Where can I find remote jobs?

DailyRemote, LinkedIn, and We Work Remotely are the top platforms for finding remote jobs in 2026. Company career pages at remote-first organizations like GitLab, Zapier, and Automattic list positions directly. FlexJobs and Remote.co offer curated listings with employer verification. Over 85,000 new remote positions are posted weekly across these platforms combined.

How much do remote jobs pay?

Remote jobs pay $50,000 to $200,000 annually, with software developers averaging $120,000, marketing managers $95,000, product managers $140,000, and customer support roles $45,000. Remote salaries match or exceed office equivalents at 78% of companies. Geographic arbitrage allows remote workers to earn San Francisco salaries ($150,000+) while living in lower-cost regions.

What remote jobs can I get with no experience?

Customer support representative ($35,000-$45,000), virtual assistant ($30,000-$50,000), data entry specialist ($28,000-$40,000), social media coordinator ($40,000-$55,000), and sales development representative ($50,000-$70,000 OTE) hire candidates without prior experience. These five roles account for 60% of entry-level remote job postings and require only communication skills and reliable internet.

What is the difference between remote and hybrid work?

Remote work means 100% work-from-anywhere with no office requirement. Hybrid work requires 2-3 office days weekly and limits where employees can live. 32% of US jobs are fully remote, 27% are hybrid, and 41% are fully in-office. Fully remote workers report 25% higher job satisfaction than hybrid workers. Hybrid roles pay 5-10% less than equivalent fully remote positions.

How do I prepare for a remote job interview?

Test camera, microphone, and internet speed 24 hours before the interview. Position lighting in front of your face, not behind. Use a neutral background or professional virtual background. Close all browser tabs and applications to prevent notifications. Dress professionally from head to toe. Look at your camera when speaking, not the screen. 67% of hiring managers have rejected candidates due to technical issues during video interviews.

What are the best countries for digital nomads?

Portugal ranks #1 for digital nomads with affordable cost of living ($2,000/month in Lisbon), fast internet (average 200 Mbps), Digital Nomad Visa, and strong expat community. Spain, Mexico, Thailand, and Colombia round out the top five. Key factors: time zone overlap with US/EU employers, cost of living under $2,500/month, reliable 50+ Mbps internet, and visa accessibility. Portugal and Spain offer paths to EU residency.

Are work from home jobs legit?

Yes, the majority of work from home jobs are legitimate. In 2026, over 35% of US workers hold fully remote positions at verified companies. To identify legit work from home jobs: check that the company has a real website and LinkedIn presence, never pay upfront fees to apply, verify the company on Glassdoor or Trustpilot, and apply through established job boards like DailyRemote that screen employers. Red flags include requests for personal banking information, guaranteed high income with no experience, and unprofessional communication. Remote-first companies like GitLab, Zapier, Automattic, and Shopify post legitimate work from home positions regularly.

What remote jobs are hiring immediately?

Customer support, data entry, virtual assistant, sales development, and content moderation roles are the remote jobs most commonly hiring immediately. These positions typically have a 1-2 week hiring process compared to 4-6 weeks for technical roles. Companies like Amazon, UnitedHealth Group, and CVS Health regularly post remote jobs with immediate start dates. On DailyRemote, new remote jobs are posted every day across 15+ categories, and many positions accept applications within 24 hours of posting. Filter by "latest" to see the most recently added remote jobs hiring now.

What are the easiest remote jobs to get?

The easiest remote jobs to get are customer service representative ($35,000-$50,000), data entry clerk ($28,000-$42,000), virtual assistant ($30,000-$55,000), transcriptionist ($25,000-$45,000), and online tutor ($30,000-$60,000). These roles require no specialized degree, have high hiring volume, and many offer part-time or flexible schedules. Most need only a computer, reliable internet, and basic communication skills. Customer service alone accounts for 25% of all entry-level remote job postings, and many companies provide paid training for new hires.

Are there part-time remote jobs?

Part-time remote jobs are widely available across multiple industries. Common part-time remote positions include customer support (20-30 hours/week), freelance writing ($25-$75/hour), virtual assistant (15-25 hours/week), online tutoring (10-20 hours/week), and bookkeeping (15-20 hours/week). About 30% of all remote job listings on DailyRemote offer part-time or flexible schedules. Many part-time remote jobs let you set your own hours, making them ideal for parents, students, or anyone building a side income. Companies like Belay, Time Etc, and Fancy Hands specialize in part-time remote positions.

Can I work remotely from anywhere in the world?

Many remote jobs allow you to work from anywhere in the world, though some have location restrictions for tax and legal reasons. Fully distributed companies like GitLab, Automattic, Toptal, and Deel hire in 50+ countries. International remote workers should consider time zone requirements (many US companies require 4+ hours overlap), tax implications in their country, and visa requirements. 54 countries now offer digital nomad visas including Portugal, Spain, Costa Rica, and Thailand. On DailyRemote, filter by "Worldwide" location to find remote jobs with no geographic restrictions.

