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Question to anyone who knows better: Can people in EU take advantage of this somehow? US compensation is _crazy_ relative to what I make in Berlin for example.
by manish_gill 5y ago
Question to anyone who knows better: Can people in EU take advantage of this somehow? US compensation is _crazy_ relative to what I make in Berlin for example. 2-3x or more for Senior/Staff level positions. I'm not an EU citizen, so I'm not even sure how to apply for the best possible positions in US-based companies.
- matt_s 5y agoWhat you might want to look for is a US HQ employer that already has EU based people, possibly a company that operates globally and has sales staff in your country. That should probably clear most hurdles of taxes, benefits, etc. since they have already figured that out.
- Graffur 5y agoWhy sales staff in particular?
- cosmodisk 5y agoThat's usually why local divisions get opened. I'm from a tiny country in Europe,where all the Microsofts and Googles of this world have local offices but only a handful of people employed there. So following that logic, you could work for the US headquarters,yet be employed at the local branch.
- matt_s 5y agoYep, usually opening an office in a different country starts with sales staff. This gets that company over the hurdle of establishing payroll, benefits, taxes, etc. for that country. If they allow remote workers for software jobs then it would be easier for them to hire you since they already have people employed there.
- iExploder 5y agoI wouldn't bother with Berlin. Its filled with cheap startups that pay low and dont offer equity for devs (in my very limited experience of job hunting there). Moving to west or south Germany instantly means 30% pay raise for a solid dev.