[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":559},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-44945379":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":45,"post_text":48,"what":49,"said":74,"maker_in_thread":184,"shape":193,"grid":197,"attempts":521,"same_week":522,"maker_shows":37,"maker_hidden":551,"reader_version":552,"card":553},"44945379","Fractional jobs","part-time roles for engineers","title","Show HN: Fractional jobs – part-time roles for engineers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fractionaljobs.io","fractionaljobs.io","tbird24",1755551439,2025,281,130,198,3837,6,"legend","web_saas","job marketplace for fractional engineers","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"fractional jobs","part-time engineering","fractional cto","freelance engineers","debated",0.039,{"positive":31,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":33},12,0,11,35,{"pricing":36,"idea":39,"execution":42,"design":44},{"positive":37,"critical":38},2,3,{"positive":40,"critical":41},9,7,{"positive":43,"critical":43},1,{"positive":32,"critical":32},[43,46,32,32,32,43,43,38,46,46,38,46,43,32,32,43,32,38,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,32,46,43,32,38,38,32,38,43,47,38,38,43,38,32],5,4,"I'm Taylor, I spent about a year as a Fractional Head of Product. It was my first time not in a full-time W2 role, and I quickly learned that the hardest part of the job wasn't doing the Product work (I was a PM for 10+ years), it was finding good clients to work with.\n\nSo I built Fractional Jobs.\n\nThe goal is to help more people break out of W2 life and into their own independent careers by helping them find great clients to work with.\n\nWe find and vet the clients, and then engineers can request intros to any that seem like a good fit. 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I have (deliberately) been working between 50-75% time for most of my 20 years in development. Finding places that are ok with part time is a pain in the…",{"id":93,"by":94,"text":95},"44946258","icelancer","This is great. I currently work a fractional role on top of being a founder. Wish it was more commonly available.",[97,107,118],{"value":98,"source":78,"evidence":99},"Only nine open roles, mostly senior or C-level",[100,104],{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},"44947638","johnnyanmac","A total of 9 open part time roles, 2 of which are C-level executives, doesn't fill me with much confidence in addressing this issue. It's pretty much for those already at top or…",{"id":105,"by":102,"text":106},"44947641","Ahh yes, the total of... 1 mobile role. I definitely have a chance here. If you fell qualified for the 2 ceo's roles, or the staff Role, you're probably not in a situation where…",{"value":108,"source":78,"evidence":109},"Part-time work lacks benefits and the gig economy trend hurts workers",[110,114],{"id":111,"by":112,"text":113},"44946304","giantg2","Screw part time. The whole economy is moving towards part time, gig work, etc and it's terrible for most employees who need good wages and benefits.",{"id":115,"by":116,"text":117},"44947712","TylerE","The problem isn't wages, it's that part time jobs don't come with benefits. Health insurance being tied to employment is maybe the second biggest problem in this country and you…",{"value":119,"source":78,"evidence":120},"Competition from global offshore talent pressures US rates",[121,125],{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},"44946422","mothballed","It's more likely to work if you move to Micronesia or Mexico or something like that, easy places for citizens to move to with low cost of living so you can bid on par with the…",{"id":126,"by":112,"text":127},"44947053","With the outsourcing I'm seeing, we already are. I feel this is and even bigger factor than AI in the terrible tech market right now, only really behind zirp.",[129,136,143],{"value":130,"source":78,"evidence":131},"Add fractional security or CISO roles",[132],{"id":133,"by":134,"text":135},"44945986","jcims","May want to look into finding fractional security roles as well. Lots of smaller companies don’t need full time security staff but *do* need help.",{"value":137,"source":78,"evidence":138},"Add a reputation or rating system for talent and clients",[139],{"id":140,"by":141,"text":142},"44946214","eikenberry","Any thoughts on a reputation system for talent\u002Fclients? A way to streamline hiring for talent and clients who have received good feedback from past work through your service?",{"value":144,"source":78,"evidence":145},"Fix sign-up form breaking with ad blockers",[146],{"id":147,"by":148,"text":149},"44946173","rubyfan","I use an ad-blocker which seems to break the “Function(s)” multi-select drop-down on the sign up form.",[151,158,165],{"value":152,"source":78,"evidence":153},"How do engineers get paid, 1099 or through the platform?",[154],{"id":155,"by":156,"text":157},"44946541","alberth","I’ve only skimmed the FAQ articles but haven’t seen anything about how exactly you get paid (1099, does that platform facilitate fractional pay, etc).",{"value":159,"source":78,"evidence":160},"What legal protections do talent get through the service?",[161],{"id":162,"by":163,"text":164},"44946869","namuol","What sort of legal protections and guarantees do you provide talent that apply through your service?",{"value":166,"source":78,"evidence":167},"How does this compare to Higher Fraction and overemployment?",[168],{"id":169,"by":170,"text":171},"44946288","shooker435","How does this compare to https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hirefraction.com\u002Fabout ? 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