CV is still common. Unlike the US or UK, Austrian (and broader DACH) convention often expects a professional headshot, full personal details and a structured tabular CV. A bare US-style resume can read as incomplete here.
• Alpine hospitality is seasonal. Hotel, catering and resort hiring in Tyrol and Salzburg spikes ahead of the winter and summer seasons. Time your applications to those windows, and use Hotelcareer rather than the general boards.

How to Search Them All at Once

The honest problem with Austria is the same one you hit anywhere in Europe: the listings are split across a German-only government portal, two commercial boards, a couple of networks, and several English-only sites - each with its own search box, its own language, and its own duplicates. Searching them properly means a lot of tabs and a lot of re-typing.

That's the chore LumiCV is built to remove. LumiCV searches EURES, the AMS eJob-Room and company career pages together, scores each role against your CV so you apply to the ones you actually fit, and flags the English-working roles so you stop opening listings only to find they need fluent German. One search across every Austrian source, ranked for you.

If you're applying across borders, it's also worth reading our guide on how to find all EU jobs from one place - Austria's official portal plugs into the wider EURES network that guide covers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best job site in Austria?

karriere.at is Austria's largest general job board and the default for office, IT, sales and finance roles. For tech specifically, DevJobs.at is sharper (and shows salaries), and StepStone Austria's English filter is the fastest route for international candidates. The official AMS eJob-Room still carries the single biggest pool of vacancies, though its interface is German-only.

What is the official job portal of Austria?

The official job portal of Austria is the AMS eJob-Room (jobroom.ams.or.at), run by the public employment service, the Arbeitsmarktservice (AMS). It holds the largest vacancy pool in the country across every sector, including apprenticeships and seasonal work. The interface is German-only. For skilled-worker relocation, the government also runs the English-language WORK in AUSTRIA portal.

How do I find English-speaking jobs in Austria?

Start with the boards built for internationals: Jobs in Vienna and EnglishJobSearch.at list roles where English is the working language, some tagged "no German required." StepStone Austria has an English-language filter, and the government's WORK in AUSTRIA portal targets shortage occupations open to international hires. Most English-friendly roles cluster in Vienna tech, research and international business.

How do I get a Red-White-Red card?

The Red-White-Red card is Austria's work-and-residence permit for skilled workers from outside the EU. You qualify on a points system based on qualifications, work experience, language skills and age, usually after a job offer in a shortage occupation. The government's WORK in AUSTRIA portal is the official starting point - it lists eligible roles and walks you through the application.

Do I need to speak German to work in Austria?

It depends on the role and the city. In Vienna's tech, research and international-business scene, plenty of teams work in English. Outside Vienna - and in client-facing, public-sector or trades roles - German is usually expected, often to B2 level. Learning German widens your options significantly, but you can land an English-working role first, especially in IT.