Are those who live in UTC+7 to UTC+10 hard to get any remote works?

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Hi, I live in Indonesia (UTC+7), this is just something I am thinking (feeling) currently, is getting remote US works/contracts/jobs in these timezones hard (harder)? Especially when looking at some remote works, you either have to be in US, EU, or some non Asian countries. And if there are any, well, admittedly, the job may not fit with my rates.What are some obstacles that prospect employers face when they can't hire someone from these timezones?(I can be a bit subjective, please do correct me if you find this to be incorrect)For a bit more context, I'm a Full stack Laravel developer.

justinram11 · Accepted Answer

I'm a US Citizen and have been working remotely from Taiwan for the last 6 years. The first 3 I was working mostly on "solo" projects and pretty much only did async communication except for the occasional once-a-month meetings late my time / early US time. I thought it worked great.
The 4th and 5th year I was working full-time as an IC an actual US-based team from about 3pm - 12am Taiwan time. Not great, but still manageable and allowed for 3-4 hours of overlap with CST.
Now I'm working in a Tech Lead role (small company w/ 5 person dev team) with a split schedule of 10am-2pm and 7pm - 12am. I've noticed at this stage that I'm struggling a lot more with the time zone difference and it's really starting to have an impact on my family now that my son is 2 years old and wants a more "natural" schedule.
Personally, I'd target small companies on the east coast if you enjoy working nights, and west coast if you enjoy getting up early. In your soft interviews, stress your great communication skills beyond anything else.

znpy · Answer

Timezones are your main obstacle.Many companies are remote now, but work on the assumption that all their workforce is within 2-3 hours of the main timezone, and also that most work will happen synchronously. This includes (but is not limited to) meetings.You may want to narrow your search either to companies that embrace asynchronous work or where the manager you&rsquo;ll be reporting to can agree to milestones, deadlines or deliverables that do not require much interaction with your colleagues.

anacrolix · Answer

I'm at +10, working remote with EU/US for 4 years now. East coast US is particularly hard. I guess for +7, that would be West coast instead.

Lordarminius · Answer

I imagine that the difficulty in getting remote US jobs lies with the stringent regulations around hiring rather than time zones per se.I may be wrong.

proboy · Answer

it depends on the company you're going to work with, some will not have a problem with that