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 Platform Engineer Jobs in United States (851)

Engineering Manager, Platform

Associated Press · Full Time · 5 Weeks Ago

Associated Press

🌎 United States 💵 $123K - $170K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Others Engineering Manager

Lead a distributed team of engineers to develop and evolve the platform powering AP's consumer-facing products and CMS. Architect scalable backend services and APIs while partnering with operations and security teams to ensure high-performance delivery.

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Head of Engineering, Data Platform

Clover Health · Full Time · 6 Weeks Ago

Clover Health

🌎 United States 💵 $223K - $270K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development

Own the end-to-end strategy, architecture, and execution of the data platform to enable self-serve data access. Lead a high-impact engineering team while remaining hands-on in building AI-native pipelines and optimizing data warehouses.

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Engineering Manager, Platform

Render · Full Time · 6 Weeks Ago

Render

🌎 United States 💵 $255K - $295K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others Engineering Manager

Lead and grow the Platform engineering team to modernize Render's internal developer platform and shared production infrastructure. Partner with product and engineering teams to translate user needs into scalable systems that improve developer velocity and reliability.

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Manager, Software Engineering - Growth Platform

Figma · Full Time · 6 Weeks Ago

Figma

🌎 United States 💵 $258K - $376K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Marketing

Lead the initial Growth Platform team by hiring engineers, setting engineering standards, and defining the platform's strategic vision. Build product capabilities and leverage AI to enable scalable growth experiments and cross-channel messaging.

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Manager, Software Engineering (Card Platform)

Affirm · Full Time · 7 Weeks Ago

Affirm

🌎 United States 💵 $200K - $275K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others

Lead a high-performing backend engineering team to build solutions for the Affirm Card platform and strategic partnerships. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop technical roadmaps and foster a culture of innovation and accountability.

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Sr. Manager, Engineering - Core Platform

Vanta · Full Time · 7 Weeks Ago

Vanta

🌎 United States 💵 $260K - $306K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Others

Lead and grow high-performing platform engineering teams to deliver scalable infrastructure and operational excellence. Set technical direction for multi-quarter initiatives spanning reliability, security, and developer experience across shared services.

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Manager, Engineering - Product Platform

MyFitnessPal · Full Time · 8 Weeks Ago

MyFitnessPal

🌎 United States 💵 $170K - $190K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Others

Lead a cross-functional team of engineers to build foundational platform solutions that improve developer experience and product velocity. Manage the delivery of critical systems, including data synchronization and AI-driven tooling, while coaching engineers for career growth.

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Senior Manager, Software Engineering (ML Platform)

Affirm · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Affirm

🌎 United States 💵 $232K - $310K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development

You will lead the ML Platform engineering organization, defining the technical strategy for feature computation, model training, and serving infrastructure. You will also manage a team of engineering managers while partnering with cross-functional leadership to scale Affirm's ML capabilities.

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Senior Engineering Manager, Platform Delivery

Upstart · Full Time · 12 Weeks Ago

Upstart

🌎 United States 💵 $195K - $270K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Others Engineering Manager

You will lead a team focused on improving the reliability, speed, and usability of the software delivery platform through CI/CD and developer experience enhancements. The role involves driving execution, mentoring engineers, and partnering with cross-functional teams to implement a self-service delivery model.

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Engineering Manager, Platform - Cloud Infrastructure

Valon Tech · Full Time · 26 Weeks Ago

Valon Tech

🌎 United States 💵 $200K - $250K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Engineering Manager

Lead a team of engineers focused on infrastructure and platform tooling while owning technical strategy and execution for core platform initiatives. Collaborate with stakeholders to build infrastructure that supports product innovation and operational excellence.

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Engineering Manager - CX/CCaaS Platform (Remote)

Sangoma · Full Time · 2 Days Ago

Sangoma

🌎 United States 💼 Others Engineering Manager

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Engineering Manager, Data Platform and Governance

Canopy · Full Time · 2 Days Ago

Canopy

🌎 United States 💼 Software Development Engineering Manager

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Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform (US)

Flosum · Full Time · 2 Days Ago

Flosum

🌎 United States 💼 Others Engineering Manager

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Engineering Manager, Frontend Platform & Design Systems

Zocdoc · Full Time · 3 Days Ago

Zocdoc

🌎 United States 💵 $210K - $270K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Engineering Manager

Lead the engineering team responsible for Zocdoc's accessible React component library and frontend platform infrastructure. Partner with UX and Product leaders to drive the adoption of design systems and establish accessibility as a core engineering discipline.

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Senior Engineering Manager API Platform

CVS Health · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

CVS Health

🌎 United States 💵 $118K - $260K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Engineering Manager

Lead a high-performing team of engineers to build an enterprise-grade API platform that integrates with gateways like Apigee and Kong. Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to define strategy, roadmaps, and engineering best practices to support thousands of internal developers.

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Engineering Manager, Search Platform (Remote)

ezCater, Inc · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

ezCater, Inc

🌎 United States 💵 $195K - $255K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others Engineering Manager

Lead the Search Platform team in managing the search engine, indexing pipelines, and availability services to improve restaurant discovery. Guide the technical architecture and delivery of a search replatforming effort while coaching and developing engineers.

