Your Sunday digest for remote software engineering
I built 11 SaaS projects in 6 months. Total revenue: $45.
Not exactly a success story. But it taught me something valuable: I was good at building, terrible at everything else. Finding users. Marketing. Distribution. The hard parts that actually make a project successful.
Along the way, I spent hundreds of hours scrolling through job boards. Looking at "competitive salaries" that meant below market. "Entry-level" positions requiring 5 years experience. "Remote*" with asterisks the size of disclaimers.
I got tired of it. So I built this.
Getting Code Done is a weekly newsletter that saves you time.
Every Sunday morning, you get:
No BS. No "competitive salary" without numbers. No "entry-level" requiring a decade of experience.
Just honest curation from someone who's been there.
Not a dump of 500 job listings. 10-15 jobs that are actually worth your time. If there aren't 10 good jobs that week, I'll tell you.
I call out red flags. Publicly. "Must be available PST hours" for a "remote" job? That's not remote. Glassdoor shows $80k but they say "competitive"? You'll know.
Every job includes salary. If it's not listed, I estimate it using Glassdoor and levels.fyi. You deserve to know before you waste time applying.
Global remote-first companies. Not "remote for now." Not "remote*" with timezone restrictions that make it impossible. Actually remote.
Forget the hype. I cover what actually affects developers. New tools, industry shifts, company decisions. With real talk, not corporate speak.
5-minute read. Everything you need, nothing you don't. Because I respect your time as much as I respect mine.
This newsletter is for developers who:
If you're actively job hunting or just keeping an eye on the market, this is for you.
After 11 failed projects, I learned something: I need to solve problems I actually understand.
I've been a software engineer for years. I've job hunted. I've scrolled through terrible job posts. I've seen "remote" jobs that weren't. I've applied to "entry-level" positions requiring impossible experience.
This is me solving a problem I have. And if it helps you too, even better.
No VC funding. No grand vision of disrupting recruiting. Just a useful newsletter for developers who want signal, not noise.
Let me be clear about what you won't get:
Every Sunday, you'll get a newsletter that:
If I ever break these promises, call me out. Reply to the newsletter. I read every message.
I spend about 4-6 hours every week on this:
It's manual. It's time-consuming. But it's the only way to keep it honest and valuable.
Questions? Feedback? Found an amazing remote job I should include?
Just reply to any newsletter. I read every message and respond to most.
Or email me directly: hello@gettingcodedone.com
If you're a company with a genuinely great remote opportunity (and actual salary transparency), I want to hear from you.
Right now, this is free. No sponsors. No premium tier. Just me trying to build something useful.
The best way to support this:
Eventually, I might add sponsored listings (clearly marked) or a premium tier. But for now, just share it if you find it valuable.
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