It's hard to pull off, but the best option would be to work remotely for a bay area company. Quality of life might be lower though. Unless everybody communicat

It's hard to pull off, but the best option would be to work remotely for a bay area company. Quality of life might be lower though. Unless everybody communicates over IRC, video chat, etc, you'll feel alienated. Even if they use the right tools, you'll miss out on any conversations your coworkers have in-person, such as at lunch.