Most Indie Hackers, myself included, started our projects while maintaining full-time jobs or full-time student status. It is a tough balance. Here is the story of how I found a job that actually accelerates my independent projects.
https://philipkiely.com/essays/gumroad_hom.html
Tl;DR: built context over many months, sent the world's warmest cold email, did the job, got the job.
Dude, this is so awesome.
Good for you.👏👏👏
Congrats. I can't wait to see the projects you're working on.