Are there companies hiring software devs outside their own country?
I live in a small country with relatively few prospects for developers with 3+ yrs experience. Employers here rather take advantage of the situation to create some pretty toxic workplaces.
So I'm looking for a job working remotely for a US or European company but I'm seeing a lot of remote jobs advertised solely for specific countries, which is fair enough. I get that the tax and employment situation must be pretty hairy if they venture outside their borders.
Does anyone know of reputable companies hiring contractors from overseas?
Any other words of advice that occur to people would be appreciated too.
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 21.2 ms ] threada) companies hiring only employees - usually only hiring in a set list of countries, because direct employees in places you have no presence are a pain. Hiring contractors puts the burden of a lot of that on the worker, so companies are more flexible.
b) companies hiring only in specific timezones - usually with the expectation that an entire team has basically the same business hours. But e.g. an US company with such a rule might very well take contractors from South American countries too, or an EU one from Africa). Without knowing further where exactly you are, that might be worth looking for as a signal (and if they mention time zones and you aren't quite in it, explicitly mention that you understand the requirement and are able to adjust appropriately when applying. Fundamentally these companies usually do not care that you actually live in those places, but they do expect you to match their work times)
I hadn't considered timezones as a limitation so that gives me some food for thought. I'm in an awkward timezone in NZ but I could make it work with a US company (have done so in the past). I may also try to float the point that I would be good to have around during out-of-office-hours as a potential plus.
There are always barriers to hire in different countries, because you cannot do business in them, or Labour laws are very strict and require an entity right away, etc. etc. There are companies like https://remote.com/ that help hiring people around the globe.
So there are remote companies that hire around the globe, keep looking and good luck :)