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TLDR

A curated list of job boards, tools, articles, and communities for finding remote work or managing distributed teams.

Mindmap

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    Finding Remote Work
      Job boards
      Aggregators
      Interview tips
    Working Remotely
      Productivity guides
      Communication tools
      Team management
    Resources
      Books and podcasts
      Communities and events
      Nomad housing
    Remote-First Companies
      Job seeker reference
      Culture examples

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Find remote job boards and aggregators to start your job search in one place.

USE CASE 2

Discover communication and project management tools recommended for distributed teams.

USE CASE 3

Learn about remote-first companies known for strong remote cultures.

USE CASE 4

Access articles, books, and communities to get oriented as a new remote worker.

Getting it running

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In plain English

Awesome Remote Job is a curated reference list of resources for people who work remotely or want to find remote work. It is not software you run, it is a collection of links organized by topic, maintained as a community-contributed repository on GitHub. The list covers the full landscape of remote work from both a job-seeker's and an employee's perspective. For finding work, it includes job boards (sites dedicated to listing remote positions), job board aggregators (sites that pull listings from multiple sources), and a section on interviewing for remote roles. For people already working remotely, it collects articles and blog posts on productivity, communication, managing distributed teams, and maintaining work-life balance. It also points to tools used by remote teams, covering communication platforms, project management software, and HR tools, as well as communities and events for remote workers, books and podcasts on the subject, and housing resources for digital nomads, including cities that offer relocation incentives. The list also includes a section on companies known for having strong remote cultures, sometimes called "remote-first" companies, which is useful for job seekers who want to join organizations that genuinely embrace distributed work rather than treating it as an afterthought. Someone would use this list when they are looking for a remote job and want a single starting point covering all the major job boards, when they are managing a remote team and looking for practical resources, or when they are new to remote work and want articles, books, and community recommendations to get oriented. There is no programming language or software stack involved. The repository is a Markdown file, plain text with links, that anyone can browse directly on GitHub or contribute to by editing and submitting a pull request.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
I'm looking for remote work, what are the best job boards and aggregators listed in this awesome-remote-job repository?
Prompt 2
Show me the communication and project management tools recommended in awesome-remote-job for managing a distributed team.
Prompt 3
What remote-first companies are highlighted in awesome-remote-job, and why are they good examples?
Prompt 4
I'm new to remote work, what articles, books, and communities does awesome-remote-job recommend for getting started?
Prompt 5
Help me find housing resources and digital nomad cities mentioned in the awesome-remote-job list.
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