Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2022)
Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER,
your location, and whether remote work is a possibility.
Bonsai (YC W16) (https://www.hellobonsai.com) offers freelance contracts, proposals, invoices, etc.
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[ 5.1 ms ] story [ 212 ms ] threadI design & build anti-fragile, reliable application platforms.
I typically work in short-term (1-4 weeks), high-end cloud-based infrastructure & DevOps consulting engagements focused on solving specific problems in urgent or critical situations.
My expertise is based on 30 years of hands-on technical experience in all areas of IT, but particularly in architecting, building and managing data-driven enterprise platforms.
Examples of work I've done for recent clients:
On parle français!You can find out more or get in touch here: https://www.nonstopops.io/?sid=hnf2206
Freelance UX/UI & Product Designer for hire, remotely!
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• Portfolio: https://brendanho.com
• Location: Canada, but open to remote work anywhere in the world!
Hey, I'm Brendan - a product & UX designer working remotely.
Graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Interaction Design. Over 7+ years of experience designing and developing sites and UI/UX for startups and entrepreneurs.
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I'm available for:
• Startup Idea to Startup Design - I can help turn that idea in your head into a fully-designed (MVP) product using my blazing fast design process.
• UX/UI Redesign & Modern Refresh - Your current UX design (or UI design) is poor and needs a complete or partial revamp. I can pinpoint issues and give it a modern design facelift.
• Unlimited UX & UI Designer Requests - I can provide ongoing and weekly design support, paid on a fixed monthly basis. Need user flows or journeys conceptualized? Personas made? Pitch deck slides? Wireframes and interactive, clickable prototypes? I can handle all that and more. You'll receive high-fidelity design deliverables and mockups based on the requests you submit. All based on growth and conversion-based design principles for startups.
Email: hi@brendanho.com
I'm redirecting my career path from industrial maintenance management to software development.
I've done, among other things, over 10 years of code maintenance and functions extensions in a live industrial production environments.
My current preferred tool set: Python, PostgreSQL, Django, Git, Docker, Linux. Now I prefer boring tools which allow me to concentrate on the problem at hand.
I'm open to other tools as needed.
My most recent project is Polish law change monitoring service available at https://unkot.pl. Access to the source code hosted on gitlab.com available on request.
In the past I've used go (golang), cython, neural networks with feedback loops running on CPUs, genetic programming.
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If there are any technical PMs and general data experts looking for consulting gigs in the ML/AI space, take a look at tribe.ai/join (takes ~5 mins to apply). I've been in the community for more than a year; it's a great experience with interesting projects, internal events (fully remote but they do have a space in NYC you can hang out at). I know there's a huge need for product oriented folks right now.
Portfolio: https://www.seanw.org/
Location: Edinburgh, UK and remote (I’m used to time zone differences and async work)
Email: sw@seanw.org
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I help startups with the UX/UI and web design of their products. This includes websites, landing pages, screenshots and copywriting, and I can assist with frontend development where needed. My background as a startup founder and full stack developer helps me create practical design solutions that balance usability, aesthetics, development effort and performance. I work to fixed price quotes when projects are self-contained.
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The best live example of my work is Checkbot (https://www.checkbot.io/), a browser extension that tests websites for SEO, speed and performance problems. The entire project is my own work including coding the extension itself, UX/UI design, website design (the homepage is optimised to load in 0.7 seconds, 0.3MB data transferred), website copy, and website articles on web best practices.
[ Rated 4.9/5, 50K+ active users, 100s of paying subscribers ]
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I have 10+ years of experience, including a PhD in software verification and 5+ years working for myself helping over 20 companies including Just Eat, Triumph Motorcycles and Fogbender (YC W22). See my website for testimonials, portfolio and more:
https://www.seanw.org
Skills: Figma, Sketch, TypeScript, JavaScript, Vue, Hugo, Jekyll, WordPress, HTML/CSS, Bootstrap, Tailwind, OCaml, Java, Python, C, analytics, website SEO and speed optimisation.
Note: For larger projects, I usually have my partner assist alongside me in the background to speed things up and I’m working towards starting a design studio with her in the future.
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Email sw@seanw.org with a short description of 1) your project 2) how you think I can help 3) the business outcome you’re looking for and 4) any deadlines. I can get back to you within one working day to arrange a call to discuss a quote and how we can work together.
We're a team of (currently five) backend engineers having built and maintained highly available systems for several companies over the last five years, in addition to over 70 combined years of software development experience. Further scale is easily obtainable if your project is larger.
From infrastructure-as-code to site reliability to greenfield to renovation, we span the entire space of backend problem solving. We will take on your difficult, grungy problem and crush it. Your goals are our priorities.
