Its very hard to find such situations. The only way that comes to mind is knowing someone well enough in a company that needs your skills when you need a job.

Its very hard to find such situations. The only way that comes to mind is knowing someone well enough in a company that needs your skills when you need a job. Its a very small intersection in time/space/relationships. I've always lucked into these situations. And honestly I never really realized how lucky I was because I didn't have anything to compare it to. Not joining teams with bad bosses is one way to go about this. This is also very very difficult because these guys will offer you a ton of money. Honestly, the best advice I think is to follow your best boss when he moves once you've found one. (Again this advice only "works" in SV where there are a massive number of growing companies where people move very frequently).