Hi HN!<p>I’m a full stack web dev from Ireland and I’m based in the Bay Area. I recently left my job at a startup and I need to find part time work (21 hours per week) to satisfy my OPT visa.<p>I have 3 years experience building web apps (Rails & Django) and some experience managing a small group of engineers.<p>I’d appreciate any help/advice you have for me to find work.
I’m been, unsuccessfully, trying to do the same so I can scale back my work commitments and refocus on some personal/academic goals. Job boards and recruiting doesn’t seem to be helpful in this regard; you’ll get plenty of bits but part time turns everyone off. I’ve spoken to some of my colleagues and they think the best bet is establishing yourself as a contractor. This however has quite a bit of associated legwork and I’m not sure how that will fly with your work requirements.<p>As a more general question to HN, what’s with all the apprehension to part time work in tech? I remember a time where everyone loved the idea. Or maybe I was more fortunate than I realized.
1. Talk to former colleagues and friends; much more likely to hire you for shorter period since they already know you.<p>2. If you're willing to go for more like 32-30 hours, you can apply to normal jobs, then ask for shorter workweek once you get offer (<a href="https://codewithoutrules.com/2019/01/25/4-day-workweek-easy-way/" rel="nofollow">https://codewithoutrules.com/2019/01/25/4-day-workweek-easy-...</a>).<p>3. Staff augmentation / contracting is another option. E.g. via companies like <a href="https://www.randstadusa.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.randstadusa.com/</a>. In some cases staffing company will hire you as employee to make things legally easier for the company you're actually working for.
If gig work is acceptable, this list might help:<p><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JfNAbUX_lN9K3MCNHO15GJtJ5qpk7H9Cl3xTBwv2FR8/htmlview" rel="nofollow">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JfNAbUX_lN9K3MCNHO15...</a>