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Work that arrives already scoped.

No pitching against forty other people for a job with three lines of description. Work comes to you with a written brief, a number of hours and a figure attached, and you say yes or no.

What it is actually like

The honest version, including the parts that will not suit everybody.

You know the money before you start

Every piece of work states its hours and your rate up front. No hourly tracking, no timesheets, no arguing at the end about what counts.

You set your own rate

You tell us what you charge and you can change it whenever you like. We do not negotiate you down to win work.

Your project manager handles the client

You never chase a brief, manage expectations or explain a delay. Your project manager holds the relationship and you get a clear specification.

You can say no

Declining costs you nothing and is not held against you. If the hours look wrong for the work, say so before you accept rather than after.

Overruns are on you

Being straight about this: if a piece takes longer than the agreed hours, the extra is not paid. That is why the hours are worth arguing about before you accept.

Your record follows you

Delivering on time and getting it right first time is what decides who gets offered the next piece. Good work compounds here.

How the platform works

How joining works

Four steps, and no interview panel.

  1. Send us the form below

    What you do, what you are good at, what you charge, and something we can look at. It takes about five minutes.

  2. We read it properly

    A person reads every application. If your skills are ones we are asked for, we will come back to you, usually within a few days.

  3. You build your profile

    A real photograph of you, a short bio, your skills and your rate. That profile is what a client sees when we put you forward.

  4. Work starts arriving

    Briefs that match your skills come to you with the hours and the figure already stated. Accept the ones you want.

Think you have what it takes to join us?

If you build things properly, communicate honestly, and want well-scoped work instead of vague briefs, we would like to hear from you. Tell us what you do, show us what you have built, and pitch for the projects that suit you.

Apply to join

Tell us what you do and what you charge. A person reads every one of these.

Separate them with commas. We will set these up properly on your profile.

What you charge per hour. Work is offered to you at a fixed number of hours, so this is what decides what a piece is worth. You can change it later.

Photo policy

If we take your application forward we will ask for a profile photo. It must be a genuine, current photograph of you. A photograph of somebody else, a stock photo, an avatar or a cartoon is not accepted, and AI generated or AI altered images are banned outright. Accounts found in breach are suspended, and it is treated as a breach of the terms of membership. The full policy is in our terms.

Before you apply

Do I have to be available full time?

No. Most members fit this around other work. You set your availability on your profile and you decline anything that does not fit.

How much work will I get?

Honestly, it depends on your skills and your record. We will not promise you a pipeline. What we will say is that members who deliver on time and get it right first time are the ones who get offered the most.

How and when am I paid?

Per piece of work, at the hours agreed when you accepted it, at your own rate. The figure is shown to you before you take the work on, so there is never a surprise at the end.

Do I get credit for what I build?

Yes, for your contribution. Ownership of the code sits with Rainbow Coders and passes to the client on final payment, and you accept work on that basis. The full position is in our terms.

Can I talk to the client directly?

No. Everything goes through your project manager. That is there to protect you as much as the client: you are never the one managing a difficult conversation about scope or money.

What gets somebody removed?

Accepting work and not delivering it, and withholding code that has been paid for. Both are treated seriously and both are recorded. Everything else is a conversation.