Relocate.Me: Jobs & Moving Abroad

Internal mobility. One of the relocation pathways worth keeping in mind in 2026. It’s more of a long-term play, but still a viable one. By internal mobility, we mean moving within a company to a different position in a different country. Of course, not every multinational company is a good fit for this path. Having offices around the world doesn’t necessarily mean employees actually move between them. But there are definitely companies where this happens: EPAM Systems, JetBrains, Amazon, Catawiki... just to name a few. In our latest piece for The Global Move, we explain how to figure out whether a company is a good “candidate” for an international transfer - before you join. We also cover the L-1 route to the U.S. and the EU’s Intra-Corporate Transfers framework. So, if relocating abroad is part of your longer-term career plan, do have a read. It might make you look at your relocation strategy a little differently. Here’s the link for quick access 👇 https://relocateme.substack.com/p/internal-mobility-as-an-alternative

📌 Webinar announcement Next week, on August 20, our partner Manifest will host a webinar exclusively for our community:

Relocating to the U.S.: Your Visa Roadmap from First Step to Green Card

In this session, Manifest immigration attorney Henry Lindpere will cover: - The most common visa categories for people relocating to the U.S. - Employment-based options: H-1B, O-1A, TN, J-1, and others - Entrepreneur and investor pathways, including E-2 and O-1A - Family-based options and how they interact with other pathways - How to think about your initial visa choice in light of your long-term goals ​​- What the path from a temporary visa to a green card typically looks like - Common mistakes people make when planning an international move If moving to 🇺🇸 is on your radar, this is a great opportunity to better understand your options and get your questions answered directly by an expert. 👉 Register now to secure your spot More about Manifest: https://relocateme.substack.com/p/how-manifest-helps-people-move-to

Hello everyone 👋 Here’s a batch of new job opportunities for you to consider: Lead Software Engineer (Team Lead) - 2 squads • Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 • Company: C Teleport Senior Data Scientist (Machine Learning) • Location: Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹 • Company: Catawiki AI Platform Engineer • Location: Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 • Company: PayPay Card Motion Designer - Strategic Projects • Location: Limassol, Cyprus 🇨🇾 • Company: Welltech Engineering Manager, AI / ML • Location: San Sebastian, Spain 🇪🇸 • Company: Multiverse Computing Senior Product Manager (Demand) • Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 • Company: Catawiki Senior Data Engineer (Redshift) • Location: Limassol, Cyprus 🇨🇾 • Company: Welltech ‐ ‐ ‐ To browse all opportunities currently available on our job board, use this link: https://relocate.me/international-jobs If you haven’t already, you can also subscribe to our jobs newsletter on Substack. Every Thursday, we publish a handpicked list of 100+ relocation-friendly tech jobs, plus international remote roles. Just posted a new edition with 152 jobs: relocateme.substack.com/p/weekly-hand-curated-tech-jobs-with-d66

Last week, we shared with you an article by our founder about how the relocation game in tech has changed. That piece ended up on the front page of Hacker News and got 200K+ views on Reddit. And it naturally led to the next question: If today’s relocation market works differently, how should you actually search for a job abroad? That’s probably the question Andrew received most often after publishing the article. Here’s the answer:

I don’t think there’s one perfect website that solves the problem. If there were, I’d simply send everyone there. Instead, I think relocation today is much more about building the right search strategy than finding another job board. Over the years, I’ve seen people relocate in many different ways, and that’s perhaps the biggest lesson I’ve learned: there isn’t one path. If I were starting my relocation journey today, this is exactly how I’d approach it 👇

https://relocateme.substack.com/p/how-to-search-for-a-tech-job-abroad Enjoy reading!

Hello everyone! Just a quick post to let you know about a big batch of new job opportunities on Relocate.me. This time, in #Lithuania 🇱🇹 with #Vinted! Founded in Lithuania in 2008, Vinted started as a way for friends to find new homes for clothes they no longer needed. In 2019, it became Lithuania’s first unicorn 🦄 Today, Vinted has grown to a team of 2,000+ people, working toward a simple mission: making second-hand the first choice. And it has three business units that support this mission: 👗 Vinted Marketplace: Europe’s leading second-hand fashion platform, connecting millions of members across 20+ markets. 📦 Vinted Go: Vinted’s shipping business, with 500,000+ pick-up and drop-off points and 60+ carrier partners across Europe. 💳 Vinted Pay: Vinted’s newest business unit, focused on secure and reliable payments for buyers and sellers across Europe. The best part: Vinted is actively hiring right now, with relocation support available. Explore the open roles here 👇 https://relocate.me/companies-hiring/vinted There’s quite a range, from data and back-end engineering to product design and engineering leadership.

