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> In my experience in big-tech, a lot of the overseas jobs were historically supporting roles and “keep the lights on” for legacy services. I know a couple of
by ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago
> In my experience in big-tech, a lot of the overseas jobs were historically supporting roles and “keep the lights on” for legacy services.
I know a couple of tech CEOs (very small services companies), and they use offshore for all development. They don't have a single US engineer; only project managers.
- commandlinefan 1y ago> They don't have a single US engineer; only project managers. That's what I never understood... why not outsource the project managers too? What is it about _project management_ that only onshore Americans can do? Whatever you think of programming, project management is much easier than programming.
- ChrisMarshallNY 1y ago...and usually, cheaper. I think the main reason is because the CEO wants someone that they can grab in-person, at any time.
- Ancalagon 1y agoAnd - if I'm being honest - the CEO doesn't need to concern themselves with the time differential or language barrier. Those are the PMs' problems.
- heyjamesknight 1y agoPMs in service firms are usually client facing, or at least client oriented. Having them native puts a native face on the team and keeps the language/culture barrier inside the firm.
- yencabulator 1y agoCommunicating across language, culture and timezone barriers takes some effort. Having a native, local, PM means you delegate that work to the PM, instead of putting it on everyone who needs to interact with the PM.
- JeffMcCune 1y agoThese are effectively MSPs and perform the kind of role GP describes.
- aprilthird2021 1y agoIf it's very small services companies using offshore for all development, they're not big tech at all