we're based in santa monica and have or have had full time remote employees in all the areas you mentioned. portland is my favorite. in fact, when interviewin

we're based in santa monica and have or have had full time remote employees in all the areas you mentioned. portland is my favorite. in fact, when interviewing, we kind of look at bay area residency as a contra-indication. it's at least 25% more expensive to hire someone there. so, if you flip that assertion on its head - for the same price, we can hire someone 25% better, that lives in austin, or portland, or whatever. and, in fact - our salary then becomes significantly above market for the area, and we get exceptional talent. if you extend this philosophy to hiring more experienced (i.e. 'older') people, you get a triple-threat: above market salary, smart/good people, maturity/experience.