Iâve been working in software development and management for about 10 years, but Iâm currently on a break while I unwind a little and try some directions out before immersing myself in full time work again. Iâm open to people using my technical skills:
either as a paid contractor or volunteering, depending on how much I like you /â the work
over relatively short time commitments, e.g.:
we talk for 1-4 hours about something youâre working on and I give you my thoughts or advice,
you have some open-source (or open-to-me at least) project that youâd be interested in me looking at, or some problem with it youâre stuck on and youâd appreciate another pair of eyes on (either pair programming or I investigate by myself),
you have some longer (say 2-4 week) project that you think someone could hammer out that would subsequently require little to no maintenance /â could be set up to be maintained by someone else non- /â semi-technical.
My expertise is pretty broad, and I think itâs fair to guess I can pick up anything reasonably quickly. Iâve covered the broad domains of frontend /â backend /â Linux command-line /â sysadmin /â infrastructure-as-codeâif you want more details, just ask, or look at LinkedIn or GitHub.
Iâm also interested in talking to people who have done contracting work:
of this kind, to talk about what your technical experience was like,
or, in the UK, in any field, to talk to me about the administrative stuff /â invoicing /â tax treatment /â etc.
In all cases, feel free to DM me to talk about it, or tell me who I should talk to.
Also, if you have some thing where you think âthis doesnât sound like it meets the above criteria, but I bet Ben could help me with it anywayâ, Iâm happy to hear your pitch :)
Iâve been working in software development and management for about 10 years, but Iâm currently on a break while I unwind a little and try some directions out before immersing myself in full time work again. Iâm open to people using my technical skills:
either as a paid contractor or volunteering, depending on how much I like you /â the work
over relatively short time commitments, e.g.:
we talk for 1-4 hours about something youâre working on and I give you my thoughts or advice,
you have some open-source (or open-to-me at least) project that youâd be interested in me looking at, or some problem with it youâre stuck on and youâd appreciate another pair of eyes on (either pair programming or I investigate by myself),
you have some longer (say 2-4 week) project that you think someone could hammer out that would subsequently require little to no maintenance /â could be set up to be maintained by someone else non- /â semi-technical.
My expertise is pretty broad, and I think itâs fair to guess I can pick up anything reasonably quickly. Iâve covered the broad domains of frontend /â backend /â Linux command-line /â sysadmin /â infrastructure-as-codeâif you want more details, just ask, or look at LinkedIn or GitHub.
Iâm also interested in talking to people who have done contracting work:
of this kind, to talk about what your technical experience was like,
or, in the UK, in any field, to talk to me about the administrative stuff /â invoicing /â tax treatment /â etc.
In all cases, feel free to DM me to talk about it, or tell me who I should talk to.
Also, if you have some thing where you think âthis doesnât sound like it meets the above criteria, but I bet Ben could help me with it anywayâ, Iâm happy to hear your pitch :)