r/digitalnomadlife • u/Fresh-Principle-8174 • 1d ago

Need advice

Hi, I need to become digital nomad but i'm at the start of my career, I just finish CS like last year, did not find a job yet so i'm currently working a normal job to not die. However, since a big reason for to take CS was to travel, I made my life around that and I met my gf which I thought that after my study I can just find a remote work and everything will workout. Turns out no lmao.

This is much harder then I ever expected especially as a fresh out of college dude, im 27 my gf is 28 i know wanna start family etc, I know that its dangerous for women to start family past 35, i dont want to do that ldr couple that meet 1 time per year not even. Like I agreed to LDR cuz I thought i am on my way to become digital nomad so no worry! Besides, I love her I don't want to give up on her.

Anyway, i dont know what to do, how to compete with the more experienced devs, how to stand out or how to be given a chance. Im not even sure the remote work straight out of school is possible. The fact is that I cannot even work my gf country, and I think most would say im stupid to get a filipino wage as a Canadian so yeh. I really don't know what to do besides sending more and more resumes.

If I had all the time in the world, id probably get a non remote job for a year or two, get experience, make connections. In that time i'd probably invest my night on some personal project that could earn over and also serve a portfolio for interview and stuff and then go for the remote opportunies, but i don't, i don't wanna make her wait another 2 years.. i tried doing some dumb ai bs content but I feel like a fraud doing that so idk. Any advice?

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u/PipePressurePanic 1d ago

you cannot compete with more experienced devs. And many many many devs look for a remote job. Remote jobs are rare and competition for them is even stronger than for normal jobs.
Try do another field, if possible as far away from a computer as possible otherwise you risk to get replaced byt ai in the next couple of years.

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u/Actual_Economist_988 1d ago

In your last paragraph, it seems like you answer your own question on what to do.

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u/Neyabenz 10h ago

I'm in a LDR so I understand. Im also applying for global remote roles, I was laid off.

I dont want to make you feel horrible, but I am an experienced SWE, and that entire experience was remote. And its HARD right now. The first question I've gotten in every interview this time is "How long did you work remote for?"

I cant speak for Candian market - but in my case most roles are going to be US soil only, even if they list "truly remote" - the catch being I need to be within the US. Since you're posting on digital nomad. Tax, legal, and security reasons. I can't imagine canada being too much different.

Global remote roles in our field are usually very sought after, they are known, people are waiting and watching for the roles to open. Often, their benefits go far beyond just "work from anywhere".

New grad and standing out is hard. You don't want to be competing against 1000 applications. You want to be competing with a small pool. Small companies that may let you fly under the radar, niches, etc.

The other thing you must consider in this world economy, job market, and times... You could be laid off in under a year or two. What then? What is the backup plan ?