Let's Become a Modern Freelancer - Topcoder Gig Work
Introduction
Freelancing is the most popular way among developers to get paid. At Topcoder, they offer freelance jobs that they called Gig Work. It's much like traditional freelancing but it has some uniqueness that makes it different from others. One of the differences is they have a good pay rate for a developer who works on Gig Work.
You can sign up for a gig work here.
How to get started?
If you do not have a competition history at Topcoder, that's okay. Before getting started to work with a customer you have to build up your skillset. It's nothing much just you have to prove your skills by participating in their skill builder competitions and build up your profile. Once you become rated and/or show success by either winning challenges or successfully passing review in any competition track you are eligible to participate in Gig Work engagements.
You can learn more about it here.
After becoming eligible
Having an in-depth profile you will be moved higher in the list as they match Gig Work members to customer requests.
What type of talent are they looking for?
Here are a few skills they are always looking for,
Fullstack Developers
Front End Developers
Back End Developers
Designers
Data Engineers
Data Scientists
DevOps Engineers with AWS, Azure, GCP
What should you do if you are interested in Gig Work?
If you are interested in working on freelancer-style work with different customers and projects visit this page. Also, check out open Gigs to see if something fits your talent and experience.
Conclusion
Now you know how to start a Gig Work at Topcoder and earn a good amount of money. Also, you can learn more details about it here.
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