Jerry Jenner – Remote Software Engineer

How does Jerry make money online?

Jerry doesn’t really exist. He’s our avatar to represent a typical person with a remote job as a software engineer.

This sampling of remote software engineer jobs should give you a sense of the work Jerry would do for a living:

Wikipedia’s definition of a software engineer:

A software engineer is a person who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, maintenance, testing, and evaluation of computer software.

These links will give you a better feel for life as a remote software engineer:

• Interview with António Silva, software engineer at Remote.com
• Interview with Michael Dreikorn, remote software engineer at ALICE
• Video: A Day with Remote Software Engineer Lydia Hallie
• Video: A Day in the Life of a Remote Cisco Software Engineer for Silicon Valley

How much money does a Remote Software Engineer make?

As of this writing, Glassdoor lists these salary numbers for a remote software engineer in the United States:

• $63k – $134k per year in the USA ($92k average)

What skills do you need to become a Remote Software Engineer?

Software engineering is a broad field so there’s lots you can learn and many areas you can specialize in.

You can get a feel for the skills and experience required by browsing remote job listings for software engineers (see below).

Here are a few videos from people who became software engineers without a computer science degree…

To start learning the skills you need to become a software engineer, check out these free software development courses.

How to get a remote job as a Software Engineer?

Here are the best remote job boards to find a remote job fast…

• More ways to find remote jobs

What type of online business does Jerry have?

According to our framework Jerry has a remote job, which would be considered a Level 2 online business.

• Learn more about remote jobs and see other examples