TopCoder Inc. offers a ton of money each week for design and development competitions. Non-US citizenship is alright, and they could care less about your background, as it is all competition based. It takes awhile to get used to what is required for both the design and development competitions, but the possibility of making quite a bit of money, without needing a "real" job might be preferential. It will also force you to learn quality software development methodologies quickly, to be competitive.
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TopCoder Inc. offers a ton of money each week for design and development competitions. Non-US citizenship is alright, and they could care less about your background, as it is all competition based. It takes awhile to get used to what is required for both the design and development competitions, but the possibility of making quite a bit of money, without needing a "real" job might be preferential. It will also force you to learn quality software development methodologies quickly, to be competitive.