Armenia's tech sector has grown roughly 20% year-on-year through 2022–2025 (Enterprise Incubator Foundation data), driven by a combination of local startups (Krisp, PicsArt, ServiceTitan engineering hubs, SuperAnnotate, Activeloop), post-2022 relocation of Russian-speaking AI talent, and a surging remote-first employer pool willing to hire directly from Yerevan, Gyumri, and the marzes. GeraJobs is where that labour market clears.

Regulation — RA Labour Code + SRC

Formal employment in Armenia is governed by the RA Labour Code. Payroll tax, income tax, and social contributions are administered by the State Revenue Committee (SRC). For remote international roles, the dominant structure is to work as an individual entrepreneur (IE / ԱՁ) under the simplified turnover tax regime, or to register as an IT-sector resident under the IT-subsidy law (0–10% effective income tax for qualifying IT workers at qualifying firms). GeraJobs surfaces which regime applies to each listing and which paperwork each side needs.

Salary ranges in AMD

Junior software engineer (Yerevan local): 6–12 million ֏/year
Senior software engineer (Yerevan local): 18–30 million ֏/year
Senior engineer (remote international): $60–140k USD/year (≈ 24–55 million ֏)
Data scientist / ML engineer (local): 14–28 million ֏/year
Product manager (senior): 16–30 million ֏/year local; significantly more remote
Non-tech skilled professional: varies widely; 3–10 million ֏/year typical range

Payment rails for freelancers and contractors

Idram — micro-payout friendly, common for local freelance work
Arca card — direct card payout
Bank transfer — Ardshinbank, Ameriabank, Converse, ACBA, Inecobank, Araratbank
Easy Pay / Tel-Cell — retail top-up for contract fees
USD / EUR wire for international remote contractors

City coverage

Yerevan: the dominant tech hub; Kentron / Arabkir / Davtashen concentrate most offices
Gyumri (Shirak): growing IT-education pipeline, lower cost of living, remote-friendly
Vanadzor (Lori): new co-working clusters, remote-first roles
Dilijan: UWC Dilijan alumni network + remote professionals
Tsaghkadzor: seasonal remote-work hub for the winter months

Competitors — hh.am, staff.am, LinkedIn

hh.am is the long-standing incumbent job board and dominates Russian-language hiring. staff.am leads Armenian-language listings, with deep local employer coverage. LinkedIn is strong for international remote. GeraJobs' edge is explicit structure on (a) IT-subsidy eligibility flag, (b) USD/AMD dual salary transparency, (c) diaspora returnee filter, and (d) AI / ATS-optimised CV tools tied into the application flow.

Diaspora returnee hiring

Since 2022, a substantial number of Armenian diaspora professionals — Los Angeles, Glendale, Moscow, Paris, Toronto — have returned or partially relocated to Armenia, often retaining remote jobs abroad or joining local tech firms. GeraJobs has a dedicated filter: "employer offers relocation assistance to Armenia" and "open to diaspora returnees". Helpful both sides.

Armenian hiring use case

A Yerevan-based SaaS startup needs a senior frontend engineer. They post the role once on GeraJobs, flagged IT-subsidy eligible, AMD base salary shown plus USD-equivalent, remote-optional. Within 10 days they receive 40+ applications — roughly 60% Yerevan residents, 15% Gyumri/Vanadzor remote, 25% diaspora returnees from LA, Moscow, and Paris. The ATS matches on the job spec, ranks candidates, and the startup makes two offers within three weeks.

GeraJobs in Armenia 2026 — Remote + Local Hiring in AMD