Are the Data positions US only? I'm currently living in the Netherlands (although I am interested in moving back to America within the next year or so) but would love to learn more about the Data platform positions.
Can you replace any existing usb c ports with this? I have a planck that I would really like to make wireless but a quick search around google doesn't show anyone building one with it.
As someone that moved to Utrecht five years ago (and also from California)....you could not have picked a better place. Infrastructure is amazing and quality of life is superb. Of course not everything is perfect and cost of living has sky rocketed but I assume you work in tech and everything will be fine. There's quite a lot of high quality cities but Utrecht is really nice (although the Netherlands is a bit boring but that's subjective of course).
My brother recently moved to Tilburg and I've visited a couple times and had a great time there. It's a quick train ride to Rotterdam, where there is lots to do. Then there are some nice trails and towns nearby to cycle to, including in Belgium. And given the proximity to Belgium there are lots of great breweries nearby and so the beer quality in many bars is really excellent. Sure it's maybe not as alive as NYC or London but you will find life if you look and the standard of living, when considering basics like housing, transit and food quality, is unmatched to any I've experienced.
What would you recommend someone do who also wants to make the same type of move?
Currently, I’m working for a data privacy startup and have hopes that they’ll have a physical presence in the EU in the next few years and would sponsor my move.
Well..every country is different but in my experience it's super easy to get a work visa in most European countries if you're in any technical field. In general I would figure out maybe which country you want to move to first and then start looking into companies, but that's assuming you are ok to leave your current company. This is the one situation where I heavily relied on third party recruiters as they knew obviously know the scene better than I do and then on subsequent jobs I figured out on my own once I got the lay of the land.
1. We do a semi-technical first call with you - getting to know your professional and technical experience, what you're looking for, presenting the team, and some high level design/architecture thinking.
2. If we want to proceed, we send you a coding challenge (Easy/Med/Hard all 3 types of problems - and the time setting is relatively relaxed). You can take that on your own time.
3. If you clear that, then it's just getting to know all of the team. Everyone talks to you/get to know you/tell you about the role etc. This is time consuming but not heavy on the technical side.
That's it. Then we make a decision.
We also have a team member in the US, so really, for the right candidate, we are flexible about the location. But it's really the exception rather than the rule, so we are leaning EU first right now unfortunately. But that shouldn't discourage you from applying!
At least we are incorporated there. I cannot promise anything regarding visa-related questions but I would assume a visa transfer should be doable. Let me know if you want to chat about this.
