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Built by Independents for Independents to navigate the journey from first project to total freedom from the traditional 9-5.
Bootcamp
Making freelancing accessible for all! ✨ A bi-monthly community program designed to kickstart independent careers.
Community Slack 👥
Ask questions, share resources, find opportunities, and cultivate relationships with other independents.
The Contrarian 📝
Tips on working with Independents, how to make the best of Contra, and resources on flexible and remote work — from Contra and our global community globe 🌐
Better together! 🤝
Our extended team of independents work on Contra-related projects big and small.
Independent Fund
All independents deserve to win. We’re here to help supplement your independent journey.
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47
Team Members
10
Countries
12
Time Zones
2
Company Retreats
1
Mission
47
Team Members
10
Countries
12
Time Zones
2
Company Retreats
1
Mission
Ben Huffman
San Francisco, CA, US
Co-founder / CEO
Gajus Kuizinas
San Francisco, CA, US
Co-founder / CTO
Erin Horner
Boulder, CO, US
Head of Creative
Zoë Colivas
San Francisco, CA, US
Head of Operations
Allison Nulty
San Francisco, CA, US
Head of Product
Doug Schlenker
Ottawa, ON, CA
VP of Engineering
Ry Magno
Los Angeles, CA, US
Head of Product Design
Samantha Taylor
Columbus, OH, US
Head of Social Strategy
Madi Pignetti
San Francisco, CA, US
Head of Community
Richelle Stewart
San Francisco, CA
Head of Client Success
David Roeske
New York, NY, US
VP of Finance
Daniel Rearden
Lynchburg, VA, US
Lead Backend engineer
Julio Gudino
Porto, Portugal
Senior Frontend Engineer
Henry Ollarves
Barcelona, Spain
Senior Backend Engineer
Alex Brown
Indianapolis, IN, US
Senior Product Designer
Kulshekhar Kabra
India
Lead Frontend Engineer
James Sheldon
Calgary, AB, CA
Senior Frontend Engineer
Lee Mulvey
Calgary, AB, CA
Senior Frontend Engineer
Mike Roelens
Toronto, ON, CA
Senior Backend Engineer
Matt Colivas
Vancouver, BC, US
Associate Product manager
Julio Merisio
Brazil
Senior Frontend Engineer
Lillian Farnkopf
Berkeley, CA, US
People Ops
Olivia Jones
Herndon, VA, US
Community Operator
James Crosslin
Las Vegas, NV, US
Frontend Engineer
Vicki Chen
Rancho Cucamonga, CA, US
Product Designer
Jared Brown
Indianapolis, IN, US
Lead Frontend Engineer
Sergey Radzishevskii
Istanbul, Turkey
Senior Backend Engineer
Jeannie Kho
Los Angeles, CA, US
Lead Visual Designer
Luke Bailey
London, United Kingdom
Senior Creative Engineer
Sevan Gatsby
Brooklyn, NY, US
Senior Product Designer
Carol Oliveira
Brooklyn, NY, US
Executive Assistant
Josh Sperling
Seattle, WA, US
Senior Product Manager
Daniel Cruz
Los Angeles, CA, US
Creative Project Manager
Kalin Otto
Montreal, QC, CA
Backend Engineer
Nick Scheifler
Austin TX, US
Senior Data Engineer
Jason Obeid
Toronto, CA
Software Engineer
Ben Olsen
Chicago, IL, USA
Senior Data Analyst
Work the way you want
The best is yet to come
Freedom from the 9 to 5
It’s not a race to the bottom
Work the way you want
The best is yet to come
Freedom from the 9 to 5
It’s not a race to the bottom
The future of workis remote
We are defining a new age of freedom. Flexible work is here to stay and it’s essential that we empower Independents and bring back autonomy to work the way we want.
