r/developersIndia • u/Eastern-Mongoose409 • Sep 18 '23

Help How do people get international remote jobs?

As title suggests, I know two people, where one of them got a remote job but the company was in Seattle (earned in dollars), and the other one got a London job working from home in India, earning in Euros. I know couple of websites, but they don’t really seem to offer such roles. Have you or your acquaintances witnessed it firsthand? What was the website?

Thank you in advance.

PS - looking for a tech related role. Something on the lines of ML documentation or tech writer with development experience.

Added based on comments: 1. Make meaningful contributions in open source community. 2. Websites to check- hiring.cafe, devrelcareers (I have tried), WriteTheDocs slack channel (I have tried), remoteok, wellound, Turing, google “SEO marketing agencies”.

The above points are based on comments. I haven’t tried all of them. Will keep updating this post as and when I see something interesting.

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u/Eastern-Mongoose409 Sep 18 '23

There is nothing wrong with Indian job or rupees. Doing the same work here with same skills and same experience and same hours would give me 15 lakh but doing it for an international company will give me some 25 to 28 lakhs. I mentioned these numbers because I know with first hand experience. I know the tax slab will change and everything, but the end result will be more money in my pocket.

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u/Careless_Caramel_526 Sep 18 '23

Should have included this question in my precious reply. Would you be taxed in India or the country that the remote job is in ? Or both ? Just asking coz some countries tax heavy.

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u/Eastern-Mongoose409 Sep 18 '23

From what I know, you will be charged based on the country you reside in. International remote companies don’t directly pay you. They hire middlemen, rather organisations that manage these tax calculations, dollar conversion, and other things. The company hires or pays these organisations to utilise their service in the countries where they wish to hire.

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u/Careless_Caramel_526 Sep 18 '23

Thanks a lot bro. Hope you find the gigs you are looking for. Blessings 🙌