Founder of Microverse, a school for remote software developers that is free until you get a job. Former co-founder of TouristEye (acquired by Lonely Planet).
We train software engineers in 65 countries and prepare them for remote jobs, and 70% of the entry level developers we have trained are now working in remote positions as their first job. So no, experience working with a co-located team is not necessary, but it could definitely help since the mentorship is usually better (unless it's a remote first organization that knows how to build a strong remote culture).
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We train software engineers in 65 countries and prepare them for remote jobs, and 70% of the entry level developers we have trained are now working in remote positions as their first job. So no, experience working with a co-located team is not necessary, but it could definitely help since the mentorship is usually better (unless it's a remote first organization that knows how to build a strong remote culture).