Systems / Solutions engineering, specializing in fintech. 180-360 USD / hr depending on how specialized the work is. Lower sometimes if I feel like it.
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#22I'm a Site Reliability engineer. I help startups figure out how to deploy to the cloud. My rate is $250, though I'm wondering if I should raise it again due to inflation.
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#23Strategy and management consulting for the Pharma industry. $450k/3 months.
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#24Lawyer (corporate/VC/M&A) for $495 per hour, with discounts offered if they have me on retainer.
Python/Django/React.js developer for $295 per hour.
I offer both of these together at a blended rate to folks who need both a lawyer and a software developer.
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#25Python/Django freelancer. Mostly working with small businesses.
Location: Poland Price ~ $45/hr
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#26Specialize in distributed systems, big data, etc.
My short term rate is $300/hr, $200/hr for longer term commitments and $500/hr + all expenses for on-site. Pre-pandemic on-site w/training was the most successful of all of these despite being the most expensive.
I did it full time for a while, these days I only do it on the side and only for projects that are worth it.
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#27It was about 30k/week.
The tech side was almost irrelevant. In the end it was about helping the client document good requirements.
Which you could only do after getting a good understanding of their business ops/process, and identifying the gaps and the impact to resources.
Then you put down really good requirements (which is hard), and only then use that to engineer a solution that appropriately addressed the risk (balancing cost/disruption vs. mitigated impact).
That said, often the solution is tech agnostic. I was just as happy punting final implementation to either internal teams or doing it myself (which often involved sub contracting to a specialist).
That may sound like a lot, but it often involved travel, tools, specialized coms gear, etc.
You also have to factor in insurance, taxes, and a myriad of other expenses related to running your own business.
The sweet spot for me was 45k/week, but that normally involves subcontractor payments as well.
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#28I did backend development (typescript, graphql, prisma) and devops (kubernetes, terraform, gcp, aws) for two years. I started at 40$/h then finished at 75$/h (100$/h for short contracts).
I honestly got burned out by context switching (which I needed to do to fill my week). And it was somewhat easy to find contracts at 75$/h (I consider I am senior level) so I would consider either charging more or billing more hours (both of which I was not good at).
Based in Canada.
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#29Psychological measurement and data science consulting. Currently billing at $145 an hour.
Have a website or place to contact? The industry is wide, but maybe we could collaborate
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#30I do occasional consulting in cryptography and security design, and anything related to FreeBSD/EC2. $300/hour with discounts for open source, startups based in Canada, longer engagements, and anything which particularly piques my interest.
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