Getting your first remote job

Who am I

My name is Raniere Silva
My online username is rgaiacs
I'm Brazilian
Is my first time visiting Namibia
I worked as remote software developer

My 1st job

recommended by a friend
interviewed by product owner
e-commerce in Brazil
Fixed price per project
Solo developer
use of stable code
use of 3rd party API
stayed ~6 months due termination of contract

My 2nd job

posted in a user mailing list
interviewed by lead software developer
start-up in the US
Fixed price per hour
3rd developer
use of new features
no use of 3rd party API
stayed ~6 months due move to another job

Pros

Income

Flexibility

Diversity

Cons

Taxes

24/7

Solitude

Letter to my past self

1. Open source is the future

2. Join user groups

3. Build a portfolio

4. Ask for mercy, not permission

5. Make job application your hobby

Internship

Google Summer of Code

Outreachy

Tinder for freelancers

Some options

Toptal http://www.toptal.com/
Upwork https://www.upwork.com/
Fiverr https://www.fiverr.com/
Freelancer http://freelancer.com/
OpenTeams https://openteams.com/

Ask Me Anything

Recommended Reading List

On Getting Rejected a Lot (and Liking It) by Blair Braverman https://www.outsideonline.com/2400888/life-unfair-rejection-great
The struggles of an open source maintainer by antirez http://antirez.com/news/129
Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O'Neil

Python Namibia Week Of Code - Getting your first remote job

By Raniere Silva

Python Namibia Week Of Code - Getting your first remote job

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