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Ask HN: Where can I find part-time dev jobs that will pay me $2k/week?

12 points by chovybizzass 6y ago

I live in SF Bay Area, CA USA. I'm looking to move out of this area but home prices require me make at least $4k/month for mortgage. I am not sold on the fulltime 40hour/week wage slave lifestyle.

trykondev 6y ago
> I am not sold on the fulltime 40hour/week wage slave lifestyle. You and me both, friend, but I think there's a lot of us that aren't doing 40hour/week because we want to, we're doing it because it's hard to find a part time gig that lucrative which is also reliable.
- the_only_law 6y ago
  Yeah, I recall searching part time jobs that aren’t limited contracts a while back and they were mostly all internships.
mikeodds 6y ago
From the pricing toptal charged us for part time USA based developers, I’d imagine you could make that through them even after their cut.
souprock 6y ago
Typically you'll need to work 30 hours per week to get health insurance. That is 75% of the 40-hour week. Assuming you do that, and not treating holidays as anything special, here are the numbers: You're seeking $66.67 per hour. It's $104354.29 per year. (75% of $139139.05 per year) That seems a bit high for a front-end developer unless you stay in the SF Bay Area.
- GoldenMonkey 6y ago
  You can buy health insurance on the open market. You don’t need to get it thru your employer
admissionsguy 6y ago
Toptal pays exactly that to the intrinsically inferior - in their assessment - developers from Eastern Europe. Since you are strictly more valuable by the virtue of living in the US, you will get an even better rate. You can find out the range of rates they pay online.
meiraleal 6y ago
Bring results and the people contracting you will not really care if you worked the full 8 hours or just 2.
bcrl 6y ago
Consulting jobs tend to come about through one's network of business contacts. Most of the consulting gigs I've picked up came by way of people I had worked with previously, or knew through the technical communities I've been involved in. It always helps to let people know what sort of project's you're interested or curious about. Consulting can be a great way to get paid to learn more about a topic you're interested in, but it can take some time to find the right match (which needs timing, project fit and financial fit). The more consulting you do, the better known your services will become.
- akudha 6y ago
  What tech stack do you consult in? Do you have any industry/domain specific knowledge?
  - bcrl 6y ago
    Low level systems "stuff" - Linux kernel, drivers, storage, networking, even some FPGA work. Even some telecom these days.
    - akudha 6y ago
      Very cool. I assume your skills are in great demand, vs a webdev like me :) Thank you for taking the time to answer.
giantg2 6y ago
$2k per week part time and not in SF area? That's more than I make full time.
GoldenMonkey 6y ago
All independent freelance US developer gigs. Pay $75/hr minimum. And many can pay $100/hr. That is the minimum you should bill out your time for.
philmcp 6y ago
I've just built https://www.fourdayweek.io/ https://www.fourdayweek.io/ Software jobs with a better work / life balance

12 points by chovybizzass 6y ago

I live in SF Bay Area, CA USA. I'm looking to move out of this area but home prices require me make at least $4k/month for mortgage. I am not sold on the fulltime 40hour/week wage slave lifestyle.

trykondev 6y ago

> I am not sold on the fulltime 40hour/week wage slave lifestyle. You and me both, friend, but I think there's a lot of us that aren't doing 40hour/week because we want to, we're doing it because it's hard to find a part time gig that lucrative which is also reliable.

the_only_law 6y ago
Yeah, I recall searching part time jobs that aren’t limited contracts a while back and they were mostly all internships.

mikeodds 6y ago

From the pricing toptal charged us for part time USA based developers, I’d imagine you could make that through them even after their cut.

souprock 6y ago

Typically you'll need to work 30 hours per week to get health insurance. That is 75% of the 40-hour week. Assuming you do that, and not treating holidays as anything special, here are the numbers: You're seeking $66.67 per hour. It's $104354.29 per year. (75% of $139139.05 per year) That seems a bit high for a front-end developer unless you stay in the SF Bay Area.

GoldenMonkey 6y ago
You can buy health insurance on the open market. You don’t need to get it thru your employer

admissionsguy 6y ago

Toptal pays exactly that to the intrinsically inferior - in their assessment - developers from Eastern Europe. Since you are strictly more valuable by the virtue of living in the US, you will get an even better rate. You can find out the range of rates they pay online.

meiraleal 6y ago

Bring results and the people contracting you will not really care if you worked the full 8 hours or just 2.

bcrl 6y ago

Consulting jobs tend to come about through one's network of business contacts. Most of the consulting gigs I've picked up came by way of people I had worked with previously, or knew through the technical communities I've been involved in. It always helps to let people know what sort of project's you're interested or curious about. Consulting can be a great way to get paid to learn more about a topic you're interested in, but it can take some time to find the right match (which needs timing, project fit and financial fit). The more consulting you do, the better known your services will become.

akudha 6y ago
What tech stack do you consult in? Do you have any industry/domain specific knowledge?
- bcrl 6y ago
  Low level systems "stuff" - Linux kernel, drivers, storage, networking, even some FPGA work. Even some telecom these days.
  - akudha 6y ago
    Very cool. I assume your skills are in great demand, vs a webdev like me :) Thank you for taking the time to answer.

giantg2 6y ago

$2k per week part time and not in SF area? That's more than I make full time.

GoldenMonkey 6y ago

All independent freelance US developer gigs. Pay $75/hr minimum. And many can pay $100/hr. That is the minimum you should bill out your time for.

philmcp 6y ago

I've just built https://www.fourdayweek.io/ https://www.fourdayweek.io/ Software jobs with a better work / life balance