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Re: Ask HN: Any good resources for finding software jobs abroad?

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Are there any country outside U.S. that pay more for software job? I've looked before, but I didn't find any, so you'll have to figure out a way to quantify quality of live improvement in dollar figures.

you probably won't find a better way than in the US to get a lot of money. But it's possible to be a software engineer with a good salary abroad.

If you're looking at maximizing dollars, it's hard. But no amount of salary in the Bay Area will give you decent public transit.

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post #9

Are there any country outside U.S. that pay more for software job? I've looked before, but I didn't find any, so you'll have to figure out a way to quantify quality of live improvement in dollar figures.

most of the Asia country has less personal income tax. So that will cover the salary difference.

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post #13
post #9

Are there any country outside U.S. that pay more for software job? I've looked before, but I didn't find any, so you'll have to figure out a way to quantify quality of live improvement in dollar figures.

most of the Asia country has less personal income tax. So that will cover the salary difference.

You still pay US income taxes while an expat as long as you have your citizenship.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/u-s-...

"Your worldwide income is subject to U.S. income tax, regardless of where you reside."

Your best scenario is to work remotely for a US company while living in a low cost of living country.

Re: Ask HN: Any good resources for finding software jobs abroad?

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I recruit in Japan and we use DaiJob, Indeed, and GaijinPot. There are also quite a few on linkedIn (they seem to pay a lot better as well)

Is the cultural difference between the United States' more cutthroat form of employment and the "salaryman" idea in Japan an issue in the transition? Does it apply to our industry?

I'd say its in transition on the whole, but especially in IT. Massive companies like Sony, Toyota, Nissan, etc. still have a lifetime employment structure, but once you get hired to any company here, it's still real hard to get fired. Answering your question would really take a small essay because the answer is yes and no for SO many reasons.

EDIT: I think I misread your question the first time. It can be difficult mostly because firms here are used to having employees who are generalists, work in every part of the company through the years, and become upper management who have a much needed knowledge of the whole company. In the west in general, we focus on one area and change companies to grow our skills in that field. This is a problem because its really hard to change companies in Japan and Japanese employers often want you to learn new skills to work in different areas of the company. In short, it's difficult to become a specialist in Japan without sacrifice (usually salary). But there are many new technology companies that are trying to change that pattern.

Re: Ask HN: Any good resources for finding software jobs abroad?

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post #9

Are there any country outside U.S. that pay more for software job? I've looked before, but I didn't find any, so you'll have to figure out a way to quantify quality of live improvement in dollar figures.

Australia is pretty good if you live in a good spot.

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