[arisAlexis]

that is not good advice. developer meetings through meetup are happening almost every day. there are a lot of companies that produce software and you don't need to be a freelancer (why come to Amsterdam to freelance?). The above text applied very well to people that are looking for common jobs like business managers,salesmen,hospitality professionals etc. If you consider yourself a good programmer with a good CV come to Amsterdam or alternatively go to Berlin or London.

[csmdev]

I lived in Amsterdam for the most part of last year. And dev meetups are rare and it's usually web stuff or startups.

There are only two types of meetings that happen almost every day:

1. The Appsterdam hub meetings. And they aren't for software engineers. It's mostly random startup people networking in the hopes of finding something.

2. The expat meetings. And it's mostly random expats networking in the hopes of finding something. Or at least trying to have a good time.

If you know any software engineering meetings, post them here so everybody who is interested can save some time. But I agree with Berlin and London. You can have more success there. Bigger cities with a lot more companies and communities.

[mdn0420]

Do you have any insight on what the average salary is for a software engineer with 5-6 years of experience?