Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2017)

42 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 - London UK or remote. NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES.

I'm a seasoned DevOps with 15 years experience hosting, tuning and sometimes building applications.

I work closely with developers throughout the application lifecycle to build scalable and long-term robust architectures. Load testing, CI, deploy systems, monitoring, config management, security audits, dev projects of my own - you name it I've done it. For larger organisations I've even led whole infrastructure teams.

Recent work includes:

+ AWS/Kubernetes/Docker deployment to support a large, distributed (15 microservices + persistence layer) application. Worked closely with developers to ensure services were the best possible fit for containerized hosting, resulting in a very scalable application that makes great use of k8s' scaling & resiliency features. Multiple stacks namespaced onto same k8s cluster for efficiency; containerization of all services; automated deploys from CI. Persistence layer comprising Cassandra & Kafka with service discovery through Zookeeper. Prometheus & Grafana for monitoring.

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

+ Chef-managed deployment of large microservice stack across varied configurations on cloud and physical servers

+ Large multithreaded Python 3 application for automated cryptocurrency trading. Didn't get rich, still posting on the HN freelancer thread.

+ Jenkins + docker-compose platform for efficient builds of microservice-based projects

+ Lots, lots more.

hn-2017-02@mbird.biz / https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/alex-hewson/b6/50a/8b4

SEEKING WORK

Location: American (Pittsburgh, PA) living abroad

Remote: Yes (two years experience working remotely)

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: ultra-modern PHP (7.x), Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter, jQuery/Vue.js, MySQL/MongoDB, Git

Fields: Healthcare, Diabetes, Banking, Advertising, Translation

Résumé: I am from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and have worked as a full-stack web application developer in the U.S. since 1999 and Europe since 2009.

I have a Bachelors of Science degree in Computing and Information Science and am an author of Mastering Laravel 5, conference speaker (phpDay 2014, PHP UK 2015), and open source contributor. My native language is English, I speak fluent Italian, and I regularly travel.

http://linkedin.com/in/chrispecoraro

Email: chrispecoraro@gmail.com

SEEKING WORK

Location: Canada and USA

Remote: Yes (only remote)

Willing to relocate: No

Email: kstenerud@gmail.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kstenerud

Résumé: I have years of experience up and down the stack, but my favorite is at the low level, poking hardware if possible.

Technologies: C, C++, C#, Assembler, Java, Python, LUA, MySQL, Postgres, BASH, learning Rust

Platforms: Linux, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Arduino

Notable OSS projects:

https://github.com/kstenerud/KSCrash

https://github.com/kstenerud/ObjectAL-for-iPhone

https://github.com/kstenerud/iOS-Universal-Framework

https://github.com/kstenerud/Musashi

SEEKING WORK, Germany, Remote preferred

I'm a full stack developer with more than 10 years of experience specialized in desktop and web applications.

Languages:

- C#

- Ruby on Rails

- HTML / CSS

- JavaScript, jQuery

- AngularJS

Technologies:

- .Net

- ASP.NET MVC

- ASP.NET Core

- Mono

- Winforms

- WPF

- Eto.forms

Past Projects & Profile: http://www.daniel-herken.de

I'm available for new projects right away.

Contact me at hello@daniel-herken.de

SEEKING WORK - Remote/Freelance (i'm on EST timezone) Python/Django/Mobile/React/React-Native/Front-end, with extensive experience building all sorts of web applications, especially e-commerce marketplaces. I've worked a lot over the years with AWS, and have a lot of sysadmin experience with config management like Ansible, Chef, Docker. I have a research background in data analysis. I also have experience with Golang, React, Clojure, scipy, numpy, pandas, scikit-learn, nltk etc. Contact details are below. Here are some recent examples from my portfolio:

* https://www.healthasaservice.co/ - An HR analytics dashboard to manage company health events and employee health reports.

* https://www.igrowfit.com - A corporate fitness subscription platform

* http://www.grapevinelogic.com - A platform for advertisers to work with Youtube content creators.

* Turbotax CPA Select for Intuit, to help select accountants. Formerly Teaspiller.com, acquired by Intuit

* http://publish.saxo.com - publishing platform where anyone can publish e-books, and printed books (print on demand) and online courses.

* http://www.hypedsound.com - A platform for music artists to share their content from various networks.

You can look at http://www.sidmitra.com/portfolio.html for further links

Github: http://github.com/sidmitra

Homepage: http://www.sidmitra.com

Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sidmitra

Email: sidmitra.del@gmail.com

SEEKING WORK

I live on a school bus with my partner and our baby. We have power metering via Raspberry Pi, neopixel lighting, externally mounted wifi antennae, a budding solar system, etc.

I am most interested in working on embedded / micropython / off-grid tech stuff.

I've also done quite a lot of Python web stuff (Django and other frameworks), including a fair amount of async.

