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As I said elsewhere in the thread I worked with some Kenyans and a few refugees in the Kakuma camp, and I do not get the impression Kenya, Nairobi or elsewhere,
by 616c 11y ago
As I said elsewhere in the thread I worked with some Kenyans and a few refugees in the Kakuma camp, and I do not get the impression Kenya, Nairobi or elsewhere, is just flush with jobs at the moment.
Blah blah, globalized economy, blah blah. But I would love to hear other Africans from Kenya, SA, and elsewhere chime in and correct my foreigner BS here. My time there was short, so I can be way off base.
- zo1 11y agoWorking as a foreigner in SA... There is a big shortage of good developers here, trust me. And many companies are willing to help out with getting a Visa. Might not be as fancy and "*.io"-domained as the US/EU jobs, but they're there and willing to hire anyone that is good.
- 616c 11y agoVery interesting. And how much money would someone like you make and what is the cost of living for you in SA? I mean, if you do not mind me asking.
- katielo 11y agoHi, SA dev here (Cape Town). A starting salary is usually 18-22k, a mid-level position is usually starting at between 30k and 40k and for experienced devs (around 5+ years experience usually) around 50k and I'm sure lots of people get more. As for costs of living, 50k is a really good salary. See the "developer big mac index" here: SA ranks number 2 https://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015 https://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015) Milage varies if you have dependents to support though - private school especially gets expensive if you choose go that route for kids.
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