Having prior experience will definitely help you find a remote position. Personally I don't think being a junior remote employee is a bad thing, but a lot of t

Having prior experience will definitely help you find a remote position. Personally I don't think being a junior remote employee is a bad thing, but a lot of the time hiring manages are afraid of hiring remotely. I have worked remotely for a couple years now, and I found both of those jobs via Hacker News' "who is hiring" threads. A lot of companies on that thread are hiring for remote folks. If you are in a situation where you are junior, but cannot work in an office for whatever reason, there are ways to dig into certain positions. Companies with significant open source projects are a good place to start. If you can make significant contributions to a company's code via open source they might be more open to hiring you. Be careful to not slave away for a company as free labor, but if you're learning and trying to grow your skills, some strategic open source development could be a good start.