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Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by Msw242 »

kileywm wrote: post #221
BrandoElFollito wrote: post #196

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In France you get 5-8 weeks of vacation that are counted in addition to the official days off. In general you work 272 days a year and the rest is vacation and days off (this is also the reason we get a different amount of days off every year). I have about 40 working days off, of which the company can choose the dates of 10.

272 days is very high. Full time work in the US with 0 vacation (typically is 10-20 days) and 0 company holidays (typically is 5-15 days) is 250 days. Perhaps you mistyped?

Don't they have a 4 day work week in France?

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by piatra »

moooff wrote: post #274

This is very hard in Germany or not possible at all (beside maybe FAANG). I have a PhD in Machine Learning (including Papers at SIGKDD / ECML / ACL etc.) as well as relevant working experiences and it is just not possible to get this numbers. I tried really hard to get something that pays this well (beside FAANG) that hire here because i can not move (family stuff). I once talked with Google and Amazon Research (befo…

afaik yes the policy changed, there now is Germany-remote as a „location“ but this doesn’t come by default you put in a request and it needs Director or someone equally as high to approve it. Easier to do internally rather than as a new hire (when you’re not applying for a very experienced role). Sometimes teams have a „remote ok“ policy when specialists cannot be found locally but this is rare.

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by funkaster »

depending on where you live and how much experience you have, it shouldn't be too hard to get a ~$200k (base comp) fully remote. $250k base comp sounds harder though. I'm a hiring manager at a FAANG and we're hiring a bunch of positions right now, remote is really taking off.

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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mark_l_watson wrote: post #193

Well, it is a workers market right now. Professionally there is nothing special about me except that I really enjoy working, but for the last two remote jobs, the offer letter I received was more than what I verbally agreed on with HR. Since I am also 70 years old, I take this as good evidence of how pro-worker the job market is right now. I offer free mentoring (see my web site) and always talk about the importance…

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Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by tdfx »

stevehawk wrote: post #94
Brajeshwar wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe he do mean a US LLC, most defaults to Delaware or Nevada. It has become much easier for NON-US residents to form such entities these days. Doola (formerly StartPack, a YC Company) is a good option. Not affiliated with Doola but the founder is a nice guy. https://www.doola.com

wow $200/mo recurring fee.. and they don't do your taxes? operating a compliant LLC isn't that complicated. I'd be curious to hear what they're doing that is worth $2500/yr.

Yeah, that's abrasive even by the warped incorporation services standards.

They take advantage of people that have an initial negative reaction to doing anything that sounds "legal-y" but really all they are doing is submitting 2 forms (certificate of organization with the state, application for EIN with IRS), giving you some template document for an operating agreement, and then once a year filing a one-page form to keep the company in good standing. If you're paying more than $100 for this, you're being taken for a ride.

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by the_only_law »

treeman79 wrote: post #224
boppo1 wrote: post #200

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How do I reach this level of confidence in programming ability?

Automate everything. Regardless if it saves time or not. Pickup a good scripting language. Ruby or python. Spend time with business people on “why” they are doing something. Learn Excel. After awhile you will be incredibly good at highly useful business process stuff.

I wonder if this stuff pays well though. I recall someone showing me a position at Jane Street (since this thread was discussing HFTs) with at was looking for a VBA developer to develop some sort of integrations between their APIs and Excel sheets I guess someone in the company loved.

My first though was “there’s no way this is paying what you typically see for Jane Street developer salaries”.

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by lr1970 »

paulcole wrote: post #245
ta988 wrote: post #236

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How do you justify on a resume that you had two jobs at once?

Why in God’s name would you list them both? It’s a resume not a deposition. Your resume should make it easier for you to get your next job not harder . Be accurate when it comes to the truth but not necessarily the facts.

> Why in God’s name would you list them both? It’s a resume not a deposition.

In the US resume fraud is a thing. Some companies like telecoms selectively check resumes for accuracy. Resume fraud can be a fireable offense.

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by throwawaywork14 »

sbilstein wrote: post #131
PragmaticPulp wrote: post #70

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> The easiest way to make a lot more money… Finding two separate jobs that each pay median developer salaries while requiring only half-time input, working them concurrently, and then constantly finding new contract jobs that fit your criteria is not what I’d call “easy” FWIW, I’ve managed remote teams for a long time. It’s not hard to spot the people who are playing games like this to put in half-time.

yea tbh working hard and iterating on skillset to climb the promotion ladder sounds/was much easier for me.

I am able to fit all my work into 4 days and make 275~. I think that is tough to have in a single company. Unless you are FAANG and even then, I doubt you’d be at 4 days. I’m curious how your hard work was able to get you such substantial raises?

Re: Ask HN: Strategies to land fully remote $250k+ job

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Post by aristofun »

mabbo wrote: post #79

Oh hey, I did this recently. The pandemic seemed like it was winding down (remember those naive days of 5 months ago?) and I decided I don't want to go back to the office, ever. Got a kid on the way, and I decided that the time I spend commuting would be better spent with my child. And my employers was making lots of whining noises that sounded like "we're never going to make this easy on you". First, pick the right…

In what niche in what country is the company you got into?
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