If you’re looking for a developer job abroad in 2026, please read this 👇 https://relocateme.substack.com/p/the-relocation-game-in-tech-has-changed It is the new post by Andrew, our founder, who’s been involved in tech talent relocation since 2011. In it, Andrew explains how the international tech hiring and relocation market has changed over the past few years, why many of the strategies that worked before are less effective today, and what you can do differently. If job relocation is one of your goals this year, it’s a must-read. There’s a lot in there that might change how you approach your search.

Who's open to a #remote contractor role paid by the hour? micro1, the leading AI data lab for training frontier models and evaluating AI agents, is currently hiring for these two roles: 💻 Computer Science Expert (PhD) https://relocate.me/remote/remote/micro1/computer-science-expert-phd-10275 📊 Statistics Expert (PhD) https://relocate.me/remote/remote/micro1/statistics-expert-phd-10276 No prior AI experience is required - your domain expertise is what matters. Your work will help shape how AI models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. Learn more and apply using the links above!

Continuing our series of country guides, we’ve put together a list of helpful links for those of you considering a move to the United States 🇺🇸. Here we go: ✅ DESTINATION RESEARCH 🪪 Visas: https://relocate.me/visas/united-states + https://manifestlaw.com/blog/types-of-work-visas-us or the official Visa Wizard tool to help you determine which U.S. visa category best matches your purpose of travel. Popular searches: • O-1 visa (a relocation path without an employment offer) • H-1B visa (an employer-sponsored work visa) • L-1 visa (an employer-sponsored intra-company transfer visa, often used by multinational companies to relocate employees from an overseas office to the United States) • TN visa (a work visa available to eligible Canadian and Mexican citizens) 🧾 Taxes: https://relocate.me/taxes/guide/united-states 💵 Take-home pay calculator: https://relocate.me/taxes/calculator/united-states or https://www.smartasset.com/taxes/income-taxes 🛒 Cost of living: https://relocate.me/cost-of-living/united-state + Numbeo + ask on Reddit (example thread) 🏥 Healthcare & insurance options: • General overview: https://relocate.me/healthcare/united-states + https://manifestlaw.com/blog/do-immigrants-get-free-healthcare • First-hand insights: Ask locals and expats on Reddit (example thread) 📊 Average salary data: https://relocate.me/salaries/united-states-average-salary 💻💰 Developer salaries in the United States: Levels.fyi / Built In / Blind + Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey + Reddit and Quora for first-hand insights ❓ Ask questions about living and relocating to the United States: • reddit.com/r/MovingToUSA • reddit.com/r/AskAnAmerican • reddit.com/r/AskSF • reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco • reddit.com/r/bayarea • reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions (a general Q&A community covering virtually every topic, with questions about the United States being very common) • reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions (one of the largest software engineering career communities, with many discussions focused on the U.S. tech job market) ✅ JOB SEARCH: U.S. COMPANIES HIRING FROM ABROAD Here are some U.S. companies we’re aware of that, based on publicly available info (primarily current job descriptions), appear to be open to sponsoring work visas for international hires: • Anthropic • Reflection • Exa • Retell AI • Thinking Machines Lab • Verkada • Halliday • AGI • fab2 • Sim To explore the full list (and get notified whenever we publish new guides), follow us on Substack 👇 https://relocateme.substack.com/p/moving-to-the-united-states-for-work

As part of our effort to share useful tools and resources for relocation, we’d like to highlight Manifest. Manifest is an immigration law firm specializing in U.S. employment-based visas, including O-1, L-1, EB-1, and National Interest Waivers (NIW). What makes them different is their process. They don’t hand your case off to a paralegal. Instead, you’re matched with an experienced attorney based on your specific case, receive dedicated 1:1 support, and can track your case every step of the way through an online portal. And, of course, their track record: thousands of visas and green cards successfully obtained for clients. If you’re planning a move to the United States for work, they’re well worth considering. Learn more about Manifest here: 👉 https://gomanifestlaw.com/relocate Partnership post. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.

​​When it comes to relocating abroad for work, most people immediately think of employer-sponsored visas. But there’s another, often overlooked route: talent visas. One of the biggest differences from a traditional work visa is that a talent visa often doesn’t require you to have a job offer. And unlike many digital nomad visas, eligibility is usually based on your professional achievements rather than meeting an ongoing minimum monthly income requirement. We put together a new post on our Substack, The Global Move, covering some of the strongest talent visa options, including: • O-1 Visa (🇺🇸) • Global Talent Visa (🇬🇧) • "Carte Talent" (🇫🇷) • National Innovation Visa (🇦🇺) • and several others. Well worth a read if you want to be aware of the different relocation pathways available. Here’s the link 👇 https://relocateme.substack.com/p/talent-visas-in-2026-a-relocation

