Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2015)

59 points by whoishiring ↗ HN
Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location, and whether remote work is a possibility.

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SEEKING WORK - Remote, San Francisco, Washington D.C

I'm a full stack developer and designer.

I'll build you a minimal lovable product for a fixed fee and in 4 weeks.

For web apps, I use Ruby/Rails, JavaScript, Angular. For iOS apps, I use Swift.

To see some of my recent work:

http://breue.com/

https://dribbble.com/zachvanness

My email: zach@breue.com

SEEKING FREELANCERS - NYC only

LiquidTalent allows you to click a button and request a phone call with hiring companies (both contract and full-time).

Hirers need to respond within 15 minutes or else the request expries, and you'll know what they decide in that time.

We've been sourcing hiring companies from our personal networks, events we go to, etc.

Right now, we mostly have web and mobile projects with clients based in NYC. If that doesn't help you, you can still sign up, and we'll let you know once we expand.

We're still in the early stages, so any constructive feedback is appreciated.

http://talent.liquidtalent.com/

We're a vetted community, so email me at ken@liquidtalent.com and mention HN if you'd like me to fast track your application.

SEEKING WORK

Location: Washington DC and remote

I'm a software engineer specializing in designing and building stable, scalable consumer-facing websites and refactoring large codebases.

Most recently, I was a principal engineer at Vox Media, and worked on some notable projects:

- Simultaneously upgraded their 81k LOC monolith to Ruby 2.1 and Rails 3.2 with no downtime http://product.voxmedia.com/2014/5/29/5759244/vox-media-ruby...

- Built a live blog for The Verge that handles 1.2 million uniques during iPhone events http://product.voxmedia.com/2012/6/15/5426782/introducing-sy...

- Converted all image processing to Thumbor (https://github.com/thumbor), and scaled it to resize 1.3 million images a day

Technologies: Ruby, Rails, Golang, Python, Redis, MySQL/PostgreSQL, AWS, Chef, StatsD, Varnish, ElasticSearch, WebPageTest

Github: https://github.com/clifff

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clifreeder

Blog: https://clifff.com

clifreeder@gmail.com

SEEKING WORK

Location: Washington, DC and remote

Skills: Product Consultant, PHP, SQL

Websites: http://www.nivshah.com

Email: nivshah@gmail.com

I am a developer with PM experience that can help you with every phase of product development. I have experience with product consulting & planning, prototyping, development (both individual and as a cross-disciplinary team lead), product launch, and scaling. My website has more details and a link to my LinkedIn profile. I look forward to working with you!

SEEKING WORK / based in Germany / remote or local engagements throughout Europe or the US.

I'm specializing in getting MVPs done, mostly web apps and full-stack work on websites. My daily rate is $450.

Languages: JavaScript, Lua, PHP, Ruby, Java, C

Environments: LAMP stack, NginX, Node.js, Mac OS X, Linux, BSD

Web Tech: HTML5, CSS, jQuery, React, MySQL, WebSockets, WebGL, Cordova etc.

About me:

  * I started my career at an advertising agency
  * made a toy programming language called np: http://np-lang.org 
    and I'm generally a language design enthusiast
  * I'm a Ludum Darer: http://ludumdare.com/compo/author/udo/
  * Github: https://github.com/Udo/
Profile: http://udo.click/

Contact me at udo.schroeter@gmail.com

Since I started freelancing about a year ago, this HN hiring thread is where most of my projects come from. It's been great working with you all, and I'm looking forward to hearing from new projects as well. :)

SEEKING WORK

Location: Currently in Puerto Rico, so I am available during regular business hours in the U.S.

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No, but open to a small amount of travel onsite.

Citizenship: U.S. (work authorization is not an issue)

Residency: New York State / NYC (for payroll, taxes, and such)

I bring to the table twelve years of professional software development and architecture experience in finance, mobile, web, and bitcoin. I'm a responsible developer, who communicates well, has a flexible schedule, and is able to understand and consider your business needs. One of the first members of the Data Analytics team at Squarespace.

