Ask HN: Going from 12 years of self-employment to tech job?

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7 years ago

I've been a self-employed consultant for 12 years, worked on dozens of native iOS apps, including for some name brand companies, I've made $300k-400k gross for years, and I've also started my own profitable side business (hundreds of thousands in revenue over the last few years).

Being self-employed has been amazing, but I'm looking for a new challenge and to level up even more over the next 10-15 years, so I'm going to be applying to the Big N companies with offices in NYC, as well as some tier 2 companies. I'm looking for senior roles, maybe even staff? I don't know if that's realistic though. I've been grinding on my data structures / algorithms and I'm feeling good there.

I've shared my resume below, welcome any constructive feedback, no matter how brutal. Am I delusional to think I have a shot here?

Resume: https://imgur.com/rFXKHPk

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