As someone coming from the US, my strategy was: 1) Put some effort into a side project, in my case a SaltStack tutorial that I'd wanted to do for a while. 2)

As someone coming from the US, my strategy was: 1) Put some effort into a side project, in my case a SaltStack tutorial that I'd wanted to do for a while. 2) Go to a conference (PyCaribbean) and meet people. 3) Reach out to recruiters in the cities I was targeting. 4) Reach out to recruiters who had emailed me in the past 2 years and to ask if they had any contacts in Europe. #2 and #3 seem to have been the most valuable. If you want to move to Ireland, Michael Diver is communicative, ethical, and responsive. Also, some logistical tips: - Use https://calendly.com/ https://calendly.com/ to schedule phone interviews across timezones without off-by-one errors or a lot of back-and-forth. - When interviewing over skype, have a phone line or page on https://appear.in/ https://appear.in/ room at the ready. - If you decide to stay in a hostel rather than hotel or airbnb, it is worth asking what type of mattress they have. http://rainymood.com/ http://rainymood.com/ and an external battery charger are a necessity if you want to do this. I'd be happy to help more if you give me a bit more detail on what type of company you're interested in working for. If you're open to living in London, I really like the place I'm working and would be happy to introduce you. Our interview process looks a bit like https://gocardless.com/blog/redesigning-the-devops-interview-process/ https://gocardless.com/blog/redesigning-the-devops-interview... My email is in my profile, so feel free to get in touch.