To get a really good idea about me, see my portfolio site:

http://consulting.heliodor.webfactional.com/portfolio.html

Current personal projects: https://pizzacharts.com and http://counterchef.com

Technologies: Python, Javascript, Java, Android, Django, AngularJS, D3.js, NVD3, Bootstrap, jQuery, Grunt, Bower, MySQL, Graphite, Mongo, Redis, AWS, RabbitMQ, Celery

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/heliodor

Email: heliodor.j+hnf [at] gmail [dot] com

Expertise/services:

- data analytics, data visualization, and business analytics/intelligence

- full stack web dev (backend, frontend)

- Android

- bitcoin, cryptocurrencies

I'm open to different types of opportunities and setups, whether employment or consulting, part time or full time.

Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location, and whether remote work is a possibility.
Thanks for pointing it out. I don't know how that slipped through! Fixed it.
Please delete this comment when it is fixed, it is a false positive for people searching through the page.
SEEKING WORK - London UK, consultancy, mostly remote. NO RECRUITERS.

I'm a DevOps consultant with 15 years experience hosting web applications and I'm on the lookout for interesting new projects.

I work closely with dev teams throughout the project lifecycle (d'oh, DevOps!) to build scalable and long-term robust architectures. Load testing, continuous integration, deploy systems, monitoring, post-mortems, dev projects of my own - you name it I've done it. For larger organisations I've even built & led whole infrastructure teams.

Recent work includes:

+ AWS/Docker platform to securely host a large public-sector microservice-based web app taking millions of pounds per month (yes, PCI) in payments.

+ Physical platform hosting a large, successful news site for the financial sector.

+ Large multithreaded Python 3 application for automated cryptocurrency trading. Don't try this, you won't get rich.

+ Lots, lots more.

hn2015@mbird.biz / https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/alex-hewson/b6/50a/8b4

SEEKING WORK

PhD in applied and computational mathematics (Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA) with published research in statistics, numerical analysis, and functional analysis. Strong interest in software development/engineering. Loves algorithms and programming challenges. Willing to learn anything. Happy to do statistics/data analysis as well. Comfortable with Agile/Scrum development methodology. Comfortable working remote, individually, or in a team.

I'm searching for work within the tech sector, preferably within Europe and Asia. I'm open to a wide variety of technical jobs and really want to have serious programming as part of my daily responsibilities. Get in contact if you are looking for someone with strong analytical problem solving skills and the willingness to put in whatever effort is needed to get the job done.

Location: Berlin, Germany

Citizenship: American citizen

Remote: Yes

Willing to Relocate: Yes, within Europe/Asia

Technologies: C/C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL, Linux, Matlab, R, Git, much more...

CV: https://dk.linkedin.com/in/charlesharrisku (Feel free to connect)

Link to published research: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8gy9zyfa79x9ebq/AACwBkwaO45K4H4X_....

Email: bwg732@alumni.ku.dk

Skype: charrisku

SEEKING WORK - Remote

I'm a front-end developer with 6 years experience (split between full-time and freelancing), based in the UK. I have previous experience with US startups.

Skills: HTML5/CSS3, JavaScript with and without jQuery, Bootstrap, Gulp.js, Sass, PHP, MySQL, Laravel, Git

A recent task management app that I'm building with AngularJS, Laravel and Bootstrap - http://github.com/chrisloftus/tasks

You can view my portfolio here - http://chrisloftus.co/

Please contact me - chrisloft - at gmail - if you have a project you would like to talk about.

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Hi Chris,

I'm a former Guardian Sports columnist. I've got a startup bytheminsport.com ..we do min-by-min coverage of line sport (user generated content, but really good stuff ..take a look at the website). launched 2 weeks ago, 50k pages views already ...the wesbite was written in PHP on Yii ....we need some maintainence support + we need to improve the user experience with some fairly simple and obvious devs....Would love to have a chat on Skype (Im based in San Francisco)

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SEEKING WORK - remote only

Front-end specialist with 6+ years of experience, currently focused on Node.js and all things JavaScript. Seeking consulting/freelance work. I enjoy writing code in small modules. I love working with ES6, architecting Angular and React apps, and helping out with Backbone and performance. I'm a prolific open-source developer and I've published hundreds of small modules.

