Relocating for Tech Jobs in 2025
13 pointsby andrewstetsenko2 days ago7 comments
  • bradlys2 days ago
    > Would you be eager to relocate for a job this year? Where and why?

    I'm in the process of trying to land a job in NYC, coming from SF. I've been in team match with Meta for several months. They have next to zero openings in NYC. I've applied for a multitude of other jobs in NYC. Obviously, I'm good enough at interviewing to pass FAANG interviews. Very few callbacks and mostly from companies that pay peanuts. But, it's hard. Most companies that want to hire me are still SF based.

    I'm not seeing anything from outside the US that would be appealing. The compensation is much lower outside of maybe getting hired at a couple companies in Switzerland.

    > 8. Europe leads as the top destination for tech talent

    Not convinced. Maybe a leading second destination. It looks like everyone still wants to go to the bay area. A lot of single people I know who have been in the bay area are looking to leave though because of the gender ratio. Thus, NYC is flooded with SF applicants. Almost impossible to get an engineering job at the big tech companies in NYC due to the amount of internal transfers competing for every position.

    • andrewstetsenko2 days ago
      The tech hiring market is pretty turbulent now, indeed.

      Regarding Europe as a preference, this data is based on users from 120+ countries. For many developers outside of the US, relocation itself might be a goal. I'd say that from the perspective of the user group we surveyed, Canada was ranked even higher than the US for moving to.

      • bradlys2 days ago
        If you removed the top country responding to that survey, would Canada still be the highest?
        • olzhasar2 days ago
          I see what you did there
    • yes_really2 days ago
      What level are you applying to? Do you think it's hard because you are applying to a high level and there are fewer openings the higher level it is?
      • bradlys2 days ago
        Senior and staff. I don’t think it’s an issue with level. They’re just really picky right now cause it’s an employers market for the last three years.
    • AznHisoka2 days ago
      How many jobs did you apply to? Just trying to gauge whether you’re just being choosy at which jobs to apply to, or whether this market really sucks even for ex-FAANg
      • bradlys2 days ago
        Couple hundred jobs last year. Got a few onsites but everyone was extremely picky. My performance during interviews wasn't too bad. I got the feeling multiple times that it didn't matter how well I performed - there was something else going on. I talked with peers from FAANG and they experienced the same. I applied for about 50 in July and received 0 callbacks during that time. It was extremely depressing.

        Even doing team match calls with Meta, I've heard the words, "you're the perfect candidate/match" and still did not get matched. I guess you need to be beyond perfect in this market.

        I'm starting again this year and have applied to about 150 positions in the last two weeks between SF, NYC, and remote. A few interviews lined up but mostly with companies you wouldn't have ever heard of.

        • roland352 days ago
          Good luck! I found with Google and Meta at least it is way easier to land a job in the bay area and then transfer to a new team in another city than it is to simply start out on that non SF team in the first place!!
          • bradlys2 days ago
            This is something I considered but I have a real knack for getting on the most toxic teams and I already live in NYC. I don't want to move back to SFBA until I'm married. It's a pretty terrible place to be a single straight man.
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  • rvrs2 days ago
    I'm a born and raised American: I'd give anything to relocate to Europe or Asia permanently (for healthcare access reasons). Currently working a remote job from the US and exploring my options internally and externally.
  • faizmokh2 days ago
    I'm currently bonded with my company until next year. After this, I'm thinking of applying for jobs in the UAE. The main reason is that I've never experienced working overseas (I'm based in Malaysia). I tried applying for jobs in the UAE several times before landing my current job, but had no luck.
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  • markus_zhang2 days ago
    Thanks for sharing. Where in Canada do you think there is going to be a pocket of tech jobs that we can apply to? I'm thinking about moving from QC to Ottawa, but not sure about the outlook.
  • olzhasar2 days ago
    I always admired Netherlands as the relocation target, but not-so-complex immigration process? Really? Maybe I'm missing something, but having a sponsored work visa seems to be the only option and there ought to be very few companies providing such support
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