I like the city I'm in but the tech industry is very homogeneous here. I would love to find a telecommuting full-time software development position that pays well and where I can work on an interesting project. I have more experience than your friend and have experience working from home. I'd be interested in knowing more about how he came across the position.

Edit: $80k is almost at the ceiling of what a top software developer could expect in my city so this has really peaked my interest.