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

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Post by tedmiston »

tristor wrote: post #104
chill1 wrote: post #90

You could try freelance work for clients remotely. That would give you a lot of freedom to choose where to live. I am an American living, working (as a freelance programmer) in Czech Republic -- good economy (especially Prague), low crime rate, low cost of living. Happy to answer questions.

I lived in Prague for a short while as a digital nomad. It's a great city and I'm considering coming back more long-term and buying property there. Not only is the economy great, but it's a very walkable city with fantastic public transportation and is generally very clean. All of this was helpful in making each day I woke up a happy day, something that's hard to capture and definitely not the norm for most cities in…

Any chance you checked out the coworking scene while you were there?

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

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Post by tedmiston »

yonibot wrote: post #97
chill1 wrote: post #90

You could try freelance work for clients remotely. That would give you a lot of freedom to choose where to live. I am an American living, working (as a freelance programmer) in Czech Republic -- good economy (especially Prague), low crime rate, low cost of living. Happy to answer questions.

Any advice on landing remote freelance gigs? I assume you don't use lowest-common-denominator sites like eLance.

I started doing full-time freelance a few months ago (really independent contracting, not project-based freelance). My initial clients came from companies in my network who I'd met with before and know needed dev work. There's also been some traction with referrals, but working with someone who already knows you and is familiar with your work simplifies a lot.

[And I'll second that the dev marketplace sites are a waste of time. Anyone I've mentioned it to has echoed similar thoughts except for the one-off non-technical person who wants to get a simple job, like converting a json file to an Excel spreadsheet, etc done for cheap.]

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

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Post by tedmiston »

chill1 wrote: post #101
yonibot wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any advice on landing remote freelance gigs? I assume you don't use lowest-common-denominator sites like eLance.

Correct, eLance and other similar websites are an absolute waste of time unless you are ok with competing only on price and you have a very low cost of living. * Build a web presence that funnels potential leads to you (blog, portfolio, resume, stackoverflow profile with activity like posting questions/answers, programming/freelance subreddits, github contributions and projects). * Build your personal network via mee…

I gave the most consideration to Toptal of all the gig sites, but ultimately even the high end of their rates are below market, at least for someone with 3–5 years experience doing web APIs for startups. I still may consider them for short gigs down the road, but I definitely think it's better to have your own clients.

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

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Post by mattnumbe »

postsantum wrote: post #186
mattnumbe wrote: post #47

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Also a difficult question. Getting fired is possible here, but there are major repercussions for the business. If your hours were 9-5 and you had 30 days of vacation time you could take a year, no one would say anything if you did what are your rights as an employee. But if someone asks you to stay late and you don't have a good excuse, or if you take vacation days during times that are known to be busy periods, the…

Does this "window seat" refer to throwing yourself out?

That's what it was referred to because that's what many people did in the 90s. A lot has changed since then. Although still high, the suicide rate is much lower now than it used to be [1].

[1]https://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/no-of-suic...

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

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Post by mattnumbe »

e12e wrote: post #163
mattnumbe wrote: post #48

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yes, really sad. DaiJob is also a really dumb name if you pronounce it in katakana.

I'd say it's an OK name... ;)

It actually didn't register until my co-workers laughed at the name. I was just thinking 大job.

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

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Post by dcposch »

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!"

Appreciate the sentiment, but I think it's a false equivalence.

I was in Amsterdam for a week in June and I'm in SF today. I love both cities, but the difference is palpable. The US is experiencing a wave of xenophobia and outright hate right now.

I totally understand not wanting to be part of it.

--

Amsterdam is beautiful. It has more bikes than cars, transit that makes the Bay look embarrassing, and in my subjective experience, super nice people.

It's also a real city with a lot of interesting projects happening.

I'm very tempted

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

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Post by tedmiston »

lacampbell wrote: post #170
retube wrote: post #111

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By most accounts you're like in literally the best place on planet earth right now, why would you want to move?

America has several advantages: - higher salaries - electronics, groceries, cars etc are all much cheaper - lower rent if you compare towns and cities of similar sizes - world leaders in computing for the past 50 years Have you been to NZ? Why do you think it's so great? Do you like poorly built, overpriced housing, expensive groceries, lower wages and anti-American sentiment?

Housing prices vary so radically across states and cities in the US. It can be ~5x going from a mid-size midwestern city to San Francisco or NYC for a 1-bedroom apartment, for example.

I think getting paid by an American company but working remotely and living in NZ or Oz might be the holy grail.

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

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Post by lacampbell »

tedmiston wrote: post #197
lacampbell wrote: post #170

Earlier quoted context omitted.

America has several advantages: - higher salaries - electronics, groceries, cars etc are all much cheaper - lower rent if you compare towns and cities of similar sizes - world leaders in computing for the past 50 years Have you been to NZ? Why do you think it's so great? Do you like poorly built, overpriced housing, expensive groceries, lower wages and anti-American sentiment?

Housing prices vary so radically across states and cities in the US. It can be ~5x going from a mid-size midwestern city to San Francisco or NYC for a 1-bedroom apartment, for example. I think getting paid by an American company but working remotely and living in NZ or Oz might be the holy grail.

Why would you want to be a remote worker in a place with a higher cost of living?!

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

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Post by jgaxn »

Teichopsia wrote: post #181
kirushik wrote: post #150

We at SUSE Linux will be happy to relocate all the suitable specialists (development, QA, support, management... 66 positions are open) to Germany or Czech: https://jobs.suse.com You can filter by location, we have a couple of positions in Provo, Utah as well...

As a self taught, inexperienced programmer, I hope you don't mind answering a question. Looking through the list of jobs it seems that I could perform the Junior QA. However, since I am probably suffering from imposter syndrome, I'm somewhat unsure. A bit about my background: My interest is in full stack development. I'm comfortable with python, html5 and am currently re-learning CSS, which I have found harder to und…

As a self-taught, formerly inexperienced programmer, my advice to you is to apply. In the early stages of a programming career, you want to try to get a job you're underqualified for. That's where you will grow the most. Don't be scared off by what it says in the job posting. I've never met all the qualifications of any job I've ever gotten.

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

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Post by tedmiston »

lacampbell wrote: post #198
tedmiston wrote: post #197

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Housing prices vary so radically across states and cities in the US. It can be ~5x going from a mid-size midwestern city to San Francisco or NYC for a 1-bedroom apartment, for example. I think getting paid by an American company but working remotely and living in NZ or Oz might be the holy grail.

Why would you want to be a remote worker in a place with a higher cost of living?!

Cost of renting a small apartment (in Wellington at least) is cheaper than most U.S. tech hubs.
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