Ask HN: Finding work in another country as Junior Developer

#1

Post by Yaziyumaru » Thu, Jan 15, 2015, 9:55 PM UTC

Hey HN, I'm a Junior Developer about to finish my BSc and for various reasons I'm looking to find work in a foreign area.

I'm a Canadian citizen and I am looking towards either working in Germany or California.

I'm fully willing to relocate and I'm primarily looking for positions in Web Development.

I was wondering what sort of hurdles and steps I might need to take in order to achieve this goal beyond simply bolstering my resume. What are the best channels/means of finding companies willing to hire international employees.

I realize this might be an unrealistic goal and I would appreciate peoples perspective on that as well. I could just work in Toronto but I would like to take the opportunity to travel somewhere new and challenging to work while I'm young. Ideally I'd be working in an area where the tech culture is booming.

Re: Ask HN: Finding work in another country as Junior Developer

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Post by mtmail » Thu, Jan 15, 2015, 11:14 PM UTC

For Berlin have a look at http://itsinberlin.com/jobs-in-berlin-startups/ and http://venturevillage.eu/.

You might want to stay away from Praktikum (internship). Those are paid, but for a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Card_%28European_Union%29 it's better to have a full-time job.

Go for it. In central Berlin it's more likely to be approached in English than German already. The startup scene is quite international.

Re: Ask HN: Finding work in another country as Junior Developer

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Post by Yaziyumaru » Thu, Jan 15, 2015, 11:50 PM UTC

mtmail wrote: post #2

For Berlin have a look at http://itsinberlin.com/jobs-in-berlin-startups/ and http://venturevillage.eu/ . You might want to stay away from Praktikum (internship). Those are paid, but for a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Card_%28European_Union%29 it's better to have a full-time job. Go for it. In central Berlin it's more likely to be approached in English than German already. The startup scene is quite internationa…

Great, these are exactly what I was looking for. Thanks