Definitely wouldn't recommend Highest concentration of software engineering jobs are in the Bay Area, especially well paid ones. Even in LA is hard to find goo

Definitely wouldn't recommend Highest concentration of software engineering jobs are in the Bay Area, especially well paid ones. Even in LA is hard to find good software engineering roles outside of FAANG In the Bay, the ratio of companies<>candidates is higher, ie. there are fewer candidates per engineering role than pretty much anywhere else To OP: being in the Bay Area you might be perceived as a better candidate, even if subconsciously. So maybe try getting a remote job while still there, then move somewhere else. Or just keep looking. Especially here on HN, in the Who is hiring threads, there are plenty of well-funded startups that can pay good salaries and struggle to find engineers (but only hire locally in the Bay)