Ask HN: I will work for free ...

I am willing to work for free on interesting project until you find me useful and decide to pay for my work (hope this will occur within few months).

My current location is bangalore and I'm a senior developer (10+ yrs exp.) working for Top notch software consulting company.

Very interested in mobile technologies. Love to work on iPhone or Android applications

Profile: * C#, Java, Ruby, Rails * Silverlight, AJAX * Windows, Mac, HPUX * Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, SQL, database schema design. * Subversion, Git, ClearCase * Knowledge of object oriented design concepts and design patterns. * Proficiency with n/jUnit, n/jmock, ASP.NET framework, and CruiseControl.NET. * XP, TDD, Continuous Integration

I don't think this is a good approach.

As an employer, I wouldn't want to invest the time in getting someone up to speed with my systems if they have no "lock-in" that means they'll stay with me until they've paid off for that initial ramp-up period (which would cost me time). I particularly wouldn't want to do so for someone who already has a job at a software company - I'd clearly be a distant second (if not third or fourth) priority in that person's life.

Next, about the profile - I suggest you pick a narrow specialty that you really want to work on (e.g. Ruby on Rails), and focus on that. I don't think many people, particularly start-ups, are interested in hiring a "C#, Java, RoR, Silverlight, Ajax" guy. That long list makes you look unfocused and implies that you probably suck at a lot of technologies rather than being very good at a few.

My suggestion to you would be: pick one technology with a thriving OS community (e.g. RoR), and contribute open-source software. That's one way to work for free that will greatly enhance your value to potential employers. Start a blog, talk about your experiences with Rails, promote your open-source projects, etc. You'll soon find paid work coming your way.

what about PHP?

If you are looking to work full time at a startup a number of Indian startup blogs have job sections

pluggd.in venturewoods.org

You might meet some interesting people at Bangalore's Barcamp and Startup Saturday.

Proto.in has a forum which has frequent job postings.

The web links for these are googlable, but I am too lazy to do this right now.

I do not see a way to contact you.. My email id is in my profile. Ping me and we can check it out.