It’s officially Fall. The days are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, and the job market is booming.
As the year draws to a close, it’s a great time to take stock and evaluate whether you’re happy in your current role, or if you might be better suited to something else. Perhaps you’re looking for a bit more flexibility in where you work, rather than being tethered to a desk. After all, remote workers are happier than office workers.
That’s why we’ve put together a list of the hottest remote job prospects for October 2024. We’ve also provided a link to each company’s job portal, so you can get a closer look at the businesses you might soon be calling home.
Netflix
Despite Co-Founder Reed Hastings’ vocally anti-remote working stance, the streaming giant currently has a number of remote opportunities up for grabs. And with an impressive 4.2/5 on Glassdoor, we can think of worse places to ply your trade.
The perks aren’t bad either. You can expect 35 days paid leave a year, and when it comes to parental leave, new parents are told to “take care of your baby and yourself”, for up to twelve months (though most parents take four to eight months off, according to Netflix). In fact it even made our list of companies in the US with the best parental leave.
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We’ve rounded up a few Netflix remote roles:
- Engineering Manager – ML Researcher Tooling (US)
- Security Software Engineer (L5), Security Incident Response Team (US)
- Software Engineer L5 – Full Stack Cloud Games Developer Tools (US)
- Data Visualization Engineer (L4) – Content & Studio (US)
- Site Reliability Engineer L4/L5 – Live Cloud Platform SRE (US)
- Analytics Engineer L5 (US)
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg – Netflix is offering dozens more fully-remote vacancies. Check out their job portal for the full breakdown.
Airbnb
Darling of the rental space, Airbnb is also no stranger to remote working, with a whopping 160 open roles currently available on its website. The company prides itself on its “Live and Work Anywhere” working arrangement, which has seen its Glassdoor score shoot up to more than respectable 4.2/5.
If you’re wondering what the “Live and Work Anywhere” policy is, Airbnb breaks it down into five points: Work from home or the office, work anywhere in the country, ability to temporarily work anywhere in the world, meet up regularly, work in a highly coordinated way.
If that sounds good to you, we’ve listed some of our favorites below:
- Android Software Engineer, Users, Listings & Platform (US)
- Backend Software Engineer, Search (US)
- Engineering Manager, Offline Data (US)
- Engineering Manager, Trust Experience (US)
- Frontend Web Software Engineer, Users, Listings & Platform (US)
- Integration Engineer (US)
- iOS Software Engineer, Users, Listings & Platform (US)
You’ll find over 100 more opportunities on the Airbnb careers portal. Why not have a look today?
Apple
A job at the world’s most valuable company is bound to appeal to many people, but the ability to do so from home really is the icing on the cake. The company has had a slightly tumultuous relationship with remote work, post-COVID, with some staff being called back to the office, to their disappointment. However, look in the right place, and you’ll still find the fully remote roles.
The iPhone maker has 77 roles listed on its site with the location set to “Home Office.” This is Apple’s way of signaling whether or not a position is remote-friendly. Here are just a few highlights:
- Platform Architect, Sales and Business Development (Texas, US)
- Platform Architect, Sales and Business Development (Newark, US)
- Detection Tooling on Apple Silicon (Washington, US)
- Consulting Engineering Manager (California, US)
- Technical Project Coordinator (Texas, US)
- Threat Intelligence Analyst, SEAR (California, US)
On the careers page, Apple has listed many more roles that are eligible for remote work. See for yourself.
Meta
Meta has a love/hate relationship with remote working. CEO Mark Zuckerberg is on record as saying he believes teams work better when they’re together, but at the same time, Meta was very proactive in allowing its staff to work from home once the pandemic hit, being an early adopter of the WFH strategy that most of us fell in to.
Meta is one of the biggest tech companies in the world, with thousands of employees in every corner of the globe, and yep, many of them work remotely! You could join their ranks from the comfort of your own living room by applying to one of the below roles:
- Wearables Partnerships, Payer Ecosystem Business Development (California, US and Remote)
- Data Engineering Manager, Analytics (Multiple locations, including Remote)
- Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Multiple locations, including Remote)
- Software Engineer, Product (Multiple locations, including Remote)
- TPM Manager, XR Tech Foundations (California, US and Remote)
- Software Engineer, iOS (Multiple locations, including Remote)
The Meta job portal features an additional 100+ remote vacancies, so you’ll find plenty to sink your teeth into.
Capital One
Capital One counts itself in the top 5 credit card issuers by market share in the US. What’s more, the bank also boasts a favorable remote working policy, at least compared to some of its more staid competitors.
Rich Fairbank, founder and CEO of Capital One, does lean more towards a hybrid approach to work than fully remote, but there are still plenty of 100% WFH positions available, especially in specific roles. There are a total of 29 listed on its site at the time of writing, a few of which we’ve detailed below:
- Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack – Shopping (Remote, US)
- Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack – Shopping (Remote, US)
- Senior Associate, Process Management (Remote, US)
- Lead Full Stack Engineer – Capital One Software (Remote, US)
- Manager, Cyber Risk and Analysis – Capital One Software (Remote, US)
- Specialist Customer Solutions Architect – Databricks – Capital One Software (Remote, US)
- Manager, Offensive Security Operator, Red Team (Remote, US)
Check out the full selection on the Capital One careers page.
Is Remote Working Right for Me?
Remote working is more popular than ever, but it might not suit everyone. There are certain skills that are essential to being able to work from home, and not everybody has them.
Firstly, and the most obvious, is the ability to work in isolation. If you need the buzz of an office, or those water cooler chats, then remote work isn’t for you. It can be very isolating and lonely, and if you are a remote worker, it’s important to get your people fix in your free time, so you can connect with others. However, web conferencing tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams do a great job of allowing remote workers to join meetings and one to ones with colleagues.
You’ll also need to be a good time keeper, as with no distractions or reminders from others, you may quietly work away on one task when you should have already moved on. Which brings us onto another remote working skill: prioritization. Being able to identify and act upon the key tasks of the day without supervision, is a core skill for those working from home.
Similarly, problem solving goes a long way, and just reduces the amount of time you many need to lean on others, which could involve a long wait for them to get back to you on Slack or give you a call. Remember, when you’re working from home, you miss the immediacy of leaning across a desk to speak to someone.
You can read more about the sorts of skills you’ll need in our guide to creating the perfect remote work resume.
