REALITY CHECK on Becoming a Remote Software Developer

What are your expectations for becoming a remote software developer? Did this video give you any insight into the process?

No my dream is actually to get away from people. I want to be away from the drama and not have to deal with people

Can't drive. Gotta walk miles to work or pay up the ass for rides in a town where Uber and Lyft don't exist. Be nice to not have to do those

Thank you for this knowledgeable resource! 🤝

hey what you do exactly like web developer or blockchain developer or what

Thankyou ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

My first job as Node's is remote. It's startup and we develop mobile game for international market. At the beginning I was paid only 500$ (I'm from Eastern Europe). My team lead was mentoring me through multiple calls throughout day with a lot of pair coding - sometimes I code and he looks at my screen, sometimes I look as he do it. Since 8 months I've become sole developer at backend, team lead on my own :) So everything is possible.

hey andy, do you have an email to contact you?

I just want a remote software development position because theres hardly any programming jobs in the job market in my city, so I HAVE to expand my options beyond my smol city

i dont give a single flying fuck about traveling

i don’t understand how people work for US based tech companies while traveling abroad. Isn’t there a ton of tax issues that come along with that?

Thank you

I found a remote job as my first company as a web dev. they hired me as a nextjs/node/flutter developer but I only know a little bit or react and vuejs. I think you just need to apply more.

This is not true anymore.
We are in 2022

I live in Bolivia (south america) I don't have a US citizenship but I really wish to work in a US company as a web developer, I truly enjoy coding, have excellent English and I'm working really hard to become a good developer. A remote job would give me the chance to have a great quality life in my small, cheap and underdeveloped country so I'd rather not move. So in a post covid world, 2 years after this video... does anyone have a similar experience or goals to mine? Is it possible or easier to accomplish this than 2 years ago? Anybody have any tips? I would truly appreciate any help I can get, thank you in advance!

I have 16+ years experience in programming area, and i am base in Indonesia...how do i get the job remotely in other country?

The problem is that it's almost impossible to get hired without a degree where i live, so remote is my only option :(

Wait i thought you just said many companies are not going to hire you if you don't have experience? Well many companies are hiring remote software inginiering with no degree just check at Indeed or LinkedIn....also for Americans are many jobs hard because they are lazy but for others is not hard because we work hard.

I started working from home back in 2017 when it wasn’t a common thing.
The most difficult part of it as a newbie, is to get noticed and to define schedules
I agree that everyone must start working in-person or at least hybrid type of work so you can get knowledge from others and acquire good habits before you go full remote

Exusme,
I have a question, It is 》》
When i don't have software engineering degrees,
Can i get job ?

boring

I'm good either way. I prefer to be in a career field where my options expand as my abilities expand. I'm an American. My wife is Filipina. We have our home 🏡 in the Philippines 🇵🇭. We prefer living there. America is a mess in almost every way politically. And politics have a direct impact upon every aspect of life for families 👪. I'm flexible out of the gate. But I do hope to transition away from employee status to contractor ASAP.

What about those career shifters that started their first programming job as a freelancer?? Will companies consider that as legit experience and hire you as a remote programmer??

thanks for the tip on working remotely. I'm a self taught full stack software developer. still levelling up my skillset to topnotch. I really love to achieve the dream of being a remote developer. I have been trying, things aren't working out yet. I think, I'm going to follow your approach on the process.

Thanks :-)

Can machanical design engineers work remotely

thank you

I honestly got interested because it pays well and I've programmed before. I've always been tech savvy, especially being born in 2001 so I've grown up with technology all around me. Also the field allows for location flexibility with it being an always in demand job so I can general find a job anywhere I desire to move to.

Remote working is a perk that I'd love to have down the line. I think getting some experience in a physical office would help better improve my skills since I'd be new in the field. But I do really well with remote work in general so after I get some experience, I'll definitely be moving on to remote work down the line

I just need a job that pays around 1000 $ remotely. With that money I can go to my country of origin and provide for my wife, parents and 10 children.

Great advice. Thank you. Was looking for this content. Make more videos if you can, maybe splice in aerial drone videos you took or something. Idk. Good content.

Only reason I want to work remotely is because I suffer from a really bad anxiety disorder so working from home would be a comfort zone for me.

yeah, very hard. often time you scratch your head, punch your disk and your monitor. sometimes you jump from achieving or debugged something. i just cant wait to get my first job .

do we need any other things to have other than skills to get remote job like DSA .. etc? i hope someone would respond on this!

Hi Andy, nice to know you. Andy, do I need any kind of visa to work remotely from any where in the world? The location from where I wanna work is Nepal.located in south east asia.

Thank you for your great advice.

Of course you have to earn it. thats not that bad. its hard work anyhow. gotta git he grind stone soon then. thanks! :)

I want to work remotely so I can have time to work out and travel to golf tournaments and follow my dream

You look like Jeff Tweedy

If you work remotely do you have shifts for example like form 9 to 5 or they tell you what you have to get done and expect it from you at the end of the week for example?

I would love to get a remote freelancing job online...please help me

My only concern is all of my time and energy going in the toilet because I won’t let someone dictate what goes in my body. That’s the essence of my attraction to remote work but I know I lack the experience and problem solving skills.

Honestly majority of jobs are remote now because the impact of covid. So its not a fantasy its a REALITY.

not premium other wise.
but your app require pay at google play and not have paid to install.
you are smart if have paid to download.
not you to rich.

First ever programming job starting next week and I have complete freedom to choose where I want to work. Feels pretty good. My home setup is pretty good for programming, and an internship I had before and during the pandemic taught me that I am much happier working from home. Plus no 30 minute commute means I'll have a lot more free time each day. Since I don't eat breakfast, I can literally wake up two minutes before my work starts.

doom and gloom

Just getting into this, learned html, css, and JavaScript at pretty basic levels so far. Working remotely and becoming a digital nomad is the dream, but really just the pay is my main motivation. My parents and siblings are struggling and need money, and I can’t afford college 🤷🏼‍♂️

I don't necessarily need to be remote in the beginning, but as a U.S citizen, is it actually possible to land my first job anywhere in the world, especially Europe?

When you said in the beginning that this video was about to give me a "Reality Check" i almost got desperate, fearing you would say it isn't possible or feasable. But i am very happy right now, as the only inhibitition is that it may just take longer time. 1 or 2 years of working on site to get experience is nothing if the result is a lifetime of freedom. I have SAD so i want to move to a warm and sunny country, and remote work will allow me to do that. Plus, i actually also love software and being creative so that is another bonus!

I have 7 years programming software. Now am open to remote and even relocation. It feels more easier than if I hasted this.

My fantasy is to earn a living without stressing myself out to give money to some rich asshole that is going to become richer with my work while i still earning a little fraction of my work's worth. I used to really like programming. Now i wanna punch my fuckin pc everytime that i read code.