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Is there any reason why global corporations aren't opening engineering offices there? Seems obvious knowledge-salary arbitrage.

• Hydraulix989 7y ago
  Language barriers, timezones (their night is our day; it is flipped). Most skilled Korean software engineers end up in the Valley. Remote development only goes so far.
  • eatonphil 7y ago
    I don't see it any differently than companies with an office in India. While English is not a national language in RoK, Koreans are still taught English early. In my limited experience, being married to a Korean and having worked with Indians, Korean professionals speak English about as well as Indian professionals. The timezone is similar: India is 10 hours forward from America/New_York, RoK is 12 hours forward. Flights to RoK (12-14 hours) are actually significantly shorter than flights to India (20 hours). Indians are probably paid less than Koreans, but I don't know. And I cannot speak to the technical proficiencies of either. I'd definitely like to open an office in RoK some time. If anyone on here has done so or is interested, send me an email.
    • theredbox 7y ago
      Are you interested in moving to RoK? Either way expect salaries at around 50-60k so not that cheap. And also the talent pool is rather small. The English proficiency is almost non existent.
      • eatonphil 7y ago
        At the right time, for the right company, definitely.