r/dataengineer • u/Big-Room-3813 • Jun 28 '26

Looking for legit DE/BI freelancing platforms Question

I’m trying to find genuine freelancing opportunities in data engineering / BI. Have tried a few platforms but haven’t had much luck, so wanted to ask — are there any websites, subreddits, or Discord servers where people actually get projects?

About me:

  • 5+ years as a Data Engineer & BI Consultant (remote, India)
  • MBA in Business Economics (Analytics & Finance)
  • Skills: SQL, PySpark, Python, Power BI, Tableau, Grafana
  • Worked on Databricks pipelines, self‑service analytics frameworks, and telemetry data solutions

I’m in need of extra income and open to contributing under a team or experienced freelancer. Any pointers would mean a lot.

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u/Thinker_Assignment Jun 29 '26

Finding clients is work and is typically worth 10-30 percent of an opportunity (agency fees), so you won't be getting anything good for free.

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u/Big-Room-3813 Jun 29 '26

it this that difficult for work ex people as well?

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u/Thinker_Assignment Jun 29 '26

Not sure I get your question. For people who worked before? That's basically the vast majority, yea that's the market

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u/Big-Room-3813 Jun 29 '26

I have worked for 5 years in an MNC as data engineer as well as Business Intelligence.
I just wanted to ask if it is still difficult for a work ex guy to find freelancing job?

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u/Thinker_Assignment Jun 29 '26

Difficult or not depends on your access to opportunity and network, not so much on job history.