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In all honesty, most companies aren't willing to work through the Visa process, they are either too small and have never done it before or know how difficult it can be.

Larger companies tend to be less averse, but even then it comes down to the candidate, hiring you has to be worth the expense and trouble they would have to go to to find a suitable local equivalent.

https://gist.github.com/sravfeyn/13534c67812183235a2c

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Yeah I observed the visa problem and I am now trying to apply for the ones who explicitly mention "Visa sponsorship".

Otherwise how had your experience been with Indian folks?

I've only ever worked on a professional agency level with two Indians and they were outsourced to, and to be honest it's mixed, they always delivered projects on time, but the code they provided was less than fantastic and reading it - and as a superset, integrating it - was a pain.

Not that this is a mark on all Indian developers, Suchi Sendrahali is someone I've worked with in the past and he was fantastic.

Thanks for sharing your experience :)

As far as the accent barrier, if you have a heavy accent, speak slightly slower (makes it easier to understand and easier to interrupt). Also if you're on a phone line or especially a speaker phone, ask if you're speaking loud enough. Your interviewer's comments about laid back SF folk is odd I think, but sometimes the language barrier can make you seem more stern and unapproachable than you actually are. Maybe learn some conversational idioms to diffuse tensions... "no worries", "I get what you're saying, but", "if I understand you correctly, then", "yeah we're in agreement there, but", "just to clarify,", "sounds good" ... stuff like that

Also, don't let it get in your head that Americans' stereotypes or past experiences with engineers are going to significantly impact you. Most people will take a fresh and honest look at you, and most everyone no matter where they're from carries some baggage with them (devs from mega corps, devs from no-name schools, devs who have been unemployed, devs from yet another failed startup, devs working in some language that's too hip or not hip enough, etc etc).

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