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Re: Ask HN: Are companies averse to hiring remote developers from the Bay Area?

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Post by lancefisher »

We have several engineering positions open at onXmaps. We’re a mapping app for the outdoors with a good offline experience. Our first app was for hunters, and now we have an offroad app too. Check us out https://www.onxmaps.com/careers

We hire remote, but don’t target expensive areas in our recruiting. However, we won’t turn down a good candidate based on location (as long as you’re in the US). If your resume looks good, a short call with our recruiter will get us on the same page regarding comp. We are competitive, but not with FAANG.

Re: Ask HN: Are companies averse to hiring remote developers from the Bay Area?

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shams93 wrote: post #9

You don't need to tell remote employers where you're located until after they get a chance to interview you, you could say you live in California without being super specific as to where in California you live. Since the job is remote they only need to know roughly where you live. After they hire you they may find out but then they have decided you're great for their team.

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Re: Ask HN: Are companies averse to hiring remote developers from the Bay Area?

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Post by bowlich »

I know several employers who hire remote, and it isn't a Bay Area thing -- they won't employ anyone in the state of the CA, for the same reasons they won't employ international employees -- they see CA legislation as too onerous to be bothered with dealing with when they can hire devs out of states with more lax employment laws.

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Post by codingdave »

lancefisher wrote: post #11

We have several engineering positions open at onXmaps. We’re a mapping app for the outdoors with a good offline experience. Our first app was for hunters, and now we have an offroad app too. Check us out https://www.onxmaps.com/careers We hire remote, but don’t target expensive areas in our recruiting. However, we won’t turn down a good candidate based on location (as long as you’re in the US). If your resume looks g…

I like the work you are doing - I had been meaning to write a mapping app for rockhounders for years, to let us know whether we are on public land or not, but I saw your product and decided not to do it because although we aren't your target market nor does your product do exactly what is needed - it is close enough to do the trick, and I'd rather see where you go with it than try to re-invent something similar.

Re: Ask HN: Are companies averse to hiring remote developers from the Bay Area?

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Post by sethammons »

lancefisher wrote: post #11

We have several engineering positions open at onXmaps. We’re a mapping app for the outdoors with a good offline experience. Our first app was for hunters, and now we have an offroad app too. Check us out https://www.onxmaps.com/careers We hire remote, but don’t target expensive areas in our recruiting. However, we won’t turn down a good candidate based on location (as long as you’re in the US). If your resume looks g…

Great to see Montana companies. I’m just an hour north of y’all.

Re: Ask HN: Are companies averse to hiring remote developers from the Bay Area?

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Post by jonathanyc »

bowlich wrote: post #14

I know several employers who hire remote, and it isn't a Bay Area thing -- they won't employ anyone in the state of the CA, for the same reasons they won't employ international employees -- they see CA legislation as too onerous to be bothered with dealing with when they can hire devs out of states with more lax employment laws.

Given that CA is an at-will employment state, “states with more lax employment laws” really sounds like a euphemism for “states which allow non-competes”—in CA non-competes are unenforceable. Do you happen to have any more specifics? I’d be really interested to know.

Re: Ask HN: Are companies averse to hiring remote developers from the Bay Area?

#19

Post by tawayfree »

cutty wrote: post #18
tawayfree wrote: post #10

If you need any mock interviews I am willing to help for free.

I'd appreciate that! What's the best way to contact you?

Please send your email to address below, I will reply with mine.

m202mh+27k8y300xvndl8hxqll078i7x3c@sharklasers.com

Re: Ask HN: Are companies averse to hiring remote developers from the Bay Area?

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Post by tawayfree »

cutty wrote: post #18
tawayfree wrote: post #10

If you need any mock interviews I am willing to help for free.

I'd appreciate that! What's the best way to contact you?

tipefracli@wemel.site, please use this one as the other one already expired.
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