I don't know about the first, but as for how easy it is to find decent paying jobs, quite easy. There's a whole list of local companies that hire in the regular

I don't know about the first, but as for how easy it is to find decent paying jobs, quite easy. There's a whole list of local companies that hire in the regular ways ( meetups, referrals, resume cold calls ) and most multinational companies will phone interview & let you know if remote work is an option (it invariably is for most teams)