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Not sure if it's just my perception, but it seems the pendulum has swung back around and remote work is looked at unfavorably. I've worked remotely the last 3+

Not sure if it's just my perception, but it seems the pendulum has swung back around and remote work is looked at unfavorably. I've worked remotely the last 3+ years and I'm currently looking for a new gig. Seems like there aren't a lot of companies who are ok with full-time remote. For the few that are, there is really stiff competition for those few jobs.

namibj 8y ago
Check out German software-related companies. Small ones are usually flexible to be persuaded to hire you, if you can get through to them, that is. A good application should work, and as usual, don't give up too soon. They don't even know they can handle it. Maybe do some research as to how they'd have to do payroll, to reduce the scariness of someone overseas.
- solarkraft 8y ago
  Where can I specifically find German tech companies?
  - elliotec 8y ago
    Germany and German websites might be a good start
  - namibj 8y ago
    Look at the HRB and GnR "Type of Register" on the advanced search of [0], and add keywords such as "IT", "net", "net" and similar. I'm not that well-versed in these matters, so while I think there is some source you could find a list of these names and just run a regex on, I don't know where to get that list. Also consider mining the CN fields of server certificates on German IP ranges/all IPv4 addresses (it's just 2^32), and check their Impressum. There you can look for a string ending in " GmbH" and " AG" in a footer, to get the company name to use your regex on. The benefit there is that it should yield all companies that have a German website with HTTPS, and I'd take a lack of HTTPS for the company website or a website not reachable via a second level domain under the .de TLD as a red flag. Assume to require a small German introduction telling the recipient to forward the English part to an English speaking colleague, preferably in the IT department, because the risk of hitting someone who can't understand your English application is quite large. [0]: https://www.handelsregister.de/ https://www.handelsregister.de/
joeax 8y ago
It ebbs and flows. I recently interviewed for a remote position (found on HN 1st of the month job posting) and they couldn't stop gushing about how many candidates they had. At another company, they realized they weren't getting quality candidates and recently became open to the idea. All in all it does take longer, but with prior remote experience it makes it easier.

namibj 8y ago

Check out German software-related companies. Small ones are usually flexible to be persuaded to hire you, if you can get through to them, that is. A good application should work, and as usual, don't give up too soon. They don't even know they can handle it. Maybe do some research as to how they'd have to do payroll, to reduce the scariness of someone overseas.

solarkraft 8y ago
Where can I specifically find German tech companies?
- elliotec 8y ago
  Germany and German websites might be a good start
- namibj 8y ago
  Look at the HRB and GnR "Type of Register" on the advanced search of [0], and add keywords such as "IT", "net", "net" and similar. I'm not that well-versed in these matters, so while I think there is some source you could find a list of these names and just run a regex on, I don't know where to get that list. Also consider mining the CN fields of server certificates on German IP ranges/all IPv4 addresses (it's just 2^32), and check their Impressum. There you can look for a string ending in " GmbH" and " AG" in a footer, to get the company name to use your regex on. The benefit there is that it should yield all companies that have a German website with HTTPS, and I'd take a lack of HTTPS for the company website or a website not reachable via a second level domain under the .de TLD as a red flag. Assume to require a small German introduction telling the recipient to forward the English part to an English speaking colleague, preferably in the IT department, because the risk of hitting someone who can't understand your English application is quite large. [0]: https://www.handelsregister.de/ https://www.handelsregister.de/

joeax 8y ago

It ebbs and flows. I recently interviewed for a remote position (found on HN 1st of the month job posting) and they couldn't stop gushing about how many candidates they had. At another company, they realized they weren't getting quality candidates and recently became open to the idea. All in all it does take longer, but with prior remote experience it makes it easier.