Is 100% remote even a realistic expectation under 10 years experience?
I've noticed from other engineers experience that only senior engineers with 10+ years experience get considered for fully remote tech/ big tech jobs. And in my experience interviewing, only hybrid with a little above my current compensation is even offered. What has been your experience in the job market? Should you just quit looking for remote (with decent pay) and only look for hybrid/full time.
I have 5 years experience as an SRE.
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(2 comments)- 1a month agoPrimary author of Beyond Cracking the Coding Interview, Ex-Google
Absolutely, remote work opportunities do exist, though they may be harder to find compared to traditional positions. Throughout my career, including as a junior, I've exclusively held full-remote roles. That's before covid. While the current market shows some resistance to remote work—largely due to the return-to-office (RTO) policies of major tech companies—there are still options available for those seeking fully remote positions. The trick is extreme flexibility in other areas. For instance, if you're on the east coast you might have to agree to holding standard PST hours, or if you normally might make 150k you may have to settle for 120 but a larger bonus if you hit your target goals. etc
- 02 months agoTech Lead/Manager at Meta, Pinterest, Kosei
I wonder if you could make remote work a point of negotiation? Unless by remote, do you only want jobs that are fully remote for the long-term?
e.g. what if you treated this as a normal job search and got 3+ job offers, 2 from hybrid companies, and 1 from a mostly-remote job. If the companies really like you, they may be able to make exceptions or changes for you so you only come in 1 week a month, or 1 day a week.
Or perhaps you could have a written agreement with the company that they let you be remote after a year, assuming you hit certain performance benchmarks. As a founder, this is what I'd be most comfortable with -- I would not want to hire someone who wanted full-time remote immediately.
My point is, there are many definitions of "remote" and perhaps you could figure out a solution that works for you and the employer. Almost everything in a job is negotiable.
Have you gone through the resources here: How do you get a remote job?
