Career · Finding work

Where to find work — and under which status

The channels to land freelance gigs, a permanent role or a seat at a consultancy — plus umbrella employment to pick your status. We list channels, not listings.

Transparency. Some links are affiliate or referral links: if you go through them, NgDigest may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never influences the selection.

33 channels
Find work

Find gigs or a role

Three kinds of channels: freelance platforms, permanent job boards and consultancies. We list where to look — not the listings themselves (that's the Jobs page).

Freelance gigs

11

Marketplaces and intermediaries to land gigs. The model = who takes the cut, and how much.

Editor's pick
Braintrust
Freelance
Intl
Remote-friendly

0% on the freelancer side (you keep 100% of your rate). Co-op network, large accounts, fully remote.

0% commission
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Editor's pick
Comet
Freelance
FR

Filtered IT gigs pushed to you, often at large companies. Upfront curation, ~5% on the freelancer side.

~5% commission Referral
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Editor's pick
Malt
Freelance
FR

Europe’s leading freelancing platform. Degressive ~10%→5% commission, and just 2% on clients you bring yourself.

~10% commission Business referral
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404Works
Freelance
FR

Long-running tech/web platform (2009) with 0% commission. Free sign-up, optional premium tier.

Free
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Collective
Freelance
FR

Built for collectives of tech/product freelancers: matching plus tooling to work as a team.

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Crème de la Crème
Freelance
FR

Digital marketplace with an “elite” positioning and a filtered application. Selective, senior-oriented.

~0% commission
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LeHibou
Freelance
FR

IT/tech with long missions (6-18 months) at large companies and mid-caps. Free for freelancers, the client pays the margin.

Free
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Lemon.io
Freelance
Intl
Remote-friendly

Fast dev ↔ startup matching, EU-friendly, no upfront fees. Very selective (~1% acceptance).

~0% commission
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Toptal
Freelance
Intl
Remote-friendly

A senior “top 3%” network, large accounts, high rates. Famously hard screening — prestige, but tough to get in.

Referral
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Upwork
Freelance
Intl
Remote-friendly

A global generalist marketplace, all budgets, lightly filtered. High volume but heavy price competition.

~10% commission Affiliate
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Wellfound
Freelance
Intl
Remote-friendly

Formerly AngelList Talent: tech startups, permanent + contract, free for talent. Mostly US volume (check the time zone).

Free
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Permanent roles & job boards

8

Job boards for a salaried role: French generalists and serious remote boards (EU time-zone sorted).

Consultancies

8

The human-sized “craft gems” versus the big-volume players. Remote is often hybrid — shown honestly.

Framework & status

Pick your status: umbrella employment

Umbrella employment isn't a job board, it's a status tool: how you get paid. We present it on its own.

Umbrella companies

6

Compare management fees and the model: a flat fee or a degressive percentage of revenue.

Transparency & honesty. Commissions, management fees and referral bonuses vary with profile, volume and negotiation, and change often: the figures shown are indicative (“~”) and must be checked on the channel's own site. Some links are affiliate or referral links (marked as such) — NgDigest may earn a commission, at no extra cost to you, and it never influences the selection. Affiliate links are technically marked rel="sponsored nofollow".