Automattic Inc, the San Francisco, California, US-based company behind blogging platforms WordPress.com , Tumblr and others, is seeking data scientists based in the Caribbean to onboard, with the promise that relocation is not necessary in order to earn top dollar.

In a press notice, the company said it is partnering with regional tech ecosystem and workforce developer Tech Beach Retreat to recruit candidates in the Caribbean.

Automattic will tap Tech Beach’s network to identify the best talent in the region for varied engineering roles, it said. The company joins other international companies on the hunt for talent desiring to work from home under COVID-conditions.

Global research source Gartner has indicated its assessment that, by the end of 2021, 51 per cent of all knowledge workers worldwide are expected to be working remotely, up from 27 per cent of knowledge workers in 2019, according to Gartner.

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