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Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India by joefourier on Saturday July 04, 2020 @10:05AM (#23732251)
What about moving to Europe? Salaries in the UK, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands are much lower than in the US, and even lower in Central/Eastern Europe. While the timezone barrier is still there (although lower than India), the work culture is basically the same as in the United States (except with more work-life balance).

Actually, why not Canada? Salaries are again much lower than Silicon Valley, the timezone is the same, the language is the same (except in Quebec), and it would be great to stop Canadian software engineers from moving to the US in droves due to lack of opportunities at home.

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Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India by thrawa934234 on Saturday July 04, 2020 @10:33AM (#23732460)
The difference b/w salaries in EU/E.Asia and India are not that large for FAANG-like companies IMO. It's likely the case that Uber will allow its Indian employees to relocate back to India, in light of both Covid and the new visa restrictions.
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Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India by raverbashing on Saturday July 04, 2020 @10:35AM (#23732473)
They already do what you're saying, by some extent (maybe not Canada right now, and of course, finding English-speaking developers in Quebec is a non-issue)
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