[Spoom]

Please share your resume, your cover letter / emails to one of these jobs, and an overview of how a typical interview goes. You're could be screwing up one of these on a regular basis. Alternatively, a lot of employers may be dismissing you out of hand due to the long gap, which may need some explanation.

[achicagodevdude]

Here's my resume (with most names redacted): https://www.dropbox.com/s/6290viuyjbr09jc/web_resume_swe.pdf...

I have also a short freelance job that at least shortens the gap of time.

[Spoom]

Your resume is still identifiable via your Github link.

The gaps in your employment history are probably a bit concerning. Have you considered just using years instead of months and years? Since they're gaps below one year, it would make it less obvious that there are employment gaps at all.

I would also expand upon your freelance work if there's anything else you can fill in there. Were you on a marketplace with a feedback page? Link to it if the feedback is good.

Otherwise not bad. How are you applying to jobs? Are you writing a custom cover letter for each application?

[achicagodevdude]

Besides Upwork, what places do you suggest for freelance work? And the freelance work wasn't on an online marketplace. It was from an ex-boss that gave me side projects that his employees didn't want/have the time to work on.

I don't write cover letters unless it's required. Almost all my jobs I apply as a total stranger.. I hardly know any software engineers, and none of my friends on Facebook know of anybody looking to hire one.

I only had one friend refer me to a job in 2015. She knew the CEO of a small company. After two onsite interviews I didn't get an offer. It an was odd reason. They changed their mind on giving me a technical assessment because they already concluded that I wasn't fit to do the assessment.