Now this is about working remote for companies in America or Europe. I was searching stackoverflow the other day and saw lots of developer vacancies, some looking for remote developers, others with sponsored visa (don't know how this works).

What are the likely problems encountered with remote jobs if any? Share your experience please.

With the nature of Nigerian developer jobs, whereby they'll be looking for Turing and want to pay as Kazeem, what stops you from applying and working remote or if possible relocate.

Please share your experience. Thanks.

Let me mention dhtml18, cbrass, pcguru1, guru01, danielthegeek, silento, booyakasha, seunthomas, javanian, febup, fincoapps, et all.

No vex if I mention you. Likewise if I don't. Please share if you have any experience or if you happen to know someone who did.

Moaby:
Let me mention dhtml18, cbrass, pcguru1, guru01, danielthegeek, silento, booyakasha, seunthomas, javanian, febup, fincoapps, et all.

No vex if I mention you. Likewise if I don't. Please share if you have any experience or if you happen to know someone who did.

Well it depends, I've done a lot of remote work, it's easier when not employed but doing that with a full-time job is killing, and also different timezone, so most times I tend to pick few remote work, only when am bored. though quite recently I have been getting alot of mails from recruiters overseas, i guess it's just a matter of me researching them and picking, I don't mind relocating to another country, but the problem with remote jobs are usually (From what I have encountered)

1. Communication
2. Language
3. Timezone

Getting a job abroad is not the problem, you just need to be good and be visible online, and also more importantly CODILITY TESTS, and HACKERRANK oh, you must read and prepare.

Great. More please.

Moaby:
Great. More please.

I've not gotten a lot but I can tell you 1 thing. The MAJOR problem I face is communication.... That's like a MAJOR MAJOR issue..... Our accent the speed at which we speak makes it difficult for a non Nigerian to understand

Okay

FincoApps:


I've not gotten a lot but I can tell you 1 thing. The MAJOR problem I face is communication.... That's like a MAJOR MAJOR issue..... Our accent the speed at which we speak makes it difficult for a non Nigerian to understand

I understand, nice one man. You are one of the people I enjoy reading on this board. Keep keeping it real. Sad to know dhtml left.

Lol, thanks mehn

Moaby:

I understand, nice one man. You are one of the people I enjoy reading on this board. Keep keeping it real. Sad to know dhtml left.

From experience gotten from airbnb through stack overflow, I'd say it's pretty easy ...

Just quit your day job like me and sit down all day at your office as a full time freelancer then make sure you have every other thing in abundance and good knowledge of your required task/role....data 24/7, Call credit for at least 30 min international talk time (could last you for a week tho, depends in if your recruiter is a talkative)..

It's fun, it's nice and you get a lot of time to live your own life and learn from different people home and abroad.

Sorry this came late though..

DanielTheGeek:
From experience gotten from airbnb through stack overflow, I'd say it's pretty easy ...

Just quit your day job like me and sit down all day at your office as a full time freelancer then make sure you have every other thing in abundance and good knowledge of your required task/role....data 24/7, Call credit for at least 30 min international talk time (could last you for a week tho, depends in if your recruiter is a talkative)..

It's fun, it's nice and you get a lot of time to live your own life and learn from different people home and abroad.

Sorry this came late though..

As in guy, I swear this is the way, but one must be focused and hardworking because working remotely has it's difficulty especially when there's no communication for a while or unclear requirements and doing the wrong thing. But the bolded part is the main thing and benefit. Working in a 24-7 company and sitting on a chair I highly recommend this, there's nothing as depressing as knowing in a year you only have 20 days to yourself.

DanielTheGeek:
From experience gotten from airbnb through stack overflow, I'd say it's pretty easy ...

Just quit your day job like me and sit down all day at your office as a full time freelancer then make sure you have every other thing in abundance and good knowledge of your required task/role....data 24/7, Call credit for at least 30 min international talk time (could last you for a week tho, depends in if your recruiter is a talkative)..

It's fun, it's nice and you get a lot of time to live your own life and learn from different people home and abroad.

Sorry this came late though..

Did you just said you quitted your job to become a full time programmer?

I guess the world economy is transitioning into a remote one. Soon they'll be people living in 3rd world countries who make all their money via freelancing. I just pray our polity will be stable and one tribalistic/religious fanatic will come shut the whole thing down. Boko haram just cooled down abit because their tribes man is in power otherwise ...

Karleb:


Did you just said you quitted your job to become a full time programmer?

Well, technically, yes.... Freelancing is still a job tho (literally)..

However, the best thing that can happen to any developer is having a successful early career and retiring to full time open source development later... That's where you get to fly