Questions about part time web development

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Hey everyone!Just have a couple of questions about part time jobs as a developer. Can these help ease you into the career change ? Is it easier or harder to fet these types of jobs ? Anyone that has done it, is doing, or know someone who is please chime in.

wijebka91 · Accepted Answer

It’s kinda hard sometimes depending on how big of a tech company you’re trying to pivot INTO. Can’t go to a 10,000 person company with no full time exp. Competition is too high. You prob won’t even have enough text on your resume to get past the ATS. Might take two pivots- part time to full time dev at a small place (1-1000) then after 1-3 years doing that, go to a bigger company if you want

jinyung2 · Answer

I think a part time/contract role is much easier at a startup/small company than a big one. Developer jobs are one of those where it really requires you to sit down and spend a good chunk of time to really start to grasp how a system works and being part time is counterintuitive for that. 
I would say because part time/contract roles are usually more rare, it might be harder to get these types of jobs. If you are in a career change/pivot point in your life, it may be better to go down the leetcode grind + working on side project + taking things like udemy/coursera/etc web dev courses on your own time is a good way to get prepped for a full time role.

Muscat · Answer

Do you mean freelancing?

I agree with raisinbran that it depends.

It depends on how well your resume can pass through the ATS (if there is one).

As long as you can show your expertise during the technical interview, I don't think the interviewers will care where you got the experience from. I recommend still having some personal projects on your resume to show your interests/expertise.

raisinbran · Answer

I think depends on the company, but most big companies do have some pipeline for contractors to become full time employees. But you also do have to re-interview at that point.

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