“Why do you want to relocate?” It’s one of the most common interview questions international job seekers get, and one where your answer can quietly hurt your chances of moving forward. Many candidates answer it by talking almost exclusively about wanting to move abroad, seeking a better quality of life, higher salaries, and the like. Here’s the problem: when that’s your entire answer, you unintentionally shift the focus away from the one thing the recruiter actually wants to hear about: the company. By the time you’re sitting in that interview, they already know you want to relocate. What they really want to hear is that you’re genuinely excited about joining their team. In my latest article for The Global Move, I explain: - why focusing so much on the idea of relocating during interviews can work against you; - what employers actually want to hear instead; and - how to approach relocation questions the right way, with examples of weak and strong answers. I hope it comes in handy for those of you who are currently looking for a tech job abroad. Check out the article here 👇 https://relocateme.substack.com/p/a-mistake-to-avoid-during-relocation

Continuing our series of country guides, we’ve put together a list of helpful links for those of you considering a move to Finland 🇫🇮. Here we go: ✅ DESTINATION RESEARCH 🪪 Visas: https://relocate.me/visas/finland + these two official sites: • https://um.fi/entering-finland • https://migri.fi/en/i-want-to-come-to-finland to help you determine the correct visa or permit type for your situation 🧾 Taxes: https://relocate.me/taxes/guide/finland and/or https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/finland/individual/taxes-on-personal-income 💶 Take-home pay calculator: https://relocate.me/taxes/calculator/finland or the official one from the Finnish Tax Administration 🛒 Cost of living: https://relocate.me/cost-of-living/finland + Numbeo + ask on Reddit (example thread) 🏥 Healthcare & insurance options: • General overview: https://relocate.me/healthcare/finland • First-hand insights: Ask locals and expats in r/Finland (example thread) 📊 Average salary data: https://relocate.me/salaries/finland-average-salary 💻💰 Developer salaries in Finland: Levels.fyi / Glassdoor + Reddit for first-hand insights (example thread) ❓ Ask questions about Finland: • https://www.reddit.com/r/finland (the largest Reddit community dedicated to Finland) • https://www.reddit.com/r/helsinki • https://www.reddit.com/r/espoo • https://www.reddit.com/r/nordiccountries (a subreddit for discussions about the Nordic countries, including Finland) • https://www.finlandforum.org • Expats & Foreigners in Finland (Facebook group) 📌 Other useful resources: • https://www.workinfinland.com/en • https://www.suomi.fi/guides/work-in-finland ✅ JOB SEARCH: COMPANIES HIRING FROM OUTSIDE FINLAND Here are some of the Finland-based companies that, based on publicly available info, appear to have a track record of relocating international employees: • Sellforte • Supercell • AlphaSense • Wolt • Remedy Entertainment • Rovio • Metacore • ReOrbit To explore the full list (and get notified whenever we publish new guides), follow us on Substack 👇 https://relocateme.substack.com/p/moving-to-finland-for-work

Hello everyone 👋 Here’s a batch of new job opportunities for you to consider: Lead Software Engineer (Team Lead) - Billing Squad • Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 • Company: C Teleport Engineering Manager - Shipping • Location: Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹 • Company: Catawiki Research AI Director • Location: San Sebastian, Spain 🇪🇸 • Company: Multiverse Computing Senior Engineers - Front End / Mobile / Back End / Full Stack / Platform • Location: Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿 • Company: Halter Senior Frontend Engineer • Location: Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 • Company: HENNGE - - - On a final note, if you haven’t already, consider subscribing to our newsletter on Substack. A paid subscription gives you access to: ✔ A weekly hand-picked list of ~150 relocation-friendly and international remote tech jobs (latest edition here) ✔ The Global Move private job board, featuring a searchable archive of 1,000+ tech jobs with visa/relocation support, plus 300+ international remote roles

Just published an updated guide to digital nomad visas available in 2026. Today, more than 50 countries offer some form of digital nomad visa, and new programs keep appearing. Some require relatively modest income, while others have thresholds that put them out of reach for many people. Some are designed for a short stay, while others can lead to long-term residence. We originally published a similar guide in 2025, but a lot has changed since then. Income requirements have been updated, several new programs have launched, and a few older ones have quietly disappeared. The updated guide groups options by region and includes the specific visa name, minimum income requirement, duration, and an official government source for every option, so you can verify the latest requirements at any time. The list is now live on our Substack, The Global Move. Check it out here 👇 https://relocateme.substack.com/p/digital-nomad-visas-in-2026-a-world #DigitalNomadVisa #IndependentRelocation

