Alabuga is a major special economic zone in Russia that offers modern industrial infrastructure and tax incentives to support large-scale manufacturing and tech projects. It provides companies with ready-to-use industrial sites, custom-built facilities, and logistics solutions to accelerate local production and import substitution. Designed to attract both domestic and international investment, the zone fosters economic growth through high-tech clusters and specialized workforce development programs.
HQ: Yelabuga, Russia • Real Estate • Industrial Real Estate
$39k per year (gross) • In office (Tomsk, Russia) • Relocation • Full-Time • Russian: C1
Altium Designer
Design
SolidWorks
$39k per year (gross) • In office (Tomsk, Russia) • Relocation • Full-Time • Russian: C1
C++
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
YADRO is a major Russian technology vendor and full-cycle enterprise hardware manufacturer headquartered in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 2014, the company operates extensive R&D centers across Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, and Minsk, alongside its flagship full-cycle manufacturing plant (YADRO FAB DUBNA).
HQ: Moscow, Russia • Information Technology • Hardware • Storage • IT Infrastructure • Est. 2014
≈ $19k – $49k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tomsk, Russia) • Russian: C1
MATLAB
SystemVerilog
Verilog
MATLAB
Simulink
Chips/EDA
Xilinx Vivado
≈ $18k – $49k per year (Estimated) • Remote/Hybrid (Tomsk, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Russian: C1
MATLAB
SystemVerilog
Verilog
MATLAB
Simulink
Moscow • Information Technology • Software • Business Process Automation (BPA)
$42k per year (net) • Moscow • Remote (EAEU) • Russian: C1
Deepsound AI accelerates the development of state-of-the-art AI applications, supporting ambitious projects like self-driving cars, robotics, space exploration, and more.
Novosibirsk • Autonomous Driving • Space & Aerospace • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2019
≈ $19k – $44k per year (Estimated) • Novosibirsk • Remote (EAEU) • Russian: C1
C++
Python
Robotics
ArduPilot
Betaflight
Tomsk • Moscow • Wireless • Hardware • Semiconductors
$18k – $49k per year (net) • Senior • In office (Tomsk, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • Russian: C1 • English
C++
C++
CMake
Protobuf
STL
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
GitLab CI
gRPC
WebSockets
GitLab
Moscow
$28k – $42k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • Moscow • Remote (EAEU) • Full-Time • Senior • Russian: C1
C++
C++
STL
AI/ML
Claude
Claude Code
Cursor
OpenAI Codex
DevOps
Git
RTOS
IoT
LoRaWAN
MQTT
Zigbee
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Moscow • Saratov • Ulyanovsk • Kazan • Dimitrovgrad
≈ $18k – $42k per year (Estimated) • In office (Tomsk, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Russian: C1
DatsTeam is an international technology group headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus, and founded in 2012. The company develops a diverse portfolio of internal products, including advertising platforms, gaming services, mobile applications, and fintech solutions. With a workforce of over 2,000 employees operating across 32 countries, the organization maintains development hubs in Russia, Turkey, and Southeast Asia to support its internal product ecosystem.
HQ: Limassol, Cyprus • FinTech • Gaming • Software • Est. 2012
≈ $18k – $47k per year (Estimated) • Moscow • Remote (EAEU) • Full-Time • Russian: C1
Python
Bash
Databases
MySQL
PostgreSQL
DevOps
Ansible
Debian
Proxmox VE
Ubuntu
Grafana
Prometheus
QEMU
SaltStack
Zabbix
NPP MERA is a Russian engineering and manufacturing company headquartered in Mytishchi, Moscow Region, founded in 1992. The company specializes in the development and production of automated measurement systems, testing stands, data acquisition hardware, and specialized software for complex industrial applications. It primarily serves the aerospace, aviation, energy, and transportation sectors, providing integrated turnkey solutions for research and development facilities throughout the Russian Federation.
HQ: Mytishchi, Russia • Science & Engineering • Manufacturing • Est. 1992
≈ $19k – $45k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • Moscow • Remote (EAEU) • Full-Time • Middle • Russian: C1
Canonical is the publisher of Ubuntu, the world's most widely used Linux distribution, headquartered in London. Founded in 2004 by Mark Shuttleworth, the company provides enterprise-grade services, support, and security for open-source software, enabling organizations to deploy and manage workloads consistently across diverse environments. Their portfolio spans the entire compute spectrum - from public and private cloud infrastructure (OpenStack), container orchestration (Kubernetes/MicroK8s), and data center management to specialized edge and IoT computing.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Artificial Intelligence • Software • Information Technology • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2004
≈ $94k – $200k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Remote • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
DevOps
Debian
Docker
Kubernetes
Ubuntu
Remote • Bachelor's Degree
C++
DevOps
Debian
Docker
Kubernetes
Ubuntu
Tesart is a research and production company headquartered in Tomsk, Russia, that was established in 2015. The firm specializes in the development and manufacturing of automated measurement and calculation systems used for testing antennas, radar systems, shielded anechoic chambers, and various microwave devices. It operates its own production facilities for electro-mechatronic modules and proprietary software, providing comprehensive technical solutions for industrial and research clients in the telecommunications and electronics sectors.
HQ: Tomsk, Russia • Wireless • Hardware • Test & Measurement • Est. 2015
$14k per year • Lead • In office (Tomsk, Russia) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff • Russian: C1
Python
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
NKSecure Smart NFC-Locks. Check in the guests without handing over the keys. They do not require internet connection.
Moscow • Internet of Things • Hardware • Security Products
$28k per year • Lead • Moscow • Remote (EAEU) • Full-Time • Senior • Russian: C1
C++
AI/ML
Edge AI
DevOps
Git
WebSockets
Amazon S3
RTOS
Design
Fusion 360
SolidWorks
IoT
MQTT
ESP-IDF
FreeRTOS
Moscow • Information Technology
$18k – $25k per year • Moscow • Remote (EAEU) • Russian: C1
C#
C++
Verilog
VHDL
IoT
FreeRTOS
ELTA Company is a Russian medical technology manufacturer headquartered in Moscow and founded in 1993. The company specializes in the development and production of blood glucose monitoring systems, including glucometers and test strips marketed under the Satellite brand. It operates a full-cycle production facility within the Technopolis Moscow special economic zone and accounts for a significant share of the Russian market for diabetes monitoring equipment.
HQ: Moscow, Russia • Health Care • Health & Medical Electronics • Medical Devices • Est. 1993
$28k – $56k per year (net) • Junior • 1+ year exp • Moscow • Remote (EAEU) • Junior • Russian: C1
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| All levels |
9 |
$27K |
$39K |
$40K |
Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 17 open Hardware Engineer jobs in Tomsk from 14 companies. 6 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 14 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
9 of these Hardware Engineer jobs in Tomsk state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $27K and $40K a year, with a median of $39K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are Russia (7). 59% of the listings are fully remote and a further 6% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Hardware Engineer jobs in Tomsk right now are Alabuga (2), YADRO (2), Canonical (2), Snapit-Rpa (1), DEEPSOUND (1), and Micran (1). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are C++ (10), Altium Designer (4), Python (4), Verilog (4), Git (3), Ubuntu (3), Debian (3), and MQTT (2). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current Hardware Engineer jobs in Tomsk, 2 offer a relocation package. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
