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I built a search engine to help consultants find work without recruiters

The Problem
As a developer and consultant, I realized the market is broken.

  • Rates are hidden.
  • Recruiters gatekeep the best gigs.
  • I had to check 20 different sites every morning.

The Solution
I spent the last few months building Consultant.dev. It indexes 12,500+ assignments from hundreds of sources into one clean, searchable interface.

The Tech Stack

  • Frontend: Nuxt 3 (Vue)
  • Backend/Edge: Cloudflare Pages + Workers
  • Database: Cloudflare KV
  • Styling: Scoped CSS (No Tailwind yet, fight me in the comments 😉)

The "Open Ecosystem" Philosophy
I'm trying to build the infrastructure I wish I had. No gatekeepers. No hidden margins. Just direct access.

What's Next?
I'm currently crowdfunding the expansion into the UK, Germany, and Norway. If you are an indie consultant in those regions, I'd love your feedback on the beta.

Check it out here: https://consultant.dev/expansion or just search the gigs at https://consultant.dev/assignments.

Let me know what you think of the search speed!

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