Re:Ask HN: Where would you start looking for development cli...
by rl1987 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @11:23AM
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Doesn't it matter where is the developer from? There's a lot of places in the world where $50/hr is way above local market rates, but is it easy for a developer outside US or UK to make that much on Upwork?
Re:Ask HN: Where would you start looking for development cli...
by ahartmetz on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:21AM
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> Are you implying that clients only hire beginners on UpWork?
Well, low quality work. Yes. But, unlike you, I have only internet hearsay as sources.
Re:Ask HN: Where would you start looking for development cli...
by Grimm1 on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:33AM
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I wound up not taking it because I had something that at the time seemed easier for me, but I negotiated a $100/hr contract on UpWork just fine looking for some part time work to hold me over on something. This was in the Data Engineering space fwiw.
Re:Ask HN: Where would you start looking for development cli...
by ahartmetz on Sunday November 07, 2021 @02:35PM
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Good to hear. Note, I'm a freelancer as well, so my information is only incomplete about Upwork. I know the local (Germany) agencies with the usual rates, 75-100€/h for C++ work.
I am hiring there and I certainly have to pay way more than $5 per hour. My experience is that the price for software development starts at about $25/hour. That is for a student with a little bit of experience and rather low morale. Devs with actual work experience start at about $50 per hour. Again, morale will be kinda low at that price. For a really smart, motivated dev with a lot of experience, you have to pay more.