Sep 3, 2026
If sippin’ on gin and juice isn’t your thing, perhaps tasting ice cream is. Snoop Dogg’s ice cream brand is hiring someone to travel the world tasting ice cream for a living, and it’s a real job with a real paycheque: US$10,000 a month.
Dr. Bombay, the ice cream company Snoop Dogg co-founded with his son Cordell Broadus, announced the opening in late August through a partnership with Deel, a global payroll platform. The role is open to applicants anywhere in the world, Canadians included.
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Here’s what the job actually involves, how to apply, and, since this is a money site, what a five-figure US-dollar paycheque actually means once it lands in a Canadian bank account.
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What the job actually involves
The role is called International Ice Cream Taster. It’s a three-month contract paying $10,000 a month, and it’s fully remote with some travel expected. Duties include sampling Dr. Bombay products, spotting flavour trends, pitching ideas for future releases and joining regular check-ins with the brand’s team. No professional culinary background is required. Dr. Bombay says it’s prioritizing curiosity and strong communication skills over formal experience.
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Who can apply, and how
Applicants need little more than a passport and an interest in food, according to the job posting. Applications opened August 27 and are expected to stay open for about three weeks, so anyone interested should check the listing directly at deel.com/snoop, since the window may already be closing by the time you read this.
What US$10,000 a month actually means for a Canadian applicant
Before picturing the payday, it’s worth understanding two things: currency and taxes.
The pay is set in U.S. dollars, so its value in Canadian dollars will shift with the exchange rate each month, not stay fixed at a round number.
More importantly, this is foreign-paid income, and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) requires Canadian residents to report their worldwide income, in Canadian dollars, regardless of where it’s earned or which currency it’s paid in. Depending on how Deel structures the contract, this could be reported as foreign employment income or as self-employment income, and the CRA has different lines and rules for each.
Unlike a typical Canadian paycheque, this kind of contract usually won’t have tax, CPP or EI automatically withheld, which means setting money aside for tax time is on the applicant, not the employer.
If any US tax is withheld along the way, a foreign tax credit can generally be claimed on the Canadian return so the same income isn’t taxed twice. Given the cross-border, short-term and unusual nature of this gig, anyone who lands the job would be smart to talk to an accountant early, rather than after the first deposit shows up.
The takeaway
It’s a fun, genuinely unusual opportunity, and $10,000 a month for three months is a meaningful amount of money. But it’s still a foreign, short-term contract, and Canadians who land it should treat it like any other freelance or cross-border gig: Track the exchange rate, set aside money for taxes before spending the first payment, and get clarity on how the income will be classified before assuming what the final take-home number will be.
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Amy Tokic is an SEO content editor for Money.ca. She holds a B.A. in Communications from the University of Windsor. Amy is an award-winning author and has been writing professionally for 15 years, publishing articles in the lifestyle and health sectors.
