NoDesk: Issue #133
A weekly newsletter with the best new remote jobs, stories and ideas from the remote work community, and occasional offbeat pieces to feed your curiosity.
By Daniel (@nodeskco).
Remote Jobs
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Featured Jobs
Frontend Tech Lead at Piktochart - Remote (Asia, Europe)
Head of Engineering at Piktochart - Remote (Asia, Europe)
Lead Product Designer at Piktochart - Remote (Asia, Europe)
QA Engineer (Test Automation) at Argyle - Remote (Europe, Latin America, North America)
Software Engineer (API/ Infrastructure) at Argyle - Remote (Europe, Latin America, North America)
Software Engineer (Crawling/ Reverse Engineering) at Argyle - Remote (Europe, Latin America, North America)
Frontend Marketing Developer at Doist - Remote (Worldwide)
Head of Product at Doist - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior Android Developer at Doist - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior Backend Developer (Python) at Doist - Remote (Worldwide)
Senior iOS Developer at Doist - Remote (Worldwide)
Manager/ Senior Manager, Impact at Kiva - Remote (US)
Senior Marketing Analytics Contractor at Kiva - Remote (US)
Senior Product Designer at Kiva - Remote (US)
Technical Editor at Semaphore - Remote (Europe, UK, US)
Senior Product Manager at Nota - Remote (US)
Account Executive - ET/CT at Close - Remote (Canada, US)
SEO Manager - Swedish Speaking at Raketech - Remote (Worldwide)
Customer Support Executive - Canada/US at Close - Remote (Canada, US)
Manager, Business Development (Safer) at Thorn - Remote (US)
Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Thorn - Remote (US)
Latest Jobs
Group Product Manager, Ads Marketplace at Reddit - Remote (US)
Growth Marketing Manager at Slack - Remote (US)
iOS Engineer, Identity at Stripe - Remote (North America)
Senior Sales Account Manager at ShortPoint - Remote (Worldwide)
Head of Growth at Respondent - Remote (Worldwide)
Machine Learning Engineer, Identity Platform at Stripe - Remote (North America)
Senior Growth Marketer at Slite - Remote (Europe, North America)
Senior UI/UX Designer at ShortPoint - Remote (Worldwide)
Education Engineer - Cyber Security at Elastic - Remote (Latin America, North America)
Ruby Developer at Silverfin - Remote (Worldwide)
Strategic Alliances Manager (Partnerships) at SafeGraph - Remote (North America)
UK Regional Sales Executive at Sonatype - Remote (EMEA)
UX/UI Senior Designer at Superside - Remote (Worldwide)
Business Development Manager, Platform Partnerships at Square - Remote (US)
Executive Assistant at Sana - Remote (US)
Project Manager at Silverline - Remote (Worldwide)
Sales Development Representative at Tesorio - Remote (US)
Sr. Designer, Digital Marketing at Precision Nutrition - Remote (Canada, US)
Account Executive, Enterprise Canada at Rapid7 - Remote (Canada)
Business Development Associate at SecurityScorecard - Remote (US)
Frontend Engineer at Stedi - Remote (Worldwide)
Sales Development Representative at SimpleTexting - Remote (Worldwide)
Customer Success Manager at Lumi - Remote (US)
Graphic Designer at Siege Media - Remote (Canada, Europe, US)
Senior Director, Brand Marketing at Skillshare - Remote (US)
Business Development Representative (Entry-Level Sales - 2021 Graduates) at HubSpot - Remote (US)
Customer Success Manager at Mattermost - Remote (UK)
Legal Intern at BetterUp - Remote (US)
Top Picks
Hand-picked articles, stories and ideas from the remote work community and beyond.
Digital nomads, anyone else worried about being old and broke?
pinemago | Reddit
Any of you guys have the same fears about being broke when old? Any advice on how to handle those fears, or even how to avoid situations like that in the far future (without having to make lots of money every month)?
Want to look better than natural on your next video call?
Christoph Janz | Point Nine Land
With the entire world moving into social distancing about six months ago it became clear that if anything I’ll spend more rather than less time in video meetings in the future, which I considered to be a great excuse to upgrade my video conferencing setup. The reactions to the latest upgrade ranged from “looks super high def, almost like a TV studio” and “looks like a professional photoshoot, is this a DSLR?” to “this looks almost fake, somehow makes you look better than natural” (thank you).
Why the Survival of the Airlines Depends on Frequent Flyer Programs
Byrne Hobart | Marker
It turns out frequent flyer programs are worth more than the airlines themselves.
Why Life Can’t Be Simpler
Farnam Street
When we wish for things to be simpler, we usually mean we want products and services to have fewer steps, fewer controls, fewer options, less to learn. But at the same time, we still want all of the same features and capabilities. These two categories of desires are often at odds with each other and distort how we understand the complex.
How companies are thinking about remote work
Remote work is “just” work without any of the small joys
What we have lost in the world of remote work
Remote work isn’t as perfect as IG makes it out to be
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