Data-Driven Companies (Actually) Still Hiring Remotely

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Data-Driven Companies (Actually) Still Hiring Remotely

The following short read is an excerpt from my weekly newsletter, Extract. Transform. Read. sent to nearly 3,000 aspiring data professionals. If you enjoy this snippet, you can sign up and receive your free project ideation guide.

While many tech-oriented companies have (in one way or another) reneged on remote working arrangements, my employer made an extreme gesture to demonstrate its commitment to the ongoing office-less lifestyle: It removed an entire floor of our two-floor New Jersey office space.

Other companies, like Spotify, have unveiled slogans like “Our employees aren’t children. Spotify will continue working remotely”, conveying a long-term remote commitment to candidates.

Despite these grand gestures, the prevailing media narrative is that few, if any companies are still “remote-first” operations.

Which is why, as a remote worker for nearly 4 years, I was happy to discover the “established-remote” GitHub repository by Yanir Seroussi, a README file that neatly tracks companies that remain committed to hiring and managing remote employees.

Though I’m highlighting established-remote, there are actually several repos that track remote listings in GitHub, accessible by simply searching “remote work.”

One of the distinguishing attributes of established-remote is the fact that a majority of companies listed pay competitive wages, no matter where you’re based.

As someone who works on a team with contractors in other regions of the world (some of our best engineers, btw), it is important that pay and opportunity be equitable around the globe.

For you, the data candidate interested in a remote-first arrangement, I recommend at least glancing at the list because:

• A columnar, intuitive layout makes this easy to read and requires minimal scrolling unlike other platforms (ahem, LinkedIn)
• A field is dedicated to the industry/domain of the company; this is helpful if you’re on your 500th resume and you’ve mixed up start ups you’re applying to
• Speaking of start ups, this list only contains “established” companies, defined as an enterprise that is either a) well-funded or b) profitable with 50+ employees
• Unlike other job boards with a broader appeal to non-technical candidates, this listing includes information on the tech stack used, so you don’t get into an interview and realize you don’t know C++

Despite being 10 years old (Yanir says he started the list “back in 2015”), the repo remains open to pull requests, ensuring that the information remains updated, as we all know companies seem to be rethinking remote working arrangements on an almost monthly basis at this point.

If, like me, you’ve enjoyed a primarily remote working arrangement, I encourage you to check out the list and go get that globally competitive compensation: https://github.com/yanirs/established-remote

Thanks for ingesting,

-Zach Quinn