What are the best work from home jobs?

The best work from home jobs in 2026 by salary and job satisfaction are: software engineer ($120,000-$200,000), product manager ($130,000-$180,000), UX designer ($95,000-$160,000), data analyst ($75,000-$120,000), and digital marketing manager ($80,000-$130,000). For non-technical roles, the best options are project manager ($85,000-$140,000), technical writer ($70,000-$110,000), and account executive ($80,000-$150,000 OTE). The best part-time work from home jobs include freelance writing, bookkeeping, and online tutoring. DailyRemote lists the best remote positions across 15+ categories — use the salary filter to find high-paying work from home jobs in your field.

What are high paying remote jobs?

The highest paying remote jobs are in technology, finance, and healthcare. Software architects earn $180,000-$300,000, engineering managers $170,000-$250,000, product directors $200,000-$350,000, and cybersecurity engineers $150,000-$220,000. In non-tech fields, remote sales directors earn $150,000-$250,000 OTE, management consultants $120,000-$200,000, and medical directors $200,000-$400,000. For entry-level workers seeking high pay without experience, sales development ($50,000-$80,000 OTE) and technical support ($45,000-$65,000) offer the best starting salaries with rapid advancement potential. Browse high-paying remote jobs on DailyRemote using the salary filter.

Remote Data Engineer Jobs (2,742)

Electrical Engineering Lead, Data Centers - Remote (U.S.)

AECOM · Full Time · 21 Weeks Ago

AECOM

🌎 United States 💵 $200K - $240K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others

The incumbent will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining electrical systems in large-scale data centers, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and safety. This includes developing schematics, ensuring code compliance, analyzing systems, and acting as the Engineer of Record with accountability for project success in the electrical discipline.

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Technical Program Management (L6), Privacy & Data Protection Engineering

Netflix · Full Time · 21 Weeks Ago

Netflix

🌎 Panama 💵 $420K - $630K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Others

The Technical Program Manager will partner closely with the Privacy and Data Protection Engineering team to reduce data risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and foster a responsible data culture across Netflix. This involves driving the development and adoption of various data management capabilities across multiple data platforms, addressing challenges like data inventory, access control, and encryption.

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Electrical Engineering Lead, Data Centers - Remote (U.S.)

AECOM · Full Time · 21 Weeks Ago

AECOM

🌎 United States 💵 $200K - $240K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others

The incumbent will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining electrical systems in large-scale data centers, focusing on reliability, efficiency, and safety. Key duties include developing electrical schematics, ensuring code compliance, analyzing systems for optimization, and leading technical client relationships.

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Mechanical Engineering Lead, Data Centers - Remote (U.S.)

AECOM · Full Time · 21 Weeks Ago

AECOM

🌎 United States 💵 $200K - $240K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others

The incumbent will act as the primary point of contact for clients, developing strong relationships while coordinating with multiple disciplines as the lead mechanical engineer to ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget. Responsibilities include designing and overseeing the construction of mechanical systems like HVAC, piping, and fire suppression for hyperscale data centers.

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Mechanical Engineering Lead, Data Centers - Remote (U.S.)

AECOM · · 21 Weeks Ago

AECOM

Olsson · Full Time · 29 Weeks Ago

Olsson

🌎 Bulgaria, Canada, United Kingdom, United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Design Project Manager

The Project Manager will oversee large, multi-disciplinary design projects, ensuring successful delivery on time, within scope, and on budget. Responsibilities include assembling project teams, managing resources, and implementing quality management plans.

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Manager, Engineering - AI and Data Team Manager

Bugcrowd · Full Time · 4 Days Ago

Bugcrowd

🌎 United States 💵 $172K - $236K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development

Lead the technical strategy and execution for AI, ML, and data systems to enhance offensive security capabilities. Manage and mentor a high-performing team of data scientists and ML engineers while overseeing the full lifecycle of data pipelines and predictive models.

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Automation Test Lead – Data & Platform Engineering

Virtusa · Full Time · 4 Days Ago

Virtusa

🌎 Worldwide ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Others

Lead the architecture and strategy for a scalable, metadata-driven automation framework covering data pipelines, APIs, and end-to-end validation. Oversee data quality, observability, and CI/CD enforcement while mentoring engineers and performing root-cause analysis on production issues.

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Engineering Manager - User Data & Consent Management

Netflix · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

Netflix

🌎 Panama 💵 $436K - $710K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others Engineering Manager

Lead the User Data & Consent subdomain by managing engineering managers and senior ICs to ensure reliable and compliant data collection and storage. Develop a multi-year technical vision for managing first-party user data and consent at scale while mitigating compliance risks.

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Enterprise Account Executive — AI, Data & Digital Engineering

Solvd · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

Solvd

🌎 United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Enterprise Account Executive

The role focuses on hunting and closing complex, multi-stakeholder enterprise deals ranging from $250K to $5M+. Responsibilities include building a pipeline from scratch and partnering with architects to deliver AI, data, and cloud engineering solutions.