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Engineering Manager, Trading Platform

Topstep · Full Time · 2 Weeks Ago

Topstep

🌎 United States 💵 $190K - $230K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others Engineering Manager

Lead a team within the Trading Platform organization to ensure the reliability, quality, and delivery of the TopstepX platform. Manage people through coaching, hiring, and performance reviews while driving operational excellence for high-availability systems.

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Director, AI Platform and Development Engineering

Wetherill Associates Inc · Full Time · 2 Weeks Ago

Wetherill Associates Inc

🌎 United States ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development

Lead the design and governance of WAI's AI-ready data foundation, including the centralized data lake and production AI platform capabilities. Oversee the development of LLM workflows, RAG architectures, and machine learning models to drive business automation and intelligence.

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Engineering Manager, Service Platform

Instacart · Full Time · 3 Weeks Ago

Instacart

🌎 United States 💵 $192K - $242K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others Engineering Manager

Lead the Service Platform team responsible for core deployment, release engineering, and canary infrastructure. Partner with cross-functional teams to evolve a platform that enables fast iteration and high reliability for all Instacart services.

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Engineering Manager, Product Platform

Virta Health · Full Time · 4 Weeks Ago

Virta Health

🌎 United States 💵 $174K - $225K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Others Engineering Manager

Lead a senior engineering squad focused on accelerating personalized care through core services, AI platforms, and workflow engines. Act as a strategic partner to remove engineering bottlenecks and drive the technical vision for the product platform.

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Engineering Manager — AI-First Platform & Agent Teams

Lumimeds · Full Time · 4 Weeks Ago

Lumimeds

🌎 United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Engineering Manager

Lead a team of full-stack engineers while architecting and operating multi-agent AI pipelines to multiply engineering output. Own the delivery of the clinical engine, e-commerce storefront, and A/B testing infrastructure for a telehealth platform.

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Senior Engineering Manager, Data Platform

Root Insurance · Full Time · 6 Weeks Ago

Root Insurance

🌎 United States 💵 $182K - $231K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Engineering Manager

Lead the Data Platform team in maintaining data pipelines, orchestration, and advanced analytics capabilities. Partner across business units to set and execute the company's foundational data strategy.

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Senior Engineering Manager, Data Platform

Calendly · Full Time · 6 Weeks Ago

Calendly

🌎 United States 💵 $223K - $325K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Engineering Manager

Lead the strategy, execution, and evolution of Calendly's modern data platform, overseeing systems and architecture for scalable data access. Manage the Enterprise Data Warehouse and near-real-time data systems while mentoring and developing engineering teams.

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Senior Engineering Manager, Distribution Platform

Upstart · Full Time · 7 Weeks Ago

Upstart

🌎 United States 💵 $195K - $270K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others Engineering Manager

Lead and develop a high-performing engineering team to build a scalable marketing platform for direct mail, digital ads, and partner integrations. Define the engineering roadmap and collaborate with cross-functional partners to optimize user outreach and conversion through data-driven insights.

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Director, Analytics Engineering & BI Platform (Remote Eligible)

Smartsheet · Full Time · 8 Weeks Ago

Smartsheet

🌎 United States 💵 $223K - $261K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development

Lead the analytics engineering strategy and execution, owning core data models and the company-wide semantic layer. Drive finance analytics and data governance while managing the migration from Snowflake to Databricks.

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Senior Engineering Manager, Cloud Platform

Horizon3 AI · Full Time · 9 Weeks Ago

Horizon3 AI

🌎 United States 💵 $240K - $290K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Engineering Manager

Lead the infrastructure platform team to provide self-service environments and IaC frameworks for product development teams. Establish and grow a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) function to drive operational excellence and professionalize incident management.

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Senior Manager, AI Engineering (Agent OS Platform)

ServiceTitan · Full Time · 10 Weeks Ago

ServiceTitan

🌎 United States 💵 $223K - $299K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development

Lead a hands-on AI platform team to build the core Agent OS, focusing on runtime, memory, and trust layers. Translate AI strategy into concrete platform capabilities while managing architecture, implementation, and production delivery.

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Staff BPM, Platform & Product Engineering

1Password · Full Time · 10 Weeks Ago

1Password

🌎 Canada, United States 💵 $149K - $216K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Others

Implement and manage operating mechanisms, planning cadences, and leadership rhythms for the Platform and Product Engineering organizations. Synthesize cross-team updates into executive-ready narratives and leverage AI tools to optimize reporting and operational efficiency.

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Engineering Manager, Data Platform

SentiLink · Full Time · 14 Weeks Ago

SentiLink

🌎 United States 💵 $200K - $240K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Engineering Manager

Lead and grow a team of data engineers to build and scale data infrastructure, including pipelines, storage, and analytics systems. Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure data reliability, accessibility, and performance across the company.

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Senior Software Engineering Manager – KV Cache Platform

DDN · Full Time · 10 hours ago

DDN

🌎 United States ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Others Engineering Manager

Lead and grow a geographically distributed engineering team responsible for the KV Cache Platform to accelerate large-scale LLM inference. Define the technical vision and execution strategy while partnering with NVIDIA and other stakeholders to deliver scalable AI infrastructure.

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