Is telecommuting causing a work earthquake?

It turns out that many of us like to work from home.

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So much so that since 2020 in the United States, around five million people have moved to a new geographic location due to the availability of remote work policies.

This year in the UK, the Office of National Statistics reports that 63% of employees in the professional, scientific and technological industries work a hybrid schedule – some days in the office, and some at home.

Slack’s new Future Forum Pulse Summer Snapshot has found that 80% of all knowledge workers worldwide now want flexibility in where they work, with 94% of employees looking for flexibility in how they do their work as well.

When we don’t have that flexibility, it has an impact. The study found that knowledge workers who say they have little or no ability to set their own hours report more work-related stress and anxiety and a poorer work-life balance than those who have flexibility built into their schedule.

The result? Many of them will be looking for a new job. This comes as no surprise to Marc Andreessen, one of the web’s original founders, known for founding Mosaic, the first graphical browser, then Netscape. Now a co-founder and general partner of Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, in 2021 he said telecommuting was “a permanent civilizational shift. […] it is perhaps the most important thing that has happened in my lifetime, a consequence of the internet which is perhaps even more important than the internet”.

He summarizes the impact. “We can finally crush the geographic lottery, opening up the opportunity for countless people who weren’t lucky enough to be born in the right place. And people are jumping at the opportunities this shift is already creating, moving both home and work at breakneck speeds.”

Andreessen revisited his comments this year on a podcast and doubled down, calling the shift “potentially an earthquake.” It is clear that for many workers this is the future they want. Businesses need to respond, and in fast-growing sectors such as fintech, a “remote-first” approach is on the rise.

Microsoft’s 2022 Work Trend Index shows that employees everywhere are voting with their feet, choosing jobs that don’t tie them to the office, especially within the Gen Z and Millennial cohorts. 51% of those currently working in a hybrid mix would consider switching to remote work, and 52% of Gen Zers say they are moving to a new location because policies enable them to work remotely.

If you’re thinking it’s time to make your work fit into your life (as opposed to the other way around), we’ve got three remote and hybrid roles below that might fit. And there’s much more to discover on the Fintech Futures Job Board too.

Implementation Engineer, Yapily

The Implementation Engineer is a completely external role, and will join Yapily’s customer engineering team. This role will suit those with a technical background combined with exceptional communication and presentation skills.

You will be responsible for guiding the customer’s technical team through their integration with Yapily’s APIs, ensuring a strong understanding of the customer’s requirements and implementing a solution tailored to their use case.

You need familiarity with common backend development practices and technologies and previous experience in payments or open banking, as well as previous experience as a developer or debugging other developers’ work. Search now.

Partner Solutions Architect (Remote, EMEA), Aiven

Aiven’s partner team is looking for a Partner Solution Architect to join in an external role. Daily responsibilities will include working with new partner opportunities as well as developing existing partnerships further from a solution perspective.

You will act as subject expert on Aiven’s service offering and be the link between the organization and partners. To be successful, you must have previous experience in solution architecture – experience from working with partners is ideal. Fluency in one or more programming languages ​​such as Java, Python, Go or Ruby is required, as is knowledge of public clouds (AWS, Google or Azure). Search now.

Front End Developer (Angular) – Fintech

A successful London-based fintech software house is seeking a Front End Developer to join its talented team and work on business-critical software solutions within the financial industry.

You will join an established engineering team working on a flagship solution. You must be mainly office-based to start, and then you can work remotely up to four days a week. You must be a graduate (2:1 and above) or junior developer who has experience using any version of Angular and you will have a drive to continuously learn new skills and develop your career. Search now.

Are you ready to accelerate your career? Explore thousands of open roles on the Fintech Futures Job Board today.

About the author:

Kirstie works for our job board partner, Jobbio.

Based in Dublin, she has been a writer and editor across print and digital platforms for over 15 years.