Ask HN: Is it possible to work remotely (outside US) for a startup in SF?

2 pointsby plasmid0hvor 11 Jahren5 comments

Background.

I am a compsci student from germany and i would like to work remotely for a silicon valley based company.

Is it even possible ? How would i get the job ?

3 comments

greenyodavor 11 Jahren

Have you seen the "who's hiring" threads that are automatically created here on the first of each month? Some of the jobs posted there are remote.

For freelancers:

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2015)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9812246

For permanent positions:

Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2015)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9812245

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2015)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9812247

kjksfvor 11 Jahren

Yes. Such jobs exists but are harder to get.

First reason they are harder to get is that only a small portion of companies allows remote work.

Second reason is that out of those that allow remote work, even less allow remote work from other countries due to more complicated tax reporting and other employment issues.

How to get such job? The best (but not easy) way is to be exceptional enough that companies will want to hire you despite additional complexities.

Other than that, start with https://www.google.com/search?q=remote+jobs

Find companies that are known to allow remote work and target them by learning the skills that they value.

Many such companies have open-source projects so you can make yourself known by doing meaningful contributions - I'm sure that would help a lot when applying for a job.

plasmid0hvor 11 Jahren

Hi there, thanks for your answer, but this doesn't help me at all. 0 Company names. 0 practical tipps. I didn't gain any new insight from your post.

MichaelCrawfordvor 11 Jahren

http://www.warplife.com/jobs/computer/telecommute/

I will post more soon.

plasmid0hvor 11 Jahren

Thanks. That was very helpfull !