Location: Buenos Aires, AR (GMT -3)

Technologies: Node.js, JavaScript, (Angular, React, Open-Source Modules), CSS, all things web

GitHub: https://github.com/bevacqua

Blog: http://ponyfoo.com

Resume: http://careers.stackoverflow.com/bevacqua

JavaScript Application Design (a book I wrote): http://bevacqua.io/bf/book/amazon

You can reach me at consulting@ponyfoo.com

SEEKING WORK - Remote

British full-stack web developer with 9 years Rails experience and 2 years Node.js experience. Currently based in GMT timezone, seeking remote opportunities.

Skills: Ruby/Rails, Node.js, SASS, CoffeeScript, Ember.js, React.js, PostgreSQL

You can see my portfolio at https://webshaped.net

My GitHub profile is https://github.com/williamcoates, also created two API client libs for my last contract:

https://github.com/meXBT/mexbt-ruby

https://github.com/meXBT/mexbt-node

Please contact william - at - webshaped.net for more info!

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SEEKING WORK - London / UK / Remote

A front end developer with a huge passion for all things JavaScript and Front End! (Good Angular experience)

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Technologies: Javascript, CSS, HTML, jade, CoffeeScript, gulp, grunt, node, stylus, sass, less, angular, backbone, marionette, MEAN stack, TDD, HTML5 Canvas etc.

Resume: available on request.

Contact: http://jh3y.github.io

Github: https://github.com/jh3y

Open to different types of opportunity whether it be development or consultancy or anything else you might come up with. Check out my code/site and hope to hear from you! Love a challenge!

SEEKING WORK - Based in Cologne, Germany, remote preferred

I do custom electronics, robotics, and embedded software development - I specialize in quickly turning ideas into prototypes. I've built custom automation equipment for chemistry labs, sensors that are in use in household/utility applications, control circuitry for construction equipment, 3d printing electronics, data acquisition equipment. No project too small. Few projects too large. Deep discounts for open source hardware work.

I would also be happy to come over (anywhere in Europe) and teach any of the above skills to a small group of interested people. I've taught courses in 3d printing (building/using printers, iterative 3d model design using programming) and robot design and construction.

Contact me on Freenode IRC (nick Kliment) or by email at kliment@0xfb.com

SEEKING WORK - Portland, OR or Remote

I'm a polygot, full-stack developer with 15 years experience. My specialties are Rails, Postgres, Chef, and Ember, although I've also done some iOS/Android and Python Machine Learning/Statistics projects. I am reliable, easy to work with, quick to turn things around, and a good communicator. I can work solo or on a team, either as lead or a team member. I value client satisfaction as highly as technical excellence.

You can see some of my recent work here:

http://illuminatedcomputing.com/portfolio

https://github.com/pjungwir/aggs_for_arrays

https://github.com/pjungwir/db_leftovers

If you'd like to work together, I'd be happy to discuss your project!: pj@illuminatedcomputing.com

SEEKING FREELANCER - San Francisco, CA (preferred) / Remote (US Only)

Stack: Rails/PostgreSQL/Memcached/HAML/JS/AngularJS http://stackshare.io/stackshare/stackshare

StackShare lets you see all the software a company is using and why. We're the only site that lets you discuss and discover everything from programming languages, to cloud infrastructure, all the way up to CRM. We're on a mission to build the world's best community for software tools.

We're looking for a full stack freelancer with plenty of Rails experience to help us build out some new features. Rails experience is a must.

Mention this post in an email to yonas@stackshare.io, would love to chat!

I'm not looking for work but I'm interested in your "Remote (US Only)" mention. Is there a reason for allowing remote but within US only? There would be no difference except the distance if is in US/outside US, no?
That's to increase the likelihood that the person is a native English speaker and also for timezone- anything > 3 hour time difference won't work (UK for example).
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE (based in Bend, OR)

I am an independent software engineer who enjoys working on (and ofter leading) the delivery of interesting products. I take pride in being fluent in many technologies.

