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

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Post by boggydepot »

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…

Is there a good supply of digital nomad jobs for 'java backend' folks like me? Or is it mostly front-end/design?

If so, I guess, my only option is to be an expert on some js stack huh?

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Post by Teichopsia »

jgaxn wrote: post #199
Teichopsia wrote: post #181

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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.

Thanks :)

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Post by zeroc8 »

akerro wrote: post #120
mcjiggerlog wrote: post #106

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Seems most of your problems seem to stem from the fact that you are too lazy to learn the language of the country you want to move to. From your offensive tone with regards to the refugees I get the impression you would still be the kind of person to moan about immigrants not speaking english in the US too though, right?! This comment is beyond parody.

>speaking english in the US too though English* is not my native language, I was taught Germany at school, I lived there it was OK. I wanted to move to the UK, I learnt the language mostly myself. I don't have any more that much time and energy to learn Austrian dialect of German or remind German again. Yea, I'm lazy, but I can communicate in 3 languages. >This comment is beyond parody. Agreed, your comment is funny…

Hey, I'm an Austrian and I'm sitting here in an office with a bunch of Eastern Europeans who have a hard time understanding my dialect. When things get rough, we just switch to English. Problem solved ;)

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

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Post by et-al »

dcposch wrote: post #196
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 subjectiv…

> The US is experiencing a wave of xenophobia and outright hate right now.

Were there actually any reported hate crimes, or is this just rumors and confirmation bias? People are definitely on edge today, but I felt it more from the Clinton supporters.

(I know of the swastika graffiti in Philly, but that could have been from either side.)

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

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Post by chill1 »

tedmiston wrote: post #191
tristor wrote: post #104

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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?

There are several co-working spaces in Prague:

* PaperHub at Paralelni Polis - https://www.paralelnipolis.cz/koncepty/coworking/

* ImpactHub - http://www.hubpraha.cz/en/

* Node5 - http://node5.cz/#about

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

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Post by ryhamz »

throwawayReply wrote: post #136
jakebasile wrote: post #52

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I'm mostly just curious. There is a lot written about immigration to the US but not too much about emigration from it. I agree that moving away doesn't really solve the problem and that despite our flaws I believe we have an advantage in many respects. Democracy isn't perfect, and sometimes it means you lose. It means you need to talk to people who disagree with you and persuade them, and I think this cycle shows tha…

Unlike most countries, the U.S. still taxes non-resident citizens which probably does something to put people off emigrating the US.

Right, but you can take a foreign tax exemption or credit.

You can make a US tax free $100k in Hong Kong with the exemption. Going the credit route takes what you pay in local taxes and deducts that from what you pay in the US, so in European countries with high taxes, you still don't pay any more.

Still have to file though.

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

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Post by lacampbell »

tedmiston wrote: post #200
lacampbell wrote: post #198

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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.

Wellington City has 207,000 people. Which US tech hub could it be compared to?

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

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Post by wallzz »

simonswords82 wrote: post #161
wallzz wrote: post #138

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I visited Oslo last week, and I have to say that its one of the best cities I have ever been to, people are very welcoming, streets are clean, everything is almost perfect.

Have you been to any other European cities at all for comparison? For example I think Barcelona is a very clean and welcoming city, so is Amsterdam come to think of it.

I have been to Paris, Berlin, Barcelona, Oslo ..Barcelona is a nice city, but it has the disadvantage of big cities.
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