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I've had the hardest time finding a remote + part-time programming job. I have a day job, but want to work extra during the evenings as well. Basically, two jobs, but the second one being part time obviously.

I've tried craigslist, indeed, SO, even HN who's hiring. I send off to anything that looks like it might work. Have had zero success.

I can only assume it's a non-desired position. Who wants to give a programmer access to their codebase/databases while no one else is around? :shrug:

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I think the main reason you're not finding anything with your approach is that in the event that a team needs someone to work a few extra hours a week in the evening, they hire someone they know personally, like former staff since they don't want to train someone who will only work a few hours a week. If you want to find work like that, my suggestion would be to pitch projects to companies.

For example, "Hi prospective company, I'm using your iPhone app and it really needs an update due to x and x reasons. I specialize in updates of this type; here are some past examples of related work I've done. I think we can strike a deal that really improves the app at a price that makes sense for both of us."

That's some great piece of advise.

As an employer who sometimes work with part-time developer, it's just hard to find projects that fit in this kind of schedule. Unless you're in a different time zone, there's little opportunities to meet and coordinate (I like to spend time with my family in the evenings :-/ ) and progress is inevitably slow. For a freelance gig I'd be open to it, (or as a temporary solution to test the water before going full time), but not as a long term solution.

To be fair: As a someone who hires people, I'm very wary of hiring someone who wants to work on the side. In my experience it just never works. There's a reason it's called a "full-time" job. It tends to take all of your time, leaving my project dead in the water.

My startup CodeDoor (https://www.codedoor.com) might work if you have Open Source contributions.

You should put your contact info on your HN profile.

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