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5 Tips I Use To Land Remote Software Developer Jobs

Colin Morgan on April 24, 2018

Applying for a Remote Software Developer job means you are voluntarily choosing to compete against the entire country versus just one city. In some...
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Zlatko Alomerovic • Edited

Good post man.

The single most important thing is that you have a live project to showcase.

For example, I used an application for User to User messaging with 20 Gmail-like features implemented, hosted on Heroku and GitLab.

It is fun, Interviewers would send me the message, and I would respond.
After that, I'd show them the code by allowing them to check it in GitLab, afterwards I would disable their user.
Easy peasy ...

Nailed the job 3 times with that single app.

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Stefan Wuthrich

yup, that's one of main reasons to do my side project fullstackjob.com , having some nice code to show.

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ben

Thanks for your post, especially for someone who is looking for remote job like me.

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Robert Gibb

I'm a marketer who works alongside developers and work remotely.

Remote jobs for software developers are the most ubiquitous but they're also the hardest to get, especially for good companies. The competition is fierce. Taking action on these tips will get you ahead of most applicants, even if your experience isn't as deep. It's all about presenting yourself nicely "on paper" and having a badass project.

I documented my process for getting remote jobs and this documentation has helped others, including software developers. Free to download here as a PDF: remotejobcourse.com/. No email needed or anything like that.

Hope it helps!

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ben

Thanks for your sharing Robert

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Keviniano

great tips! But it also depends on your location.

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Up2staff

Nice article! We are running a remote jobs board here: up2staff.com There are new postings every day from many different areas.

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Ben Halpern

Nice post