Currently I specialize in iOS (swift / objective-c), front end (angular / react / javascript in general) and backend development (ruby on rails / node).

Portfolio: http://gregkerzhner.com Github: https://github.com/gregkerzhner Email (gmail): gregkerzhner

The Github link on your portfolio has become invalid. It links to https://github.com/guidoprincess
Thanks! This github username change process has been a bit bumpy for sure, seems to always come up at the least convenient times.
SEEKING WORK - Primarily Remote, with potential for short on-site trips.

10 years experience across a mixture of Ops/Infrastructure and web application architecture and development, with a focus on solving unique/uncommon problems.

I’m looking for opportunities to help companies with backend/server-side architecture & development (primarily PHP MVC), system integration and/or server infrastructure setup/maintenance.

I mostly work remotely from Thailand, on a very flexible schedule (I can schedule work hours to get overlap with most other timezones when required) but on-site visits to pretty much anywhere are a possibility if required too.

Contact me via email to stephen.reay@me.com or via Jabber/XMPP to stephen.reay@dukgo.com if you want to have a chat about what you’re working on!

SEEKING WORK - REMOTE (based in Nashville, TN)

Senior iOS dev (ObjC / Swift), as well as LAMP and some RoR.

Available for interesting consulting engagements. Have launched dozens of iOS apps for large brands and startups, collectively many millions of users.

More info: http://mobileCTO.io/intro Email: ryan@mobileCTO.io

SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

I'm a moderately experienced web developer, have completed several websites using Bootstrap, jQuery, PHP etc. I've also helped many websites with customization, plugins, debugging etc. On the backend, I'm comfortable with python/flask/postgresql etc.

My previous work can be found at http://andysaini.com. Contact me at me [at] andysaini.com

SEEKING WORK - REMOTE (based in Berlin, originally from Canada)

Over the last 9 years, I've helped innovative startups and businesses with all their web development needs. I am a full-stack Ruby & Javascript developer, providing a complete range of services, including project planning, front-end & back-end development, design/UX, and infrastructure setup. Writing rock-solid, reliable code that achieves your business goals is my priority.

Please see my portfolio for some examples of my previous work: http://mattfrancois.com

Some technologies I use regularly: Ruby on Rails, AngularJS, JavaScript, CoffeeScript, ES6, jQuery, SASS, LESS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Nginx, Unicorn, Chef, Rspec, Capybara, Jasmine, Pub/Sub, Git, Linux, Bootstrap, and tons more. I follow proper object-oriented design principles (SOLID, DRY) and an Agile Test Driven Development workflow.

SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

I'm a skilled Android developer with more than 2 years' experience. I usually focus on simple/minimalist yet elegant user interfaces.

My open source projects can be found at https://github.com/harryhs. Please send me an email for my full portfolio at harry@appste.in!

SEEKING WORK - San Francisco - Remote OK - Travel Possible

Experienced software developer with a history in startups.

Proficient in:

  * Python  ['django', 'bottle', 'google.app.engine', 'pyramid']
  * Javascript  ['angular','backbone','node','firebase'];
  * Clojure  '(compojure liberator)
  * Go {'appengine'}
  * Haskell, Prolog (and other esoterics)
We've helped entrepreneurs develop their MVP, as well as large companies develop core features. We provide services such as feature development, product management, and software auditing.

Previous engagements include Fuze, DriveShift.com, Sosh, Getaround, Codecademy, Factset, Wakemate, drip.fm, and Swiftstack, among others. Currently represented by http://www.10xmanagement.com

For more info see our page at http://turbines.io, or talk to us at hn@turbines.io

SEEKING FREELANCER- Bay Area- Remote OK.

Looking for a full stack Python/JS developer. Most of the work is on our back end using celery/redis/postgre for high volumes of concurrent async tasks. We also have a django-REST API for serving up content on our website. Our front-end is built on the Mezzanine CMS with a theme hacked together using Bootstrap. DevOps experience is a bonus but not necessary. Opportunities for other work include ML, NLP, and mobile development.

Email info@jurymatic.com