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Engineering Program Manager – Data Migration, Observability & Telemetry

TEKsystems · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

TEKsystems

🌎 United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Data Entry Program Manager

Lead the execution of technical programs focused on data migration, observability, and telemetry, specifically managing data pipelines into Splunk. Partner with engineering and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical plans and ensure scalable reporting systems.

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Software Engineering Manager - Finance Data & Experiences

Microsoft · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

Microsoft

🌎 Mexico ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Finance Engineering Manager

Lead a team of software engineers to build AI-powered developer productivity tools and scalable finance engineering services. Drive technical strategy, manage career development for engineers, and ensure system reliability and performance.

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Head of Engineering - Platform & Data

Nordhealth · Full Time · 3 Weeks Ago

Nordhealth

🌎 Finland ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others

Lead the Platform & Data engineering team to build scalable foundations, focusing on security, compliance, and infrastructure consolidation. The role involves connecting technical decisions to business outcomes and managing the API strategy and data platform maturity.

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BI Administrator (IT@JH Univ Data Analytics & Engineering)

Johns Hopkins University · Full Time · 3 Weeks Ago

Johns Hopkins University

🌎 United States 💵 $85500 - $149K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development

Provide technical leadership for the administration, operational reliability, and governance of enterprise BI platforms including Tableau Cloud, Power BI, and Microsoft Fabric. Manage day-to-day operations, Tier 2/3 support, and collaborate with security and infrastructure stakeholders to implement institutional standards.

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Senior Architect - Data Architecture & Engineering

3Cloud · Full Time · 3 Weeks Ago

3Cloud

🌎 United States 💵 $136K - $204K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Architect

Lead the technical strategy and architecture for multi-team Azure modernization and data transformation programs. Mentor senior engineers and architects while aligning client business goals with scalable technical designs.

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Director, Data Architecture & Engineering

3Cloud · Full Time · 4 Weeks Ago

3Cloud

🌎 United States 💵 $162K - $244K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others

Lead multiple teams and managers to deliver large-scale Azure data programs while defining enterprise data platform strategies centered on Databricks. Act as an organization-wide technical leader connecting business goals to cloud modernization roadmaps and reusable architectural models.

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Engineering Manager II, Data Hub

StackAdapt · Full Time · 7 Weeks Ago

StackAdapt

🌎 Canada, United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Others Engineering Manager

Lead a team of full-stack engineers to build solutions for integrating and managing first-party customer data. Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to architect scalable web APIs and backend systems while mentoring the team.

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Associate Principal, Mechanical, Data Center Design Engineering

Global Infrastructure · Full Time · 7 Weeks Ago

Global Infrastructure

🌎 United States ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Design

Lead the mechanical design and execution of hyper-scale data center projects while managing client relationships and business development. Oversee the full product lifecycle from conceptual analysis to implementation, providing mentorship to junior engineering staff.

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Technical Program Manager 6 - Games Data Science & Engineering

Netflix · Full Time · 8 Weeks Ago

Netflix

🌎 Panama 💵 $420K - $630K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Technical Program Manager

Drive end-to-end delivery of data platform programs, including telemetry pipelines, experimentation frameworks, and measurement infrastructure for Netflix Games. Act as the primary technical interface between data engineering teams and game studios to provide analytical tools and support.

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Data Scientist - Production Engineering

Cordial Experience Inc. · Full Time · 8 Weeks Ago

Cordial Experience Inc.

🌎 United States 💵 $140K - $175K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Data Scientist

Operationalize, optimize, and scale data science models and systems transitioning into production. This includes improving efficiency of large datasets, maintaining production pipelines, and collaborating with research data scientists to ensure model correctness.

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General Application — Data & AI/ML Engineering

System · Full Time · 8 Weeks Ago

System

🌎 United States ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development

Design and maintain scalable data pipelines, ETL workflows, and infrastructure for training and serving ML models in production. Partner with Research and Data Science teams to implement monitoring, observability, and infrastructure as code on cloud platforms.

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Sr. Director, Data & Integrations Engineering

Cedar · Full Time · 8 Weeks Ago

Cedar

🌎 United States 💵 $280K - $330K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others

Cohere · Full Time · 13 Weeks Ago

Cohere

🌎 Canada ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Others

Evaluate and task AI models to complete complex engineering workflows and procedures. Label, proofread, and improve engineering-related outputs to ensure accuracy and adherence to style guides.

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VP, Data & AI Engineering

Duck Creek Technologies · Full Time · 14 Weeks Ago

Duck Creek Technologies

🌎 United States 💵 $193K - $344K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development

The Vice President of Data & AI Engineering defines and executes the enterprise strategy for AI, generative AI, and data platforms to drive innovation across SaaS products. This role leads global engineering teams and partners with cross-functional leadership to integrate scalable, secure, and responsible AI capabilities.

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