1. You are in the EU, so the easiest way regarding entry requirements is to stay within the EU. The hottest tech hub is currently Berlin, the demand for good rails developers is huge. If your are an experienced Rails/iOS dev you get 600-800 EUR per day, Rails beginners get 250-400 EUR depending on the project and their negotiation skills. Berlin is very cheap to live, it's easy to find accommodation and it's very international -- people are very open. You get along with English, you don't need to learn German. Compared to London Berlin is MUCH cheaper and definitely more fun. Better infrastructure, higher accommodation quality for less money and the startup scene is MUCH more vibrant and alive than in London. Now is the right time to come over.
2. You could also work from Portugal remotely BUT first you should come over, be here for some time to make connections, to start projects and when people know you and got used to you, you can easily move back to Portugal, still pursue projects in Berlin, work via Skype, Campfire, Mail, Github, etc. with similar day rates.
If you interested in moving to Berlin and if you are passionate about building great software, I’d love to talk with you. If you don’t how to come and to live in Berlin yet, I could help fix that. Leave me a mail: nelpace (at) gmail (dot) com
Anyone else who is interested to come to Berlin and to get an easy entry to Berlin's startup and dev community can contact me as well.
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1. You are in the EU, so the easiest way regarding entry requirements is to stay within the EU. The hottest tech hub is currently Berlin, the demand for good rails developers is huge. If your are an experienced Rails/iOS dev you get 600-800 EUR per day, Rails beginners get 250-400 EUR depending on the project and their negotiation skills. Berlin is very cheap to live, it's easy to find accommodation and it's very international -- people are very open. You get along with English, you don't need to learn German. Compared to London Berlin is MUCH cheaper and definitely more fun. Better infrastructure, higher accommodation quality for less money and the startup scene is MUCH more vibrant and alive than in London. Now is the right time to come over.
2. You could also work from Portugal remotely BUT first you should come over, be here for some time to make connections, to start projects and when people know you and got used to you, you can easily move back to Portugal, still pursue projects in Berlin, work via Skype, Campfire, Mail, Github, etc. with similar day rates.
If you interested in moving to Berlin and if you are passionate about building great software, I’d love to talk with you. If you don’t how to come and to live in Berlin yet, I could help fix that. Leave me a mail: nelpace (at) gmail (dot) com
Anyone else who is interested to come to Berlin and to get an easy entry to Berlin's startup and dev community can contact me as well.