Freelancing · 9 min read · 14 August 2026
How I earned my first $100K on Upwork
Not a growth-hack story. The positioning, the pricing and the boring repeatable work behind six years of contracts.
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Notes on engineering, freelancing and the career
Written from things that actually happened — code I would write differently now, contracts I priced badly, and what six years of remote work with international teams taught me.
Career · 7 min read · 10 July 2026Draft
Passing the Toptal screening as a self-taught engineer
What each stage actually tests, where I nearly failed, and how I prepared for the live technical interview.
Engineering · 6 min read · 12 June 2026Draft
Reading someone else’s codebase without panicking
The four files I open first on every legacy project, and why I stopped trying to understand everything.
Engineering · 9 min read · 15 May 2026Draft
Next.js App Router: what I would tell my past self
Server components, caching and the three mistakes I made on a paid project so you do not have to.
Freelancing · 6 min read · 17 April 2026Draft
Working with clients across five time zones
Async communication, written decisions, and how I keep evenings free without losing clients.