Hello my friends and colleagues!
First, let me introduce myself. My name is Alexander and i'm a 33 (34 in two months) years male, experienced software engineer from Moscow, Russia. This is not a cv, so I describe 20 (yes, first time I coded for money when I was 14, my father is software engineer too) my career just briefly to let you imagine me better. Junior - programmer (math/statistics) - lead programmer - R&D lead (finance/ERP) - server lead (MMO) - my own team lead. I'am focused on C#/Unity3D development last few years.
As you may already heard, RUR/USD rate increased from 30 RUR for 1 USD to about 65 RUR for 1 USD and still growing. Therefore my income dropped from $4000/month to less than $2000/month and I think this is not the end. My russian employers don't want to recalculate project costs in USD, while still want to publish game we're working on in US & Europe and receive income in USD and Euro. I think this is not fair. So i need new job for me and my team.
I've found some web sites for freelancers like odesk, but this is not the best offer for me. It is mostly for students, in my opinion.
My questions are:
- Where are the best places for foreigners to seek remote job in US/Europe?
- What is common way of paying for remote job in US and Europe - wire transfer/web money/credit card or other?
- How much money may I ask for my service taking into account i prefer small indie projects to big ones.
- How people in US/Europe threat their russian colleagues?
I'm open to any questions and thanks in advance!