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 (1,601)

Principal Software Engineer, Tech Lead - Databricks Platform

Cardlytics · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Cardlytics

🌎 United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Principal Software Engineer

The Principal Software Engineer will own and evolve the end-to-end Databricks environment on AWS while leading a team of platform engineers. Responsibilities include platform administration, architecture design, implementing data governance, and providing technical enablement for cross-functional stakeholders.

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Staff Engineer, Full Stack (Wallet Platform)

Phantom · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Phantom

🌎 Worldwide 💵 $200K - $250K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Full Stack Developer

As a full-stack engineer, you will build user interfaces and client infrastructure on the frontend, as well as APIs and services on the backend. You will also lead initiatives to support other blockchains and interface directly with users for feedback.

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Platform and Developer Experience Engineer

Workweek · Full Time · 11 Weeks Ago

Workweek

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

You will build the infrastructure that allows teams to ship features safely and quickly. This includes owning the AI context layer, CI/CD layer, and ensuring observability and compliance with frontend standards.

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DevOps Engineer (w/m/d) - Google Cloud Platform 14 APPLICANTS

smartclip Europe GmbH · Full Time · 12 Weeks Ago

smartclip Europe GmbH

🌎 Germany ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development DevOps Engineer

The role focuses on building robust infrastructure rather than just processing tickets, aiming to enable teams to ship faster through platform design and automation. Responsibilities include designing and automating developer platforms, integrating modern tools into DevOps pipelines, shaping the Google Cloud Kubernetes infrastructure, and proactively hardening systems.

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Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Fleet Management / Platform Engineering

MongoDB · Full Time · 13 Weeks Ago

MongoDB

🌎 United States 💵 $127K - $249K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Site Reliability Engineer

Contribute to developing and maintaining a scalable and secure runtime environment on top of Kubernetes that supports product needs across MongoDB. Provide internal support for the Kubernetes ecosystem, partnering with engineering teams to solve domain-specific problems.

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Senior Technical Support Engineer Tier 3 (Saas Platform)

Oomnitza · Full Time · 14 Weeks Ago

Oomnitza

🌎 Ireland ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Support Engineer

Serve as the primary point of contact for complex customer inquiries, issues, and escalations, troubleshooting and resolving problems related to integrations, workflows, and platform performance, often joining live customer calls. Diagnose, troubleshoot, and debug issues end-to-end, leveraging skills in REST API functionality, HTTP codes, authentication types, and database querying via SQL.

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Principal Engineer - AI Products & Platform, Remote

Aledade · Full Time · 14 Weeks Ago

Aledade

🌎 United States ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development

The Principal Engineer will act as a senior technical leader, architecting the foundations of next-generation AI-powered experiences and scaling the platform to millions of users globally. This involves setting technical direction, guiding multiple engineering teams, and making hands-on code contributions to build innovative, production-ready systems.

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Sr. Software Engineer, Data & AI Platform

BetterWorks Systems, Inc. · Full Time · 14 Weeks Ago

BetterWorks Systems, Inc.

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

The role involves designing, developing, and enhancing core features of the data and AI platform, focusing on robust, scalable, and resilient cloud distributed services. Responsibilities also include championing best practices in platform engineering, troubleshooting performance bottlenecks, and contributing to the evolution of platform architecture.

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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Merchant Data Platform EU)

Affirm · Full Time · 14 Weeks Ago

Affirm

🌎 Poland 💵 301K - 401K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and supporting product development lifecycle through collaboration with product management, design, and analytics. They will also own the availability, reliability, and performance of the team’s systems while mentoring junior engineers.

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Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Merchant Data Platform EU)

Affirm · Full Time · 14 Weeks Ago

Affirm

🌎 Spain 💵 €85000 - €115K per year ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for owning and delivering quarterly goals, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems, and supporting product development lifecycle through collaboration with cross-functional partners. They will also drive project definition, design, estimation, delivery, monitoring, and maintenance of systems while owning availability, reliability, and performance.

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Senior Full-stack Engineer (TypeScript / AI Platform) 213 APPLICANTS

Staffer · Full Time · 15 Weeks Ago

Staffer

🌎 Worldwide ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Full Stack Developer

The role involves building and extending AI agents using the Cloudflare Agents SDK and Durable Objects, alongside developing visualizations for massive action plans spanning various marketing platforms. Responsibilities also include maintaining the underlying Knowledge Graph in real-time using edge computing services and designing scalable full-stack systems.

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DATA211: Senior Data Engineer, ETL and Data Platform

JerseySTEM, Inc. · Full Time · 18 Weeks Ago

JerseySTEM, Inc.

🌎 United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Data Engineer

The role involves designing, building, and maintaining production-grade ETL pipelines using MySQL and external data sources, while also integrating third-party systems and APIs. Responsibilities include implementing CDC and incremental loading strategies, managing schema changes, and building analytical models like fact and dimension tables.

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Sr Software Engineer, Data & AI Platform

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. · Full Time · 18 Weeks Ago

Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

🌎 India ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Design and implement core platform services exposed through high-quality APIs and SDKs for a unified data and AI/ML model development platform. Partner closely with AI/ML researchers, data engineers, and product teams to deliver a paved-path developer experience.

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Staff Frontend Engineer | Web Apps & Platform

Machinify · Full Time · 18 Weeks Ago

Machinify

🌎 United States 💵 $200K - $240K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Frontend Developer

Develop new applications and contribute to UI and middle-layer development. Collaborate with team and external stakeholders to design and implement solutions for an intuitive user experience.

