Zagrebruns on a handful of strong industries. If you’re job-hunting or weighing a move, here’s where the opportunities (and the big-name employers) are.
Top industries & employers
Software & IT
Infobip, Rimac Technology, Photomath, Verne, Span, King ICT, Five
Infobip became Croatia's first technology unicorn and Rimac's electric hypercar and component business, based just outside Zagreb, is the country's most internationally visible engineering story.
Pharmaceuticals
Pliva (Teva), Belupo, JGL, Genera
Pliva discovered azithromycin in Zagreb in the 1980s — one of the most commercially successful antibiotics ever developed, and the reason the city has a serious pharmaceutical research base.
Banking & finance
Zagrebačka banka (UniCredit), PBZ (Intesa), Erste, OTP, Croatian National Bank
The Croatian National Bank and the Zagreb Stock Exchange are both here, and the sector went through a full euro conversion in 2023 that reshaped its systems and products.
Tourism services & hospitality tech
Adriatic hospitality groups, Valamar, Plava Laguna head offices
Croatia's tourism economy is on the coast but its head offices, booking platforms and seasonal recruitment operations are in Zagreb, which is why the seasonal labour market is run from here.
Engineering & manufacturing
Končar, AD Plastik, Rimac, Kraš
Končar has built electrical equipment, trams and rail vehicles in Zagreb since 1921 and still supplies the city's own tram fleet.
Higher education & research
University of Zagreb, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
The University of Zagreb dates from 1669 and the FER engineering faculty supplies most of the country's software workforce; the Ruđer Bošković Institute is the largest research institute in Croatia.
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