Show HN: Orbit – Weekly list of software contractors ready for immediate work
Moonlight helps companies increase momentum by hiring expert software engineers as part-time consultants. We just finished YC’s Startup School (where we were in the first office hours video [1]). While we’ve had many contractors join our marketplace, our main focus has been getting more clients to hire through Moonlight.<p>What differentiates us from other sites is  that we have quality contractors who are not normally in the contractor market. 62% of our 1000+ contractors have day jobs at technology companies. at companies like Facebook and Google.<p>We&#x27;ve realized through user testing that clients like to see who is available and how much time they have to work each week, before they submit a problem to the contractor community. So, today we’re releasing that as a product!<p>Orbit is a weekly email of top software contractors ready immediate work. We have 1000+ contractors with backgrounds like “Frontend team at Facebook” and “Former Android Team at Google.” When you sign up for Orbit, we’ll send you the latest issue - and inside you can read about some of the projects where Moonlighters have made an impact.<p>If you’re interested in contracting through Moonlight - you can sign up here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.moonlightwork.com&#x2F;apply" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.moonlightwork.com&#x2F;apply</a><p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=abtHadERzXU&amp;t=27m" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=abtHadERzXU&amp;t=27m</a>