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Ask HN: I am in lockdown. Asking help to find remote work

23 points by MarcoSanto ↗ HN
I am asking for some help here to see if somebody has any opportunity or suggestion to procure some remote work that I might be able to do in my condition. I am from Italy and in lockdown. Presumably will not be able to move for the next 4-6 weeks. Cannot leave my family since my spouse is a doc and I have to watch after the kids because grandparents on both sides cannot come close to the kids.

I tried popular platforms (up-Work etc.) but the process to be admitted and start getting gigs is long/complex and a bit foreign to me.

I just recently finished teaching two bootcamps in Germany in Full-Stack Web Dev. I am also a Certified Engineer (Italy), but unsure what I could do remotely in this regard.

Here are some things I think I can contribute to:

1) Front-end specifically React, but would not disdain Vue. Good to advanced skills here.

2) Apps Script / Google Suite coding and automation. Good to advanced skills here

3) Back-end, specifically Node/Express/Mongo. Good to advanced skills here, but can do basic SQL methods.

4) Some Python/Panda but very basic.

5) Remote team management / project management. Good to advanced skills here.

Also, if others are in my situation and affected by the travel ban, please come forward. It's always good to band together.

Marco

8 comments

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cmorgan8506
Do you know of any local developer communities? A slack channel for devs in your area, perhaps. Usually they have job channels but also the best people to know about jobs in the industry are developers themselves. Check out /r/forhire and make a post. Then maybe comb through the HN monthly freelance threads and send some emails. That'll get you started. Good luck and stay safe.
MarcoSanto
Reddit seems a good suggestion, did not think about it. I will hit all social channels to find a community. Thanks!
verdverm
Check out Toptal
MarcoSanto
Thanks verdverm. I got filtered out for lack of seniority on Toptal. I guess they like to keep there namesake true... I am going for small roles/jobs here. Was hoping for banding up with a small team/community that reads HN.
notmainacct
Check out https://remoteok.io/

It is made by the very HN Popular Pieter Levels.

MarcoSanto
I have been largely unsuccessful because of the vetting system that filters me out. I was hoping for direct connections to teams that may need extra hands and who read HN, or someone in a staffing/temp agency.
highhedgehog
Ehy, fellow italian here.

Check out mobileJazz, they seem cool and were looking for a software engineer proficient in Nodejs etc, so it might fit you.

I was looking to submit it myself, but I have a stable job right now and I think I won't lose it so it could be of more help to someone else. Hope it helps you.

Buona fortuna, e se vuoi scrivermi la mia email è gamalarcossi at google