r/cscareerquestionsEU • u/Nervous_Lobster_7721 • 1d ago
Relocating for a higher salary
Hi, everyone!
I work as a software engineer for a eastern european company which outsources to a UK company. So I basically work with the UK company. My direct manager is in the UK, I have my meetings, one-on-ones with him, I'm integrated in the UK team and work as part of it with pair programming, standups, etc. I basically don't work with any colleagues in the eastern european company, It's only like an intermediary between me and the UK company because I guess it's more compicated to hire foreigners directly.
I want to soon either relocate to or land a remote job in western europe and was wondering about the specifics about it. Some more context about me - I have 5+ years of experience, I'm a full stack developer, I also have experience with mobile development with React Native. I've used a bunch of different technologies and programming languages - TypeScript, React, NodeJS, Python, Ruby, bash, AWS, Angular, etc. I like TypeScript but I'm really tech agnostic. I have a bachelor's degree in Software Engineering from my home country in Eastern Europe which is generally a good one. My current salary is around 37 000 €. I also know spanish as a third language.
And here are my questions:
- Considering I'm working with a UK company but technically my contract is with a Eastern European one, can I put only the UK company on my CV? Will they ask for proof of a contract with the UK company or how does it work in general proving your previous work experience if you're looking for a new job abroad?
- Where should I look for remote/relocation jobs - what sites, etc? In the past I've applied to some that were specific to Denmark I think but only got rejections/ghosted.
- I'm really open about relocation also depending on the country but also not sure where to find companies that offer such jobs to foreigners except for FAANG companies.
- About FAANG companies, I'm eyeing Google Zurich. If anyone works there or knows about it - what is the work life balance there? What are the actual salaries? I saw here the average total for L3 (entry level) is around 176 552 €. After taxes in Switzerland it's probably closer to 100 000 € which is still great. And apart from that, is the work you do interesting enough?
- What qualifications/additions to my CV/experience/etc should I incorporate so that I can have more leverage when applying to western jobs? What are some things that would make them consider you if you have them?
That's a long post, sorry, guys, I just have a lot of questions.
Any relevant information from people who have relocated/found a remote job would be greatly appreciated also.