How many of you are in Canada but working for US company remotely ? If possible, please include<p>- How much are you making ?<p>- How did you find the company ?<p>- Name of the company.
I've hired Canadians to work oh fully remote engineering teams. We didn't try to get a good deal, just tried to find good talent. We kept them as contractors for legal reasons but treated them like employees. We paid between 120k and 160k USD depending on ability. SF Series B Startup.
I work remotely for a US company but they are a 100% remote company so everybody is scattered across the globe there, I found them a few years ago in a Who's Hiring thread posted here. I make far more than what a local company would ever pay me, and in USD. I set up a federal corporation, hire somebody to do taxes every year and have a USD local business account to receive wires because any bank will pillage you in fees to exchange wires otherwise.<p>The only problem is dealing with both sides of the border when you tell them you're going down/returning for something work related. It can range from an hour long interrogation to being waived through so I stopped attending any kind of work related conferences or meetings if they are in the US. Others also had problems so we generally do this in the UK now.
I used to (1996-2000) work remotely for IBM Watson Research (as a consultant).<p>Visiting IBM once a month or so for a few days to communicate with team.<p>I had rather specific rare set of skills (malware and security research and investigation experience).<p>Basically having rare set of skills - not necessarily in high demand - will help.<p>Been paid in US dollars at a higher rate than Canadian employer would pay, plus exchange rate was favorable too.<p>Worked in a corp-to-corp arrangement through canadian-based consulting company.
Ooo this has been on my mind as well. To add, if I may, off the top of my head:<p>- How do your taxes work (I would assume not deducted by payroll, etc)<p>- If you enter USA for any work-related thing, do you need a work visa? (I assume the answer is yes, but maybe it's more nuanced?)<p>To the general HN community: has anyone seen/heard of US companies hiring up north to try and get a 'discount' on talent, based on the currently weak CAD?