23 roles you can apply to from Timor-Leste, 21 of them open worldwide. Each one shows who can apply, quoting the line from the listing that decides it.
Your workday overlap
Timor-Leste · UTC+9
Pay in these listings
$31k – $416k
USD a year, midpoint ~$161k, from 10 roles that publish pay
Who's hiring
16 companies
21 open worldwide, 2 regional · 4% direct from the employer
Design teams tend to work asynchronously, with a short daily overlap for meetings. From Timor-Leste, a standard 9–5 overlaps 7 hours with Singapore.
Getting paid from Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste uses the US dollar, so USD salaries arrive without currency conversion.
Foreign employers usually pay people in Timor-Leste by bank transfer or through a payments platform. As a contractor you invoice them yourself; through an employer of record you're on a local payroll in US dollar.
D2B · Mid · Salary not listed
Koru UX Design LLP · Senior · Salary not listed
PostHog · Salary not listed
Kreative Media · Mid · $42k – $72k
Nordic Investin Group · Salary not listed
Nordic Investin Group · Salary not listed
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
micro1 · $104k – $218k
Babou AI · $31k – $62k
Benrey · Salary not listed
Benrey · Mid · Salary not listed
Clera · Senior · $100k – $120k
SOFTGAMES · Salary not listed
Defuse Labs · Senior · Salary not listed
Clario · Mid · Salary not listed
Flex · Lead · $260k – $416k
Tether Operations Limited · Salary not listed
Clera · Senior · $100k – $120k
Kodify Media Group · Mid · Salary not listed
Novakid School · Mid · Salary not listed
Yes. 23 design roles listed here accept applicants in Timor-Leste: 21 are open worldwide and 2 name a region, timezone band or country list that includes Timor-Leste.
Of the 10 roles that publish pay, salaries run from $31k to $416k USD a year, with a midpoint around $161k. Pay is set by the employer and usually doesn't change by country for worldwide roles, but check each listing.
Timor-Leste runs on UTC+9. A 9–5 there overlaps 0h with New York, 0h with London, 0h with Berlin, 7h with Singapore. Most design teams only need a few shared hours.
Usually as an independent contractor (you invoice the company and handle your own tax in Timor-Leste) or through an employer of record, a third party that employs you on Timor-Leste's payroll for the company. Timor-Leste uses the US dollar, so USD salaries arrive without currency conversion. Rules differ, so check with a local tax professional.
More on this: contractor vs employer of record · working across timezones · taxes when paid by a foreign company