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Ask HN: Where do you find minimum wage software development jobs?

2 pointsby switchupcbalmost 2 years ago
I&#x27;m seeking a remote, inflation-adjusted minimum wage ($24+&#x2F;hr) job as a U.S Backend Software Developer. You can send referrals to cjb@switchupcb.com or comment about job boards with reasonable interview loops for this compensation.<p>--- About Me<p>I am a homeless Backend Software Developer who has amassed 300 stars on GitHub through two projects:<p>- Copygen: Type-based code generator that generates Go code. A developer with &quot;30 years of experience&quot; has been &quot;inspired&quot; by this work in a creation of his own.<p>- Disgo: Most Performant and Feature Complete Go Discord API Wrapper. Struct Based. 3 people vs. 100s of contributors the others needed. It was created in a fraction of the time thanks to Copygen.<p>I have many other projects (that involve leadership), including SwitchUpCB (.com) and 20+ 5-star projects on freelance websites, but these projects are not considered &quot;professional&quot; corporate experience. As a result, I focus on the above projects to showcase that I will outperform all your candidates in Software Design and Development (with a budget).<p>In other words, I&#x27;m the best person for the job, and you are hiring the best person for the job, so hire me. I know how to use AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Postgres, Redis, MySQL, etc. I can do everything in Backend&#x2F;DevOps and some Frontend.<p>Please spare your health advice regarding my housing situation: I do not consume alcohol or drugs and have a visible six-pack. Instead, please provide me with a referral to your job for an interview.<p>--- My Interviews<p>I am in a Google interview loop, but my recruiters have swapped three times. So I&#x27;m giving up on them and just looking for &quot;professional&quot; experience.<p>This is your chance to get a Software Developer who is objectively at the level of a potential Google Engineer or 30y experience equivalent Software Developer for $25&#x2F;hr.<p>--- My Requests<p>Why am I doing this? I have recently escaped an abusive situation and am willing to work for consistent financial gain over specified time periods.<p>I don&#x27;t have any credentials: A recruiter rejected me (from a referral role) for being young (cause I was in school) as he (who didn&#x27;t know what Git is) said I&#x27;ll &quot;be much better in 5 years&quot;. So consider me as degree-less for this job if it means I&#x27;m older (21+).<p>I am open to LeetCode interviews, but they contain many factors beyond my work performance. Sometimes, I screw up or get tired too. A Google study said LeetCode doesn&#x27;t predict candidate performance, so I would prefer no LeetCode interviews as it wastes time.<p><i>You have a job you need to be done. History shows I can do it.</i><p>I prefer to avoid video calling with recruiters because my demographic is only 4% of the industry. So I have had experiences that didn&#x27;t match my friends. If it&#x27;s possible to avoid this, please let me know.<p>I would also need the interview loop to occur within a reasonable time frame: I prefer to avoid recruiters who don&#x27;t work on the actual team*. If your recruiters don&#x27;t know what Git, CICD, RFCs, and any other technology equivalent is, then skips the applicant because &quot;what&#x27;s GitHub or {insert alternative}&quot;, don&#x27;t waste my time.<p>*It&#x27;s easy to see why 85% of jobs are secured through networking now.<p>Similar to a job application, these requests are ideal but do not have to be 100% met. I&#x27;d love it if you commented (or emailed cjb@switchupcb.com) about your job openings and provided me with a referral!

2 comments

alex_lavalmost 2 years ago
I have nothing for you, but your post is very demanding for a person asking for help. Just something to think about maybe.
linusg789almost 2 years ago
You may want to look for non-tech jobs just build your experience working for a corporation. The interviewers might be more lenient if they know you have experience working for some company, even if its not tech related.