The latest articles on DEV Community by ksushbush (@ksushbush). https://dev.to/ksushbush https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F152406%2F0a033110-d9c9-4566-a5ca-c25a1169f1a7.jpg https://dev.to/ksushbush en ksushbush Wed, 03 Apr 2019 21:51:31 +0000 https://dev.to/ksushbush/superheroes-lazybones-or-new-people-who-are-remote-developers-2aok https://dev.to/ksushbush/superheroes-lazybones-or-new-people-who-are-remote-developers-2aok <p>I've started building a product for remote developers about 6 months ago. Recently my team &amp; I created our first research on remote work to know our users better. </p> <p>We've surveyed 250 engineers, interviewed 10 CTOs from remote startups, analyzed 400 LinkedIn and GitHub accounts to answer one questions: what makes a successful remote developer? I'd like to share with you some insights and discoveries we learned.</p> <h2>Benefits</h2> <p><strong>Here are the three most important benefits that remote work gives for developers:</strong></p> <ol> <li>The opportunity to get rid of a daily commute.</li> <li>Spend more time with their family.</li> <li>Get access to foreign projects and a higher salary.</li> </ol> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--S5t2AYja--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/zuoc4h5nk4kriclydkaj.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--S5t2AYja--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/zuoc4h5nk4kriclydkaj.png"></a></p> <p>I was quite surprised by #2 — most of our respondents put family above salary. Isn't that sweet? 😍</p> <h2>Difficulties</h2> <p>There are many advantages in terms of working remotely, yet, at the same time, you can easily face many problems. </p> <p><strong>We've found 3 main difficulties in remote work:</strong></p> <ol> <li>No boundaries between work and personal life.</li> <li>Difficulties in communication.</li> <li>Difficulties with self-organization.</li> </ol> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--hYlXZESW--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/mwjejbl86amgylba7otp.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--hYlXZESW--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/mwjejbl86amgylba7otp.png"></a></p> <p>Well, no big discoveries here. But I have to mention that 27% of respondents said they have no problems in working remotely. If I was part of this survey, I'll be the one answering 'loneliness' — as 20% of developers did. I guess if you don't have a family and naturally introvert you can get lonely working remotely after all. </p> <h2>Portrait</h2> <p>The second part of our research was analyzing LinkedIn and GitHub profiles of remote engineers form fully remote companies like GitLab, Trello, Dribble, and others. We were interested in creating a portrait of a successful remote employee. </p> <p>And we got some really interesting data: <strong>the average age of remote developers is between 30 and 35 years</strong> and they usually had between 5 to 7 years of work experience before they moved to remote work.</p> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--uCvYdVUn--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/yq6wg7tu7ymeitmhrhj3.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--uCvYdVUn--/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://thepracticaldev.s3.amazonaws.com/i/yq6wg7tu7ymeitmhrhj3.png"></a></p> <p>I'm 27 now and been working remotely for a couple of years, so let's say I'm the exception to the rule. But I find it exciting that remote developers are people with decent experience and age — means that they decide to go remote consciously like it's an evolution of their choices. </p> <p>If you want to learn more about Remote Developers — please, read our <a href="https://6nomads.com/resources/remote_en">research</a>. I'll appreciate your thoughts or essential experience on remote work. Do you agree with the results of the research? Or are you also 'exception to the rule'?</p> remote research remotelife career