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Ask HN: How much should I charge per hour as Developer?

4 points by user7878 10y ago

Below technology stack with 3 years of working experience(In order of expertise). .Net MVC, AngularJs, ASP.Net, CSS, HTML, SQL I am above average developer in the teams I have worked.

hairy_man674 10y ago
Nobody gives a shit about AngularJS anymore. Don't mention that you know it either, the interviewers will laugh at you. As for your other experience you are a number: thousands of code monkeys have that skill set. Suggestions: 1. Apply at an enterprise company and show how submissive you are. They will hire you if you say "yes, sir!" with enough enthusiasm and if they know you understand you are a subordinate (Microsoft, Oracle, Yahoo) 2. Learn other languages that don't have licenses and are not developed by greedy companies. Javascript peasants are in demand if you can learn fast enough. 3. Install Gentoo. Learn C, move back in with your parents and become a kernel developer. Don't charge any money, be proud that you are giving freedom rather than taking it away. 4. SQL script monkey. Lots of jobs for this. Run the same script everyday for and copy to Excel report email. 5. Start a botnet and mine Bitcoin or some crypto cureency (requires C) 6. Leave programming and become an English teacher Hope that helps. Good luck! edit: serious answer now. most companies are not interested i n specific knowledge of technology or programming languages. a requisite understanding of code in general, that is being able to learn quickly and contribute to the bottom line is what matters, and this is also non-technical. #2 would show that you are not a cardboad cut out and that you can learn quickly. ask for more than what you hope for but also demonstrate that you are going to be of value in some way. this advise is open ended, i know but it this is how the better developers advance their careers.
- onion2k 10y ago
  most companies are not interested i n specific knowledge of technology or programming languages. If they're employing a consultant (or freelancer) on an hourly rate then they really, really are. Those people are not expected to learn on the job - they're employed to be an expert in the tech, to come in and get up to speed quickly, and to be extremely productive for a short time. To answer the question: Pick an typical consultant rate for your location/skills/etc. Charge that for the first job. For your second job, add 10%. Stop adding the 10% when clients say no. You'll be surprised how high you can go.
  - user7878 10y ago
    Thank you for reply.
  - matthewhall 10y ago
    That's actually a really good idea
  - hairy_man674 10y ago
    ok sure, if you are freelancing then this applies. at a normal desk job you may be given a probationary period varying from 1-12 months. at AWS this is 12 months.

4 points by user7878 10y ago

Below technology stack with 3 years of working experience(In order of expertise). .Net MVC, AngularJs, ASP.Net, CSS, HTML, SQL I am above average developer in the teams I have worked.

hairy_man674 10y ago

Nobody gives a shit about AngularJS anymore. Don't mention that you know it either, the interviewers will laugh at you. As for your other experience you are a number: thousands of code monkeys have that skill set. Suggestions: 1. Apply at an enterprise company and show how submissive you are. They will hire you if you say "yes, sir!" with enough enthusiasm and if they know you understand you are a subordinate (Microsoft, Oracle, Yahoo) 2. Learn other languages that don't have licenses and are not developed by greedy companies. Javascript peasants are in demand if you can learn fast enough. 3. Install Gentoo. Learn C, move back in with your parents and become a kernel developer. Don't charge any money, be proud that you are giving freedom rather than taking it away. 4. SQL script monkey. Lots of jobs for this. Run the same script everyday for and copy to Excel report email. 5. Start a botnet and mine Bitcoin or some crypto cureency (requires C) 6. Leave programming and become an English teacher Hope that helps. Good luck! edit: serious answer now. most companies are not interested i n specific knowledge of technology or programming languages. a requisite understanding of code in general, that is being able to learn quickly and contribute to the bottom line is what matters, and this is also non-technical. #2 would show that you are not a cardboad cut out and that you can learn quickly. ask for more than what you hope for but also demonstrate that you are going to be of value in some way. this advise is open ended, i know but it this is how the better developers advance their careers.

onion2k 10y ago
most companies are not interested i n specific knowledge of technology or programming languages. If they're employing a consultant (or freelancer) on an hourly rate then they really, really are. Those people are not expected to learn on the job - they're employed to be an expert in the tech, to come in and get up to speed quickly, and to be extremely productive for a short time. To answer the question: Pick an typical consultant rate for your location/skills/etc. Charge that for the first job. For your second job, add 10%. Stop adding the 10% when clients say no. You'll be surprised how high you can go.
- user7878 10y ago
  Thank you for reply.
- matthewhall 10y ago
  That's actually a really good idea
- hairy_man674 10y ago
  ok sure, if you are freelancing then this applies. at a normal desk job you may be given a probationary period varying from 1-12 months. at AWS this is 12 months.