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Juggernaut, one of the most popular Stable Diffusion image models in the world just released a Flux model. Looks incredible.

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Good feedback - contract work on the platform was super heavy in the beginning. Been lighter as of late, but does tend to ebb and flow a bit. Anticipate we start seeing more contracts coming through esp in the a potential recession where companies may not have the certainty to hire FTE, but still need work done. They tend to contract to fill that void in the interim.

Yes we have options for that too! (also do FTE placements quite often)

We provide guidance on how to set your market rate as well based on experience (some people looking to dip into contracting have no idea) whether or not you work on a contract for Facet. We have some documentation there that might be helpful.

Thx. Happy to - generally for senior engineers and above our market rates tend to be $120 - 160+/hr. For mid-levels, I would say about $100 - 130/hr. Our rates are market driven in that Facet members can set their salary and contract rates where ever they would like. We do an 80/20 rev share on the hourly billable to the client (the rates above would be general market averages for North American based engineers - this is the average hourly take home). People in other geographies tend to set their rates at a lower limit/range. We are growing internationally both in that we have clients looking for non-USA engineers and working with non-USA based companies. Most of our client side demand is for US-based engineers, but more roles and companies are coming onto the platform all the time. Hope that helps!

I'm one of the founders here. Yes, we work with hundreds of startups and large FN 500 companies. Happy to answer any questions. That's why we created Facet - trying to eliminate recruiter spam and create a better experience for engineering, product, or design contractors. Dev founded - dev run.

Refusing to be on web cam without a compelling reason is a huge red flag by itself.

There is a good percentage on the upper end of the experience spectrum that just won't take a coding challenge as part of the hiring process. You will miss out on a huge pool of talent that will automatically opt-out before the process even starts.

I think this is true to a certain point as it provides signal for high enthusiasm for a given role - huge plus if you meet all the other weightier requirements.

Seriously. Staples - that’s like really slow and painful.

Equally absurd. Apparently the Better CEO told a colleague he would staple him to a wall and burn him alive. Nice touch.

He did apologize though so that was nice.

The title alone is worthy of upvotes.

This article is brutal to read. Does Softbank have a new Narcissist Fund? First WeWork and now Better. Crazy how this company was still able to go public throiugh a SPAC when it couldn't IPO through traditional processes because Morgan Stanley wouldn't do it due to lawsuits. Then you have an executive that gets options with no vesting schedule, a board that doesn't seem to have any oversight over its CEO, etc. You can't make this stuff up.