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

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Post by bogomipz »

zerr wrote: post #67
bogomipz wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Compared to the Bay Area you'll pay 1/2-1/4th of the rent/mortgage and soon 1 EUR will be 2 USD" 1 Euro is currently ~ $1.10 US. Are you being facetious? I agree with you on everything else though. Everything in Berlin seems reasonably priced. And it seems like a good quality of life there for a city. People seem pretty relaxed.

I believe US election results will have consequences for USD...

Can you elaborate? In what way? The Federal Reserve sets the monetary policy not the President.

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

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Post by dokument »

bendmorris wrote: post #18

A man was walking along a river bank when he saw another man on the opposite side. "Hello!" he called out, "how do you get to the other side of the river?" The man called out in response, "you are on the other side of the river!"

Want to know the reason that grass is greener on the other side of the fence? Because, it is fertilized with bullshit.

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

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Post by akerro »

on_and_off wrote: post #109
akerro wrote: post #102

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Not in all topics. I lived in 3 EU countries so far, and I'm preparing for another changes, probably the last one. I don't care about LGBT issues as it doesn't affect me. I mostly care about living standard, access to nature (parks, reservoirs, sea/mountains), high quality roads for motorcycling and IT infrastructure. Countries I considered: Malta - similar wages as in Poland, but smaller market, housing problem as i…

> France, Paris - visited it and that's a no-go zone for me. Couldn't buy a ticket at international train station in English and German as cashiers speak only French. City is a ruin after allowing all refugees live on a street. What the fuck. I have been living in Paris for a couple of years and those are insane issues to have. I have not seen an increase in the number of homeless people in the street (which is not t…

I think that would work, locking yourself to a certain area of a city just to avoid seeing rest of the city. I would not like that. I didn't like Paris because of that, and that's my final opinion.

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

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Post by acveilleux »

pcurve wrote: 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.

There's tons of jobs in Canada that pay better then software jobs in North Dakota... But in pure dollar amount, you're not going to beat a Google or Facebook job in SV. Best you could do is work remotely for an SV company.

That said, remember that if you're an actual american citizen, they will tax your foreign income and a programmer with a lot of experience can hit revenues where they actually have to remit money to the IRS in addition to the cost of compliance (which can itself be significant.)

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Post by rhblake »

janoc wrote: post #91
erikbye wrote: post #66

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It's implicitly understood that learning a country's official language(s) is an advantage.

In Scandinavia you could get by with English as a lot of people speak it, but for business dealings you need to learn the local language. If nothing else you will need to communicate with the authorities constantly - immigration/work permit matters, insurances, health care, etc. So don't expect English to carry you far unless you know at least the basics of the local language.

Not merely a lot (in Sweden, anyway) - I'd say the vast majority of Swedes are fluent in English; of course more or less so but I don't think I've ever met a Swede who couldn't at the very least hold a basic conversation in English.

And that goes for authorities too. Had a non-Swedish partner for a few years who always communicated in English in all interactions with Sweden's governmental services - no problem. All important government websites are available in English. Knowing Swedish isn't even a requirement for citizenship.

So while knowing Swedish is certainly very beneficial and recommended, you can certainly get by without it, and work for many interesting companies (at least as a developer).

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

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Post by on_and_off »

akerro wrote: post #123
on_and_off wrote: post #109

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> France, Paris - visited it and that's a no-go zone for me. Couldn't buy a ticket at international train station in English and German as cashiers speak only French. City is a ruin after allowing all refugees live on a street. What the fuck. I have been living in Paris for a couple of years and those are insane issues to have. I have not seen an increase in the number of homeless people in the street (which is not t…

I think that would work, locking yourself to a certain area of a city just to avoid seeing rest of the city. I would not like that. I didn't like Paris because of that, and that's my final opinion.

I can't pretend to know the whole city but no I am not locked in any particular area. Of course there are shitty parts in the city (and even more just outside of it) but I have not seen any huge change this past year

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

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Post by janoc »

rhblake wrote: post #125
janoc wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In Scandinavia you could get by with English as a lot of people speak it, but for business dealings you need to learn the local language. If nothing else you will need to communicate with the authorities constantly - immigration/work permit matters, insurances, health care, etc. So don't expect English to carry you far unless you know at least the basics of the local language.

Not merely a lot (in Sweden, anyway) - I'd say the vast majority of Swedes are fluent in English; of course more or less so but I don't think I've ever met a Swede who couldn't at the very least hold a basic conversation in English. And that goes for authorities too. Had a non-Swedish partner for a few years who always communicated in English in all interactions with Sweden's governmental services - no problem. All i…

I lived in Denmark for 5 years and yes, it has been like that.

However, all the paperwork you will need to handle will still come in the official language, not in English. All contracts and legal documents will be in that language as well. So not knowing at least the basics will handicap you severely.

I have learned enough of Danish to be able to read the paperwork and do some basic writen communication. That's really the minimum to get you by.

Spoken Danish was a bit too much - the saying that Danish is not a language but a throat disease is not far from the truth!

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

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Post by cr1895 »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #15
jiahen wrote: post #13

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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.

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

Misleading.

You are compelled to file taxes in the US. It's quite unlikely that an American living abroad must actually pauy tax on foreign-earned income.

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/fore...

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

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Post by bpicolo »

erikbye wrote: post #38

Norway: http://m.finn.no/job/fulltime/search.html?occupation=0.23&fi... 281 java positions, 182 c#, 91 c++ New ones coming in every day. There is a lot of demand here for skilled developers, most positions are not for startups, but established business. Software developer salary is typically lower than in the US, but then again, cost of living (as far as apartment rent goes(in Oslo)) is lower than in SV. C#/Java back…

Rent is about the only thing in Norway that's cheaper, though. (And it's far more expensive in Oslo than most of the US, no?)

That said, loved Norway when I visited

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Post by aminorex »

benlambert wrote: post #95
jrockway wrote: post #54

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Yeah, democracy seemed to work OK. The average american wants it to be illegal to not be a God-loving hetereosexual white man. And they elected someone who will make sure that laws get passed to move the country in that direction. The problem in this case is that that's terrible.

Last time I checked Trump was running on a pro LGBT platform...

because he agrees with the Alberta oil sands people that lesbians are hot?
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