Do cover letters still matter in 2026? Our answer: Yes, but only if you write them well. Otherwise, it's a waste of time. To give you an example, one of the subscribers to our Substack newsletter, The Global Move, recently wrote a cover letter that opened the door for him at a Berlin-based tech company while applying from abroad. He kindly gave us permission to share that cover letter publicly, so we could break down what made it effective and share practical advice other job seekers can use when writing their own. You can find the cover letter and our thoughts on why it worked in this new article 👇 https://relocateme.substack.com/p/how-to-write-a-cover-letter-in-2026 #CoverLetters #JobSearchAdvice

Just published an interview with Peter, who moved from Nigeria 🇳🇬 to Portugal 🇵🇹 to join Catawiki as a Software Engineer. In our conversation, Peter shares why he chose Portugal, what Catawiki's interview process was like, how the relocation support worked, and what surprised him most after making the move. If you're considering relocating to Lisbon/Portugal for a tech job, it's worth a read: 👉 https://relocate.me/blog/expat-stories/moving-to-portugal-it-job-software-engineer-interview/ Interested in joining Catawiki in Lisbon? Explore their open roles here: 👉 https://catawiki.careers/location-Lisbon-Office — Finally, consider joining The Global Move private job board for hand-curated roles with visa sponsorship/relocation support: 👉 https://globalmove.relocate.me

Last year, a friend of ours, Jani, a full-stack dev from Slovenia, was preparing for interviews. The technical stuff wasn't the hardest part. The hardest part was this: how do you know if your answers actually sound clear? Not in your head. Out loud. In a real interview, nobody hears the polished version you rehearsed in your mind. They hear what comes out under pressure: the answer that drags on, the explanation that wanders, the moment you know the topic cold but still sound shaky. And when you get rejected, you usually never find out what went wrong. Was it your confidence? Your English? The way you structured it? That's what pushed Jani to build Pavone.ai. It lets you practice interview answers out loud and get feedback on clarity, structure, confidence, and delivery before the real thing. Made for people preparing without a bootcamp, regular mock interviews, or a senior engineer on hand to provide honest feedback. The first practice run is free. Worth a try → https://pavone.ai

​​Hello everyone 👋 Last Thursday, we briefly announced the launch of our new private job board for paid subscribers to our Substack newsletter, The Global Move: https://globalmove.relocate.me Some of you may have already checked it out (and even joined), while others may still have no idea what it is. So, we'd like to take a moment to introduce it properly and help you decide whether it could be useful for your international tech job search. 📌 Why we built it For over a year, our team has been publishing weekly manually curated lists of relocation-friendly tech jobs on Substack. In this format (Substack posts), those job lists are difficult to browse. Plus, searching through the archive (6,000+ jobs shared to date) has become time-consuming, with opportunities spread across 60+ weekly job lists and many openings that are no longer active. The goal of the job board isn't to replace the newsletter, but to make the experience much more practical for subscribers. 📌 The idea behind the job board • Jobs appear on the job board daily on weekdays as we find them (rather than once a week on Thursdays) • A searchable archive • Filters by job type (relocation/international remote), category, country, company size, etc. • The option to save jobs, mark them as applied, and report inactive ones • 100% manually curated You can read more about the job board here: https://relocateme.substack.com/p/introducing-the-global-move-job-board Or, head straight to the job board and join: 👉 https://globalmove.relocate.me At the moment, there are 1,200+ job openings: • 1,000+ tech roles with visa sponsorship and/or relocation support • 240+ remote roles open to international talent

Just moved to Germany or about to? 🇩🇪 Quick one worth knowing about. We've partnered with UniRents, who does something that makes a lot of sense if you're relocating: instead of buying everything for a new apartment, you rent it. Furniture, appliances, the stuff you need to actually live somewhere: the upfront cost of buying it all is brutal, and then you're stuck either hauling it to your next country or tossing it when you leave. How it works: 👉 Pick what you need at unirents.de 👉 Pay only for as long as you need it 👉 Delivered in 2–3 working days 👉 Picked up when you move out It's a popular option for international workers who'd rather not sink money into furniture they'll abandon in a year. If that's you, the code RELOCATEME15 gets you 15% off your order 👇 unirents.de

Hello everyone 👋 Here’s a batch of new job opportunities for you to check out: Senior Frontend Engineer • Location: Tokyo, Japan 🇯🇵 • Company: PayPay Card Senior Software Engineer - Logistics • Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 • Company: Picnic Senior Software Engineer - Warehouse Systems • Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 • Company: Picnic Senior Product Manager - Shipping • Location: Lisbon, Portugal 🇵🇹 • Company: Catawiki Security Engineer • Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱 • Company: Catawiki - - - 💡 And some important news: Our team has launched a private job board for relocation-friendly and international remote tech jobs. We’ll introduce it in detail soon, but in the meantime, you can explore it via the link below if you haven’t already: 👉 https://globalmove.relocate.me