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Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by xenihn on Friday May 04, 2018 @05:32PM (#16998540)
Can I ask what sector and languages/frameworks you use?
Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by rlabrecque on Friday May 04, 2018 @06:03PM (#16998771)
Not the person you're responding to, but C++ for me. I make a normal Seattle salary while living in Toronto. Which after conversion seems to put me higher than people with 3x my experience in much better paying sectors than I'm in... It's stupid, and it sucks, I wish my company was local, I don't prefer remote. I do much prefer making literally double than I'd make locally though. :/
Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by eloff on Friday May 04, 2018 @06:20PM (#16998879)
I hear you, I don't really like remote either. I go to local programming meetups to get some of the socializing I miss out on with colleagues. But at the difference in income, I can't justify doing it any other way.
Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by eloff on Friday May 04, 2018 @06:19PM (#16998863)
I do full-stack but focus mostly on backend. I work in any language, platform, or framework the job requires. There aren't that many remote jobs, so being flexible on the technology side helps me get the best. I find Go to be very much in demand right now. C++ is making something of a comeback ever since C++11.
Re:Canada facing ‘brain drain’ as tech talent leaves for Sil... by chrispyper on Friday May 04, 2018 @10:22PM (#16999987)
How do you find remote work? I have 15 years experience, and pretty darn good at what I do. I just find it so much easier to get in-person work.