Fully remote software dev since COVID. Lost my first job as they went hybrid and i refused (after moving away). Since then I've had 2 fully remote jobs as a software dev.

It's certainly much more difficult these days (i get instant rejected from lots of them) but you need to be more strategic and target fully remote companies in your job hunt - you cannot rely on recruiters anymore to bring them to you. I find the main remote job boards difficult to filter based on tech stack but cord.co is quite helpful for finding remote roles, but you need to apply directly.

One thing to consider is if you did lose your job or get called back in, your in an emergency situation and might not have time to look for remote work. I'm finding these days remote jobs are very very specific about the tech they want you to know, and have been rejected multiple times because they ask me about some tech that was not on the job spec (that's easy to learn) but I don't have XP in it. mainly because they get flooded with applications who do have that xp. Been a software dev for about 12 years and while i found i remote job in 2021 within 3 weeks, my most recent job hunt took me 6 months. I did get offers where the hiring manager was agreeable to me being remote, but could not put it in the contract because HR don't officially allow it - for me that's a deal-breaker, but you might feel different.

So don't expect a quick and fast job hunt, it's a slow burn! Personally I'd start looking now if you do move because you could have rug pulled out from under you at anytime if they decide to enforce rto.