Background.<p>I am a compsci student from germany and i would like to work remotely for a silicon valley based company.<p>Is it even possible ?
How would i get the job ?
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.<p>For freelancers:<p><i>Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2015)</i><p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9812246" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9812246</a><p>For permanent positions:<p><i>Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2015)</i><p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9812245" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9812245</a><p><i>Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2015)</i><p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9812247" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9812247</a>
Yes. Such jobs exists but are harder to get.<p>First reason they are harder to get is that only a small portion of companies allows remote work.<p>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.<p>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.<p>Other than that, start with <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=remote+jobs" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=remote+jobs</a><p>Find companies that are known to allow remote work and target them by learning the skills that they value.<p>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.
<a href="http://www.warplife.com/jobs/computer/telecommute/" rel="nofollow">http://www.warplife.com/jobs/computer/telecommute/</a><p>I will post more soon.