If you have the skills to prove it, no prior remote experience, I absolutely cannot recommend Toptal[1] enough. I went through their rigorous interview process

If you have the skills to prove it, no prior remote experience, I absolutely cannot recommend Toptal[1] enough. I went through their rigorous interview process which was definitely harder than any I've encountered, but once in, I've had the best work experience in my life. My clients have been amazing, Toptal handles payments for me so no problems getting paid, and they're always there to help me out. I chose my hours, and rate, and being a part of the community alone has taught me so much. Prior to Toptal my only source for questions was Stack Overflow, since I'm self-taught. Never before had I discussed the new features of a Rails launch in a Slack channel, or discussed the best ways to handle my SQL queries. [1] Toptal Referal Link: https://www.toptal.com/#contract-just-respected-software-architects https://www.toptal.com/#contract-just-respected-software-arc... Disclosure: Shortly after joining the Toptal Network, I joined their Core team. However, their community and company culture is definitely the best I've ever seen.