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Ask HN: What's the best country for 27M programmer looking to improve career?

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Hi, want to have discussions like this https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21106662

Like the older thread, I'm looking for advice for the current state, which countries are best to improve my tech career. I'm a software developer currently living in Indonesia. My first intuition is to go to western countries, like US, looking for a better comp and offers compared to my country.

However, I also need a cold shower, like if it's indeed a good move, or probably should stay in my home country.

I am thinking to Canada, since US is well known for its visa difficulties (cmiiw). I've worked remotely, so thinking by moving to Canada, I will be able to work remotely, too. Also, Is getting visa to Canada is still easy compared to pre-covid? Or are there any better countries to look for?

Other countries that I can think of is in europe (Portugal, maybe?)

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https://teleport.org is an excellent tool for comparing salaries, visas, crime rates, etc. in different countries.

Thanks!

Just looked at it and their data is terrible, at least for some locations.

What is your goal? Quality of life, money? Even the most ambitious Canadians move to the U.S. And of course, Silicon Valley.

But, there are options, near you too. Singapore, South Korea, Australia.

If you want to stay in Indonesia. You could probably find US or Australian software developers in Bali. That may help with remote work options, at good pay with their contacts/companies.

At the end of the day, be clear on your goals. Looking at your future, what end game are you looking for?

Looking for a better compensation is one thing. I've tried to apply previously as a remote worker, however, not yet hit anything.

By moving to Canada, I hope to solve the problems:

1. the timezone difference (Indonesia is at +7, EST/PST -5/-8). I see that most jobs, albeit offer remote option, still requires the applicant to be either in US/CA/EU. Very rare to see one in APAC

2. Tax, most teams I tried to apply to seems to avoid this with remote workers, hence I think moving to Canada can ease this problem.

> But, there are options, near you too. Singapore, South Korea, Australia. Before, I've considered the options like Singapore, South Korea, Australia. I had a work project with an australian, too. But, now having a hard time to have another one. I also have applied to Singapore, not heard anything from them. Haven't tried South Korea, how does the pay look like?

>If you want to stay in Indonesia. You could probably find US or Australian software developers in Bali. That may help with remote work options, at good pay with their contacts/companies. I haven't got into contact with them, so you mean, I come to them, and simply ask them for help with my possibility to get a remote work, too?

How about Japan? Once you get a job the visa process is simple (provided you have a college degree). There are more and more jobs that don't require Japanese language skills. Housing is affordable. Crime is extremely low. The salaries aren't as high as America but they've been in the up in recent years

I recently heard that in terms of Software, Japan is not as interesting as America or Canada (or EU?). I'm still considering, so which japanese companies do you think worth paying attention to?

Is this really worthwhile? Software salaries are low and not valued. There is no path to citizenship. Japanese is a hard language to learn and the culture is insular. Foreigners will never belong.

"There is no path to citizenship."

This is not true. It is possible to become a permanent resident or to become a Japanese citizen (for citizenship you must give up any other citizenships)

What's 27M?

I imagine a 27yo male

Level 27 Mage

27 year old male

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