The problem is the VISA. If you don't have extra-ordinary skills for a company to decide to get you a VISA, it's hard to get a job. Try to spend 1 or 2 years i

The problem is the VISA. If you don't have extra-ordinary skills for a company to decide to get you a VISA, it's hard to get a job. Try to spend 1 or 2 years in Europe working for a big institution and also start a submitting code to big, shinny open source projects in the area that is of your interest. Then you can build a portfolio. Also be active here, on github and on SO, will help considerably from what I've seen.