We drive around North America. I mostly work remote, but for the right opportunity, I can come to you.

    http://github.com/jMyles
    justin@justinholmes.com
SEEKING WORK - London / Cambridge UK - Remote OK

Software engineer / full-stack developer with 5 years of experience & CS degree from Cambridge.

Experience with:

  * javascript (node, react, redux)
  * python (flask)
  * objective c (iOS development)
  * c# (windows app development, back-end)
  * c (video codecs, device driver, cross platform app development)
For work history and past projects please check out https://robbiecoomber.co.uk/ and feel free to email robbie@robbiecoomber.co.uk
Full-stack web developer with solid skills in Python / Django, HTML / CSS and Javascript / jQuery. I speak fluent english (IELTS certificate, Band 8).

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, Django, HTML (HTML5), CSS, Javascript / jQuery, Bootstrap, SQL, pandas, matplotlib, Excel / VBA

Personal Website / portfolio: http://felipegalvao.com.br/en/

Résumé/CV: http://felipegalvao.com.br/static/Resume-Felipe_Galvao_dev.p...

Email: contato@felipegalvao.com.br

SEEKING WORK - remote, short to medium term projects - zak.wilson@gmail.com I make software - mostly full-stack web development and HTTP APIs, but I'm adaptable.

I have some interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning. I have minimal experience making Android apps. I can do stuff that's harder than basic CRUD apps. Stuff I know well: Clojure, Ruby (with or without Rails), Python, Django, Javascript, Lua, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SASS, responsive CSS.

Other stuff I've used for something non-trivial at least once: Common Lisp, Scheme, Java, SASS, C, PHP, Haskell, Bash, Perl, MongoDB, Mirah, Android development with Clojure. Yes, I can probably pick up that language or tool you're using that nobody has ever heard of.

Github: https://github.com/zakwilson

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SEEKING WORK - Remote

Ex-GitHubber specializing in infrastructure design, automation, disaster recovery, capacity planning, and scalability.

I'm not interested in AWS or other cloud platforms, since I prefer working with bare-metal and VM deployments, switches, routers, and hardware appliances.

Tech stack: Linux/BSD, PicoLisp, Ansible, Cisco, *SQL, Redis, HAProxy, Nginx, Lua...

Contact:

GitHub: https://github.com/aw

Email: alexwilliamsca at gmail dot com

Website: http://alexwilliams.ca

Business: https://unscramble.co.jp

I'm always open to interesting projects, so let's talk!

SEEKING WORK:

Location: Milan, Italy

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: for the right opportunity

Technologies: R, Python, SQL

Résumé: on request

Email: furfaro.emanuela@gmail.com

Just finished a PhD in statistic. I worked on more "classical" and theoretical statistics than the AI/ML that are very in vogue in these years, however those are field that I would like to explore. Right now I can create statistical models to answer any kind of question about your business or about your productive processes. I can also works as contractor. Feel free to contact me for any further question.

SEEKING WORK - Boulder, CO. Remote welcome.

I'm a former googler who has recently left my senior software engineer role there after five years to seek a less traditional work/life balance.

My primary focus these days is on machine learning; mostly applied, but I've also started doing original research and hope to continue this. I have experience creating and training novel deep vision networks, and in the process have made several contributions to Tensorflow.

I also have extensive experience in both the front- and back-end of extremely large and complicated projects; for example, I've authored large correctness-critical subsystems that handle millions of user-facing requests per second and troubleshot extremely subtle production emergencies.

I'm open to both smaller gigs, such as one-off consulting on machine learning research, performing code reviews, or prototyping new systems; or an ongoing relationship, including part-time employment for the right situation.

I'm language- and tooling-agnostic, but have the most experience with Python, C++, Java, and Javascript. I'm an expert at the nuts & bolts of Tensorflow, and am coming up to speed with non-Google infrastructure technologies like Kubernetes and Docker.

I have a strong preference towards work that both does good in the world and is interesting and novel.

If you'd like to know more, please drop me an email: dan.crux00@gmail.com. Thanks!

SEEKING WORK - Portland, OR or Remote

I'm a polyglot, full-stack developer with 16 years experience. My specialties are Rails, Postgres, Chef, and Angular/Ember, although I'm comfortable on a variety of platforms. 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 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 $9K and in 4 weeks.

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

To see some of my recent work:

http://breue.com/

https://dribbble.com/zachvanness

My email: zach@breue.com

SEEKING WORK

Location: Rhine-Ruhr, Germany / remote. I'm fine with travelling as well though.

Remote: Yes

IT consultant, web and enterprise software developer with more than 15 years of experience.

I'm experienced in JavaScript, HTML5 (AngularJS / Angular 2 in particular, recently Vue.js as well) and many other web-related technologies. I'm a long-time Java / Spring developer and I have lots of experience with RDBMS as well, particularly PostgreSQL and Oracle DB.

