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Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?

#12
Honestly the best way to get good work have been other freelancers or consultants that know you well. It takes time to get a network, but once you have it you can participate in a lot of reciprocity on projects. Of course this only works if you also help your friends, bringing them good projects when you can’t handle the work.

One reason this works well is your friends aren’t likely to intentionally get you into a bad situation. They have an incentive to not screw you over :). They also know your skills and what you’d be suited for, helping to act as a filter... They also give you a warm intro to the client, rather than the client treating you like a faceless commodity on a freelancing site.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?

#13
Codementor is good. Do quick mentoring calls; those can turn into additional work. Many of the mentoring requests are generally better done as "off line", where you do a quick bit of work and turn it around in short order. They also have longer, more consulting style projects.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?

#14

LinkedIn, various slack groups based on technology, reddit/r/forhire, CraigsList (if it is popular in your geography). But especially LinkedIn. Connect with people and let people know you are available my making posts!

reddit/r/forhire has incredibily low pay for freelance jobs (employment being different). 25-30$ per hour for development work is incredibly low

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?

#15
Check us out at Qri!

Qri | Software Engineers | New York, NY or Remote | Part-time Contracting |

Qri (https://qri.io) is building free and open-source dataset versioning software. With Qri, you can copy, edit, & share public datasets, perform key tasks like data munging/cleaning, version tracking, and dataset auto-updating/synching, all while tracking changes and attributing them to authors (peers) in the network.

We are a team of 5 experienced devs and data nerds based in Brooklyn. We’d be happy to hire remote and find flexible work arrangements for the right person.

Tech we use:

* go programming language * familiarity with IPFS, libp2p, WebRTC, Bittorrents a plus * React * Typescript, Storybook, Webpack, Electron * Kubernetes

Hit us up at jobs@qri.io. To check out details on the two roles we have open, visit us:

- Frontend Software Engineer: https://qri.io/jobs/job-frontend-software-engineer

- Backend Software Engineer: https://qri.io/jobs/job-backend-software-engineer

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?

#16
In case anyone doesn't know, the Who Is Hiring threads on HN include a monthly thread for freelancers:

https://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=whoishiring

It doesn't spend as much time on the front page as the main "Who Is Hiring?", but you can always find it at that link. The next Who Is Hiring day is tomorrow!

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?

#17
We are hiring remote developers!

Construe Labs | Full-Stack Developer | Remote | https://construelabs.com

Construe Labs is a start-up based in India, developing innovative web and data solutions for enterprise clients.

We are looking for a full stack developer with at least 2-3 years of experience and is looking to learn and can help manage our entire web infrastructure. Our project entails implementing UI, constructing our API, connecting the two, and setting up our server infrastructure which also includes database and architecture design.

Skills - HTML5, CSS3, Python, Django/Flask, Java/NodeJS, React+redux/Vue/Angular, familiarity with CSS preprocessors, bundlers, docker, nginx/haproxy, sql/postgres, aws/gcp.

Interested candidates please mail your resume/CV to hiring@construelabs.com

Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?

#18

Check us out at Qri! Qri | Software Engineers | New York, NY or Remote | Part-time Contracting | Qri ( https://qri.io ) is building free and open-source dataset versioning software. With Qri, you can copy, edit, & share public datasets, perform key tasks like data munging/cleaning, version tracking, and dataset auto-updating/synching, all while tracking changes and attributing them to authors (peers) in the network.…

Please don't—it's off topic in regular HN threads. But please do post it in the appropriate Who Is Hiring thread tomorrow!
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