I did work as a senior/tech lead position in multiple US startups (VC backed, seed to series A) for few years while being 100% remote. I was independent contrac

I did work as a senior/tech lead position in multiple US startups (VC backed, seed to series A) for few years while being 100% remote. I was independent contractor billing via llc equivalent company I own. I guess it is all about positioning, there is no way to win trying to compete in budget low quality work (fixing small business websites, writing scrapers and whatever is trending on upwork these days) and hoping to climb ladder somehow. I went through subcontracting for digital agency I've met through some of my open source work. At the end I've made nice money, bought a house and hit glass ceiling few times. It was fun, but then kids happened and time zones together with work pace required to sustain senior roles in startups just make me quit and don't look for another opportunity.