I help companies with the quality and knowledge transfer aspects of software development: Testing (both front-end using tools like Protractor and back-end with frameworks like JUnit and Mockito), continuous deployment, improving collaboration within teams, training developers regarding best practices and adopting new technologies.

Website: https://bjoernkw.com

GitHub profile: https://github.com/BjoernKW/

Please contact me via the contact form on my website or send an email to bjoern / at / bjoernkw.com

SEEKING WORK - remote (Croatia, GMT+1)

I run a small web dev agency (~10 people), working mostly with startups and small companies (MVPs, web apps, REST APIs, misc infrastructure), either as part of a larger team, or delivering full solution (from problem analysis to deployment and maintenance).

Expertise in:

* Python (2 & 3) — Django, Flask

* JavaScript (backend: Node/Express/Koa/Socket.io, frontend: Vue/Angular/Backbone/React)

* Go (network services, command line tools)

* DBs — PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB

* Linux (sysadmin/devops), AWS (S3, EC2, SQS), Heroku

Recent work: http://goodcode.io/work/ -- Open source stuff: https://github.com/dobarkod

If interested, hit me up at senko@goodcode.io and let’s chat!

SEEKING WORK

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Not right now (just had a baby), but probably in about a year

Technologies: angular 1, angular 2, es6, react, redux, react-native, webpack, html5, css3, sass, scss, jade, node, php, building restful api’s, git, grunt, jenkins, jira, mysql, postgres, redis, mongo, firebase, aws, heroku.

Resume: http://www.jasperschulte.nl/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/curri...

Website: http://www.jasperschulte.nl

Email: You’ll find it on my site

Linkedin: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/jasperschulte

Rate: €85/hr

As a Javascript front-end developer, my main experience lies in enterprise scale single page JavaScript applications (SPA’s), preferably built with the Angular 1/2 or React framework. Beside that I have strong business development and leadership skills. Having successfully built my own company from the ground up and run it for 10 years, I know what it takes to build, lead, grow and maintain a business.

SEEKING WORK.

Location: NYC.

http://qureshimedia.com/

Email: In profile.

Too legit to quit since: 2009

We design / build better sites / software . Mobile first. UX/UI landing pages. Design / Development.

iOS. Wordpress. Copywriting. Front end engineering. HTML/CSS/JS

If you need a legit landing page to test your MVP idea. Get in touch. Fast and Furious sites mobile first! without offending anyone: No tire kickers or nickel and dime situations. If you want quality you have to pay.

examples:more from where that came from via email.

http://tryoldster.com/ web , iOS

http://onlyusedtesla.com/ web , iOS

Nonprofit/Church Technology: Freelance Sales (Remote / Anywhere)

Our calling is to be behind the scenes, using technology to enhance nonprofit impact and sustainability, as well as reducing the distractions and stress on leaders.

We're in need of freelance sales help in 2017! We recently launched a product (Donation Spring - https://www.donationspring.com) and plan to aggressively promote it after the new year. Additionally, we continue to pitch our overall consulting and development services.

What I'm looking for:

- The scope is primarily to find prospects, have initial conversations, identify needs, and provide them as a pre-qualified prospect. - Someone with sales/marketing chops. A sales or account exec history is helpful, but not a requirement -- we'll consider anyone with relevant backgrounds and personality/passion alignment. - Experience/familiarity with the nonprofit and church industry. - Major bonus points to bringing an existing network of nonprofit/church prospects. - Located anywhere in the US. The more geographically diverse our team can be, the better. - Freelance contract, part-time, at your own pace. Pay is a generous commission based on lifetime account revenue (negotiable). - Fun, easy going, and service-centered heart. Our primary focus is serving both nonprofit/church missions as well as helping their staff in any tech-centric way we can.

If that describes you, I'd love to chat!

brett@3riverdev.com

SEEKING WORK

Location: Chicago Suburbs, remote preferred

I do functional programming in Clojure(script), Elixir, and devops.

I can build SaaS MVPs or augment your team.

Email in profile.

SEEKING WORK — Remote Only

Hi, my name is Jonathan I'm a software developer working with several technologies but mainly .NET and PHP I have over 10 years of experience developing applications, sites, etc.

I also have a team to work with we do projects together for android and iOS

Technologies: .Net, PHP, Node, Web (and all related)

Resume/CV: http://ionisolarz.com/, https://il.linkedin.com/in/ionisolarz

Email: jsolarz@gmail.com

SEEKING WORK - Remote, occasional onsite OK.

Location: Georgia

Experienced C++ engineer specializing in cross-platform software development. wxWidgets, Qt/QML; JavaScript, React Native (recently); Systems programming; Go (Golang); Functional programming (Haskell, Erlang); Linux/OSX/Windows/DOS

LinkedIn: http://linkd.in/1INT0ts

Github: http://bit.ly/1INTXC3

Email: zura.jobs@gmail.com

SEEKING WORK - Primarily Remote from Thailand, 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 reasonably 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!