Where the demand is
Engineering, design, sales development, content, and customer success are the highest-demand remote categories for Nigerian applicants. YC-backed US startups, EU SaaS scale-ups, and Africa-focused fintechs (Flutterwave, Paystack, Kuda, Moniepoint) all hire actively.
Pay benchmarks
Junior dev: ₦400k–₦1.4M/mo. Mid: ₦1.5M–₦4M/mo. Senior: ₦4M–₦12M/mo. Roles paid in USD trend higher. Salary at African-only outsourcers is typically half of what direct-application to a US startup pays.
Practical setup
Get a Wise/Grey/Geegpay USD account. Set your laptop to UTC+1. Use a power bank for inverter outages. Test your Zoom/Slack on mobile data so you can run a 30-min interview through any blackout.
Most common mistakes
Applying with a Nigerian-format CV (don’t — use the international 1-page format). Hiding your location ("I’m based in Lagos" is a feature, not a bug, if you frame timezone overlap). Ignoring follow-up emails — most offers come after one or two follow-ups.