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I'm contemplating building a directory where *experienced* (this is key) devs and leads can list themselves so opportunities can find them. What opportunities? Freelance/consulting work and full time roles of interest.…

I'm curious if developers in full time jobs (happy or not) ever look for freelance work? Not necessarily to make more money but to work on some interesting projects and build up a portfolio/network/future relationships…

I've hired a bunch of contractors over the years for projects and I've done freelancing myself. There is clearly a need for on-demand, as-needed help for specific projects, launches, or for team augmentation. Companies…

A common question that seems to get asked of product teams, especially in early & growth stage startups is: "when is <insert feature> shipping?" or "did <...> already ship?". A similar thing that happens is non-prod/eng…

How clear are exec teams and product leads at your company about what is shipping and when? If they know, how do they know? Project management tools don't give you a clear sense of what's shipping and when. How often do…

How clear are exec teams and product leads at your company about what is shipping and when? If they know, how do they know? Project management tools don't give you a clear sense of what's shipping and when. How often do…

Context: the good managers/leaders among us aren't micromanagers and likely don't want (or like) to keep checking in or asking for status. However, sometimes I wish for a sort of stream of work updates throughout the…

If you're full-time employed in a job, what would prompt/compel/interest you to pick up a few hours a week of paid work with another company? Eg say you're a devops engineer and a startup needed 10h/week of help in…

In my years of experience working on teams and now with client teams, I've observed this repeatedly: (internal) documents are written and rarely if ever, updated again. Worse yet, often no one knows some…

I do consulting (engineering) work for startups. And one thing I've observed in the past two years is how much more startups are open to working with freelance/fractional talent, both for ongoing help and specific…

Most tools in the market are either/or and have a disjointed experience. They're either for documentation/memos/wikis or issue tracking. Yes, Confluence is part of the Atlassian landscape but it's not that tightly…

Many of these abound but these are the problems I found that make them untrustworthy or unsavory to use (both as company and as freelancer): - they don't focus on experienced talent which makes finding proven talent on…

Not really sure where the good freelance and part-time software gigs are these days. Upwork feels like a sh* show. There is Topal but you have to jump through all their hoops. Is there anything else where the platform…

As a candidate, the problems I've faced on AL are: - often not enough info in the job postings I come across - it's too easy to apply (this makes my application one in a hundred) - my applications stay pending for days…

Pre-Covid, teams I worked in were all co-located so I used to find sharing knowledge and discussing what needs to be done and how much easier. We did document in Google Docs etc but any gaps were largely filled by…

I'm increasingly finding "being on the same page" and communicating "what needs to be done, why, and sometimes how" harder and harder when we're all in various time zones and increasingly working asynchronously.…

AL was once a good platform for startups looking for undiscovered talent. But today, post a job and all you get is a ton of unqualified resumes. How would you make it a more useful place?

I have an idea for a hiring platform where (lightly screened) talent interacts directly with hiring managers. A few problems I've observed from my experience both hiring people and in my job searches: 1) when you apply…

How did you discover the role? Did you apply through the careers site or a job board? Have you even heard back? What level of experience do you have? Just curious how the year has started for people looking for a new…

Nearly everyone hates their applicant tracking system. ATSes have become these clunky, workflow pieces of software, mostly because they cater to recruiting teams and the compliance/workflow needs of enterprises (every…

(...or is it product suicide :) Nearly everyone hates their applicant tracking system. ATSes have become these clunky, workflow pieces of software, mostly because of what larger companies need (every ATS wants/has moved…

Our engineering/product team is feeling the pain of having inherited a codebase and product with much of the earlier team having left. There are many things for which we have no context. It would've been nice if the…