I've been a Sr. developing a Jr/ engineers in a distributed and mostly remote (technical consulting) organization for about 7 years now. It can definitely be do

I've been a Sr. developing a Jr/ engineers in a distributed and mostly remote (technical consulting) organization for about 7 years now. It can definitely be done and IMO the "you won't learn things you get just being around Srs" meme is overstated. It can also be mitigated by lots of pairing and strong expectations on mentoring for the Srs. We've developed our talent well and those who have chosen gone to go do other things have had success outside the org, in in-person environments or remote environments. However, if the org is not fully remote first (and sometimes even if it is) it is valuable to travel the mothership on occasion and have develop relationships in person. About one week a quarter is a good. I'd ask if they have plans and budget to do something like that. Finally "Hybrid" teams with a majority of people spending most of their time in the office but with some remote employees can be very problematic. I'd avoid those if you can, unless you are VERY proactive and unshy about make your presence known.