Ask HN: Do you have experience working as a programmer in the Caymen Islands?

I do not. I have been to other islands, and I have to say island life is relaxing. If I had the chance to work on an island, I would probably take it.

Happy to connect you with a colleague of mine (non-programmers both) based there if you'd like. My email is in my profile.

i've worked in cyprus briefly, before it joined the EU, while it was still a tax heaven. i do have some friends, business associates and clients in malta, gibraltar, isle of man as well as plenty of caribbean isles. caymans included as well as some other caribbean isles. traveled quite a bit to various isles. used to live in croatian island korchula, both as a child and an adult. as a curiosity, one of my best friends used to work in papua new guinea as a cargo pilot

work-wise it will be very chilled. don't expect US/UK/israel standards. don't be surprised if everything and everyone is so mediocre. if you're lucky, you might end up working on some cool niche specific stuff and gain expertize within that niche. usually it's gambling, adult entertainment, finances. some companies develop shady stuff like adware, what could be also interesting, from technical / professional perspective

speaking of life on an island. if you're into water sports or just love the beaches, you're set. lots of fun guaranteed. otherwise, living on an island could get boring after novelty fades away

though taxes might be lower or in caymans no taxes at all, COL is usually pretty high. everything has to be brought from somewhere else and transportation is not free, obviously. due to limited space, limited supply and high demand, housing could be pretty expensive and scarce

is it worth a go? absolutely! maybe you might end up liking it and stay there long term. a good friend, a fellow programmer, actually one of core MySQL developers, who was MySQL employee #3 and sticked around through both rounds of acquisition still happily lives in cyprus and wouldn't change it for the world

definitely an interesting life experience. could be professionally and monetary rewarding, as well. if you're entrepreneurial, more power to you! extraordinary places attract extraordinary people (for both, good and bad), so your network will become bigger and more diverse

give it a go and don't look back! such an opportunity doesn't arise on a daily basis. grab it!