[caspg]

I'm working remotely most of my career. My first programming job was for a software house. Their approach was remote-first but they had an office in my city. They required to be on-site for the first couple of months and after the initial period, I was working 100% remote. Next, I moved to work directly for startups with full-time remote contracts.

Working remotely is not for everyone plus companies prefer to hire people with prior experience. I think the crucial thing is to get some remote exposure before finding a full-time remote job. Probably, the easiest way to do this is with freelance work or negotiating partial remote with current employer.

I believe that online presence helps to find remote job (more than an onsite job). It won't hurt for sure if you can show a nice blog, programming related twitter or side projects.