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That said, I got my first (and longest tenured) job by applying to a random "who's hiring interns" post on HN.
Front-end developer here. I use exclusively AngelList and HN's "Who is hiring?" (my last 3 jobs came from those places), but that's because of my particular case. I am Brazilian, no intention to relocate, but I want to find a job at an American company because they pay way better (even more considering the exchange rate of the Brazilian Real vs US Dollar in the last couple of years). So I need to find US companies th…
Exact same situation here :)
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Hey, can we chat about this in more details? I'm in a situation where I'm looking for a job from a US or EU company, would be really helpful to have your input as you already did it.
Sure. I don’t mind keeping it async and public in this thread. But if you prefer to do it privately, let me know and I ping you on the email you have on your profile.
I found my current role on IRC :-) A real company in Australia so I work remotely. Super fun place to work at, and the fact that they listened to my urging for improving a11y (which is a passion of mine) is the icing on the cake! Jobs, I've found can come from anywhere. It's important to keep a good network of people who know you - on as many platforms as you want. The more you're "out there" and the more relationshi…
How did that happen?
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Sure. I don’t mind keeping it async and public in this thread. But if you prefer to do it privately, let me know and I ping you on the email you have on your profile.
Fine by me. My first question is about salary. I don't know if you OK talking about that publicly or even privately, and if not can you give a ballpark compared to a US dev living in the us for example? My expectation are low, if any company would want to hire me for $27.000 I would sign without any hesitation given I'm qualified enough. Second one was about Jrs but I saw you answered that already. Lastly, any tips o…
$120k a year without any benefits is stellar salary in Brazil. I am top 1% income here. But I think those FAANG jobs paying $200k+ are out of reach for me.
About first job. First job as a junior I would actually recommend getting a local, ideally onsite, job on a company with several senior engineers and a culture of good mentoring for junior people. Well worth the investment of two years for the knowledge. Then go remote and global. If you can find such a company that’s remote and paying in a strong currency from the start, great too.
About stacks. If frontend, definitely React (but strong fundamentals in CSS and JavaScript are more important than React). Backend I would say Rails, Python or Node.
For being more marketable, create a portfolio of projects that you 1) created yourself, not just copied from a tutorial; you thought yourself and built it and 2) deployed. Websites or webapps that are actually deployed in a domain and are functional. It could be anything, but go all the way with them.
Then apply to A LOT of positions and learn along the way how to improve yourself, your portfolio, your communication, your interview skills, etc. I applied to ~250 positions to get my first dev job (keep in mind that all of them were for junior frontend developers, which I was).
I found my current role on IRC :-) A real company in Australia so I work remotely. Super fun place to work at, and the fact that they listened to my urging for improving a11y (which is a passion of mine) is the icing on the cake! Jobs, I've found can come from anywhere. It's important to keep a good network of people who know you - on as many platforms as you want. The more you're "out there" and the more relationshi…
> I found my current role on IRC :-) How did that happen?
I've also had a few contracts over the years too, which paid well.
After two years of fully remote work, I was let go from my last job during covid when they tried to recall everyone back to the office and I couldn't (moved in with a partner in another state).
Looked around on local job boards (Craigslist, Indeed, Monster, etc.) and some remote opportunities that looked interesting, customized a cover letter and resume for them, and sent them away. Ended up getting a couple interviews with all of them, but only one sent me an offer. Luckily, it was the one in the town I lived in, which I preferred over fully-remote work anyhow.
The whole process took only about a month from submitting resumes to accepting an offer.
This was very different from the last time I looked for a job, which took like 6-8 months :( That was before covid though.
Once you find a couple of good ones and make sure to have a coffee or something with them from time to time, you can get a really good feel for what's out there and where you should be aiming your efforts.