Finding a great remote part-time dev?
Hi there,
Note that I didn't put "contractor" in the title of my question. That's because it's such a loaded term -- most "contractor" sites are just terrible, terrible.
I am looking for a great developer who wants to take on my project as side work, remotely. Someone who's a total pro in React and Redux.
How would I find such a person? What are some tips for tracking down a developer that would be a good fit -- very competent, part time, and remote?
EDIT: My budget is around $5k/mo, and I require part time work only. Talk to me at contact@ergodox-ez.com.
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Ok.. Here goes!
1st - you might place your "project" here, with some information on what the project/scope is. I realize that you're not looking to gain connections for devs here, but you never know!
2nd. -- Hit google, to find the FREELANCE site on the hackernew/ycombinator site. It has a section allowing users to post their projects and what they're looking for in terms of freelance work.
3rd - depending on what you're looking for, you might hit different colleges.
Hello,
I could be a good fit for you, We should talk -- I'm currently looking for a part time remote job so that I can work on my own projects in the remaining time.
Great! ping me at contact@ergodox-ez.com
Hey,
We might be a good fit , what's your email ?
Great! contact@ergodox-ez.com
Sent you an email.
You didn't mention your budget. Good people are expensive. I imagine "part time and remote" is just a code word for "not expensive", because given the nature of software, I don't see a reason to limit yourself to part-time people (unless programmer can code faster than you can come up with new features, which never happens).
The usual advice for getting good and relatively inexpensive people is:
Here are few tips (you can easily find more with properly worded search query):
My budget is $5k/mo, and I require part-time only. So not such a low budget I think?
This is the same problem faced by many, many businesses. You want the best, but the best are hard to find. Once you find the best, how do you make them want you too? Hint: the answer is usually a good amount of money because they have the upper-hand in negotiating in this scenario.
What I think you should do is reach out to your associates and see if you can find who you're looking for. Post here (like you already did), post on Indeed, post on Craigslist (last resort).
Be prepared to settle. Finding a "total pro" is asking a lot. Someone who is "good" will likely be more than good enough for what you want. A competent developer/coder/programmer (whatever you want to call it) will be able to learn new things quickly, and computer science principles are universal. When I want to know how to do something with a new technology, language, or concept, it usually isn't hard to find the answer or figure it out on my own using my base knowledge.
Good luck.