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I haven't run through this in practice yet and I will probably give up and hire a professional.
I'm interested in jetting out as well. Did you get a job first? Or did you do something similar to Germany's "Opportunity Visa"?
An internal transfer at my job actually. At least for now they need me so helped set that up, though I'm pretty worried on if that will last long enough for permanent residency or not.
I'd be a little nervous on a job seeker's visa before knowing the language. It is really hard to find a job as a programmer in Europe without living there or being a citizen; because of language barriers, the labor market test, and the difficulty in getting a company to sponsor your visa. I didn't send out that many job applications but so far my response rate is zero.
Probably if I couldn't do a transfer I'd have ended up on an investment visa or study visa somewhere; though maybe I could have found a job in Japan since I can read intermediate Japanese.
I expect learning German to the B1 level will open up a lot of doors, so that's my main goal for the next few years.
Anecdata: if you're working in IT in Sweden you can get away with just English. I know a guy living in Berlin who hasn't ~~bothered~~got around to learning German yet, he also manages with English.
But it's a big Community and different parts have different requirements and of course different expectations.