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Lead / Senior Sales Engineer – Renewable Energy SaaS Platform

Streem Energy · Full Time · 19 Weeks Ago

Streem Energy

🌎 France ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Sales Engineer

The Lead/Senior Sales Engineer will define and refine the product vision, establish key priorities aligned with business goals, and communicate product challenges across teams. They will also monitor user feedback and the energy management software landscape to inform product development.

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Principal Engineer - Ruby on Rails Platform Lead

BetterLesson · Full Time · 19 Weeks Ago

BetterLesson

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

Own the architecture of a complex Ruby on Rails platform and drive delivery by quickly diagnosing bottlenecks and shipping code. Mentor the team through code reviews and architectural guidance while balancing hands-on development with strategic planning.

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Fullstack Software Engineer (x/f/m) - Ops AI Platform

Alan · Full Time · 19 Weeks Ago

Alan

🌎 Belgium, Canada, France, Spain ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The role involves building an AI platform where agents autonomously handle operational work by integrating with internal and external tools, allowing the Ops team to create, evolve, and monitor these agents without engineering intervention. Key tasks include integrating agents into internal UIs, empowering non-technical users to manage agents, building toolsets for AI agents, and ensuring safety and accuracy at scale.

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Senior Backend Engineer — AI Voice Agent Platform

Vantaca + HOAi · Full Time · 22 Weeks Ago

Vantaca + HOAi

🌎 United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Backend Engineer

The role involves owning backend services for voice agents, including session lifecycle and real-time orchestration. Additionally, responsibilities include building streaming pipelines and ensuring reliability and security of the systems.

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Software Engineer, Fleet Monitoring & Platform

Waymo · Full Time · 26 Weeks Ago

Waymo

🌎 United States 💵 $238K - $302K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Design, develop, test, and optimize Angular applications while building mission-critical tools for scaling Waymo's services. Collaborate with various teams to address real-world problems related to Fleet Monitoring and platform functionalities.

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Senior Site Reliability Engineer — AI Studio (Inference Platform)

Nebius · Full Time · 27 Weeks Ago

Nebius

🌎 France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Site Reliability Engineer

You will own the reliability, performance, and observability of the entire inference stack. This includes designing telemetry pipelines, tuning Kubernetes autoscalers, and creating automation for incident management.

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Senior Software Engineer - Backend - Multi Product Platform

Abnormal · Full Time · 34 Weeks Ago

Abnormal

🌎 India ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining feature buildouts to support a world-class user experience. They will also ensure system stability and reliability while participating in code and design reviews.

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SOFTWARE ENGINEER WITH GO - API MANAGEMENT PLATFORM (m/f/d)

Schwarz · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

Schwarz

🌎 Bulgaria ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Design and develop the backbone of the internal API ecosystem to eliminate friction in lifecycle management. Automate enterprise governance and optimize high-throughput integrations for hundreds of developers.

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Senior Staff Software Engineer – Identity & Access Management Platform

Kaseya Careers · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

Kaseya Careers

🌎 United States ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Lead the design and evolution of Kaseya's centralized Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform across multiple products. Drive the implementation of authentication, authorization, and governance services while mentoring engineers and establishing technical standards.

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Staff Software Engineer – Identity & Access Management Platform

Kaseya Careers · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

Kaseya Careers

🌎 Canada ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Design, build, and maintain the Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform services and APIs to support a growing portfolio of SaaS products. Collaborate with security and product teams to implement authentication, authorization, and user lifecycle management capabilities.

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Senior Staff Software Engineer – Identity & Access Management Platform

Kaseya Careers · Full Time · 1 Week Ago

Kaseya Careers

🌎 Canada ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Lead the design and evolution of Kaseya's centralized Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform across multiple products. Define technical direction for authentication, authorization, and governance while mentoring engineers and driving platform adoption.

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Staff Frontend Engineer, Client Data & Networking Platform

Airbnb · Full Time · 3 Weeks Ago

Airbnb

🌎 United States 💵 $204K - $255K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Frontend Developer

Lead the development of Airbnb's client data layer, including GraphQL runtime and networking infrastructure. Partner with product teams to design and implement scalable tooling and frameworks that improve frontend developer productivity.

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Senior Software Engineer - Partner Integrations and Origination Platform

Upstart · Full Time · 3 Weeks Ago

Upstart

🌎 United States 💵 $166K - $230K per year ⭐ 5-10 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Design and build scalable backend services and platform capabilities to standardize loan origination workflows across multiple products and partners. Focus on improving system reliability, observability, and decoupling legacy infrastructure to create reusable platform capabilities.

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Fullstack Software Engineer (x/f/m) - Payroll & Benefits Platform for HR

Alan · Full Time · 4 Weeks Ago

Alan

🌎 Belgium, Canada, France, Spain ⭐ 2-5 yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Engineer an employee affiliation engine and automate payroll and billing workflows for HR teams. Collaborate with product and design teams to build seamless integrations with platforms like Payfit and Workday.

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Software Engineer in Test 5 - Games Platform Quality

Netflix · Full Time · 5 Weeks Ago

Netflix

🌎 Panama 💵 $266K - $442K per year ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Software Engineer

Define and champion the overall testing strategy and quality roadmap for the Games Platform, focusing on performance, reliability, and certification. Build and maintain CI pipelines and validate platform behavior across multiple game engines and device targets.

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Principal Software Engineer - Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform, Storage (EMEA)

Red River · Full Time · 5 Weeks Ago

Red River

🌎 Ireland, Italy, Portugal ⭐ 10+ yrs exp 💼 Software Development Principal Software Engineer

Develop features and bug fixes for Kubernetes and OpenShift storage technologies within an agile team. Participate in architectural designs, peer code reviews, and act as a technical escalation point for customers.

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