Ask HN: Places with a good tech scene and quality of life that aren't in the US?
Some background: I'm from India and I'm doing my undergrad. Until a few months ago, I had aspirations to work in the US. I consider myself quite competent, so I'm not talking about working in sweat shops like Infosys. I wanted to work at Google or Facebook full-time when I graduate (I have done internships with MS and Amazon).
But with Trump's recent spree of executive orders, it looks like my future will be highly uncertain if I go there (assuming of course that people are still allowed to enter the US). I'd much rather work elsewhere where I can have the luxury of not having to worry about my visa everyday.
Before you implore me to work in my own country - please don't. There are reasons why I want to work elsewhere.
So I'm just wondering - what are some other places in the world where there's a lively tech scene (i.e. Big 4 and unicorns have offices), the salary is competitive (maybe not as high as Silicon Valley, but close) and the quality of life is good in general?
But with Trump's recent spree of executive orders, it looks like my future will be highly uncertain if I go there (assuming of course that people are still allowed to enter the US). I'd much rather work elsewhere where I can have the luxury of not having to worry about my visa everyday.
Before you implore me to work in my own country - please don't. There are reasons why I want to work elsewhere.
So I'm just wondering - what are some other places in the world where there's a lively tech scene (i.e. Big 4 and unicorns have offices), the salary is competitive (maybe not as high as Silicon Valley, but close) and the quality of life is good in general?