[rsweeney21]

Really good article filled with excellent advice! I actually started out down a similar path after leaving Netflix. For me, the biggest challenge for software engineers that want to go freelance will always be finding work (aka sales). It's just really scary to know that if you don't find another gig, you don't get paid.

Shameless plug: I ended up starting a company[0] to help freelancers/contractors with this. We are the sales and collections team for you. We focus on high-quality clients that can afford to pay for senior engineers. You pick jobs that appeal to you. We currently have way more openings for contract + remote jobs than we can fill and the clients are good (Vizio, Disney, Colliers). It's a great way to transition from full-time to consulting.

[0] https://www.facetdev.com

[tempaccount8512]

Thanks for facet, it looks promising. Although it's limited to US candidates only?

[rsweeney21]

US and Canada only right now - gotta start somewhere. But we plan to expand outside as soon as we are ready. If you are interested, but outside US and Canada, you can sign up and we'll put you on a waitlist.

[benkaiser]

This would be great. Highly considering a move back to Australia from the US and would be great if I could use my Microsoft experience to help fetch freelance work.

[mikenguyen101]

I'm looking forward to supporting other countries.