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

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Came across this lately for DE/NL jobs:

http://relocateme.eu/jobs/

Also StackOverflow Jobs has a number of openings across whole world, many of them with salaries.

However some big companies with lazy HRs mainly put job offers on their own websites and nowhere else.

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

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Recruitment firms are really picky here, most won't even consider you if you don't have JLPT N2 or above. They search for their candidates similar to the way US firms do (from what I've heard). Having key words on your linkedIn profile showing that either your interested in moving here, have a background working with Japanese people, or have the language abilities plus (nearly any) software skills, there's a good cha…

Thanks for that. I should probably just rewrite my profile in Japanese. そうして来月のN2試験に集中しないと問題になります。

That would definitely help! And good luck!

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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…

What about the language barrier? Would English be enough?

for consulting learning norwegian would probably be an advantage.

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The bad thing in Berlin is that 60K is a ceiling for senior engineers...

Compared to the Bay Area you'll pay 1/2-1/4th of the rent/mortgage and soon 1 EUR will be 2 USD, so I'd say it might not be so clear cut. Add in cheaper childcare and medical expenses. Also California taxes might actually be higher than German taxes (or at least in the same ballpark).

"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.

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The bad thing in Berlin is that 60K is a ceiling for senior engineers...

Compared to the Bay Area you'll pay 1/2-1/4th of the rent/mortgage and soon 1 EUR will be 2 USD, so I'd say it might not be so clear cut. Add in cheaper childcare and medical expenses. Also California taxes might actually be higher than German taxes (or at least in the same ballpark).

Yes, you're okay and safe with €60-80k in Berlin.

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What about the language barrier? Would English be enough?

for consulting learning norwegian would probably be an advantage.

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

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Compared to the Bay Area you'll pay 1/2-1/4th of the rent/mortgage and soon 1 EUR will be 2 USD, so I'd say it might not be so clear cut. Add in cheaper childcare and medical expenses. Also California taxes might actually be higher than German taxes (or at least in the same ballpark).

"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...

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

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If you're interested in moving to Switzerland then the lad who wrote the post below is semi-frequently on HN iirc. I had a brief email back-and-forth with him which was pretty useful and informative (though I ended up staying put).

https://medium.com/@iwaninzurich/eight-reasons-why-i-moved-t...

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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…

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.

Work to change what the average American thinks. Declaring democracy broken is counterproductive, as the only alternatives have been proven to be worse.

Freedom for everyone means they have the freedom to disagree as much as you do.

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