Episode 113

How To Get a Remote DevRel Job From India in 2026 (Step By Step) - w/ Saurav

Jun 24, 202600:43:34On YouTube too
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Saurav is twenty-six and lives in Delhi. For five years he's worked fully remote for companies in Israel and the Czech Republic, and he gets flown out to developer conferences across three continents.

Who this is for

  • You are trying to get hired without sounding like everybody else in the pile.
  • You would rather hear Saurav's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.

Key takeaways

  • Get a Remote DevRel Job From India in 2026 (Step By Step) - w/ Saurav
  • Building Developer Content at Apify
  • Learning Python and Breaking Into Tech
  • application, the framework he uses to make companies create a role for him even when they aren't hiring, and the...

Fast scan timestamps

00:00The Rise of Remote Work and Developer Advocacy
03:09Building Developer Content at Apify
06:09Saurav's Path From Software Developer to DevRel
09:39Learning Python and Breaking Into Tech
13:09Landing Remote Roles Without Applying
17:09Getting Hired Through Public Work

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I got fired on January 3rd, 2024. 20 days later, Saurabh Jain had six job offers. Today, he works fully remote from Delhi for a check company and gets flown to developer conferences across

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flown to developer conferences across three continents every other month. If you're an Indian dev sending out job applications and hearing nothing back, you're playing the wrong game and

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you're playing the wrong game and Saurabh is here to show us what the right game looks like because in the next 45 minutes, Saurabh breaks down the exact career most Indian developers

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exact career most Indian developers don't even know exists. But, European and American companies are actively struggling to hire for. How he gets offers without even submitting an application, the framework he uses to

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application, the framework he uses to make companies create a role for him even when they aren't hiring, and the specific skills you need to build right now to get flown out instead of filtered

Show notes

Saurav is twenty-six and lives in Delhi. For five years he's worked fully remote for companies in Israel and the Czech Republic, and he gets flown out to developer conferences across three continents. The part that stopped me cold: he's never once clicked "apply" on a job portal. So how does a kid from a government school in Delhi end up speaking on stages in Nigeria, Prague, and San Francisco?

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