Concrete examples:
* Realtime stats processing in a redpanda+golang stream architecture for one of the top 3 major US sports leagues - raw data through ML models to the screen!
* AWS Lambda architecture replatforming core portfolio management for a startup (>$1BN AUM) hedge fund
* Realtime stream processing of crypto exchange trade data through Kafka/data lake for an analytics platform. Met 5000ms SLA, blue/green deployment, arbitrarily many symbols/exchanges. Proof of SLA in extensive Cloudwatch metrics.
* built a framework to collapse dozens of singleton ETL programs into one config-driven, simple C# application performing the same functionality at ~80% reduction in maintenance cost year over year.
* built and managed a team of 8 engineers operating against multiple streams of work to meet business needs, with ~12 active projects at a time.
Contact: jon.north@adiuvat-consulting.com More: www.adiuvat-consulting.com
Keywords: Python, C++, SQL, NoSQL, Go, Golang, Docker, Git, SVN, Subversion, Linux, Bash, Windows, Kafka, Redpanda, Terraform, AWS, Azure, Redis, Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, LDAP, Active Directory, OAuth2
Are you a business looking for web or print design services? I'm a multidisciplinary graphic designer with an eco-friendly focus, specialising in lightweight website designs and low-ink usage print design. My design process takes into account the sustainability of the final design project from conception to end of life.
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Services
· Web design: responsive mobile/desktop designs that are lightweight and fast - I can arrange web development also
· Branding: logo design, branded social media banners, posters, booklets
· Print design: posters, booklets & business cards
· Custom illustrations: digital artwork, print illustrations
To get started on your design project journey get in touch with me today via https://angeliqueboudeau.org
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Portfolio: https://angeliqueboudeau.org/#portfolio
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angeliqueboudeauorg/
Contact: hi@angeliqueboudeau.org
SerpApi is the leading API to scrape and parse search engine results. We deeply support Google, Google Maps, Google Images, Bing, Baidu, and a lot more.
Our current stack is Ruby, Rails, MongoDB, and React.JS. We are looking for a senior web designer, a senior Front End Engineer, and a Senior Backend Engineer. For the senior web designer position, we're looking for someone to give us a strong visual direction and experience in CSS, JS, or React are definitely plusses but not required.
We have an awesome work environment: We are a remote first company. We do continuous integration, continuous deployments, code reviews, code pairings, profit sharing, and most of communication is async via GitHub. We value super strongly transparency, do open books, have a public roadmap, and contribute to the EFF.
Apply at: https://serpapi.com/team
• Website: https://joshghent.com (CV/Resumé can be found there)
• Location: UK / Remote (used to async and remote working)
• Technologies: NodeJS, React, Typescript, Terraform, AWS, Python, PHP
Location: european, running a development services company in china.
Technologies: Linux, frontend and backend webdevelopment, prototyping.
20 years experience with web development, offering web development services, developer training, mentoring and part-time CTO support for developers or junior CTOs. (fluent in english and german, learning dutch, french and chinese)
Email: see profile
I am also able to build up a development team for you in china to help you enter the chinese market or take advantage of resources in china.
Location: Barcelona
iOS developer looking for new projects. Have experience with both Objective-C and Swift. http://nickpetrov.weebly.com/portfolio.html Feel free to get in touch at nickiosdev+hn@gmail.com for more info.
Hey everyone! Forward is looking for a senior swift eng to help a client building a social network that involves live streaming group audio. They built their MVP on react native but are executing a rapid transition to swift and looking to bring on a few iOS engineers to help them cut things over.
This person will likely have around 8+ years experience and ideally will be able to do 6 hours daily overlap with US ET. Here’s more info on the contract: https://work.forward.id/Engineer-06d859
If this sounds interesting to you, please email your rate, resume + linkedin/website to hi@forward.id. Thanks!
Experienced full-stack developer with an emphasis on TypeScript/Node/Vue, available 20-30 hours/week.
Resume: https://barnabas.me/cv/
Email: barnabas.kendall@gmail.com
Location: Washington DC, USA
Remote: Yes
Technologies:Solidity, Web3, Mobile(Flutter), JavaScript (React, NodeJS), NoSql, AWS, Docker, Firebase etc.
Résumé/CV: https://www.oaktreeapps.com
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We are product-oriented engineers who love executing on greenfield ideas! We are a completely remote team (have been remote even before COVID hit). Our clients range from healthcare companies to startups within the oil and gas industry.
We specialize in turning an idea into a product.
We’ve worked with companies like GM, PGA, Seven Lakes, Helios and many more.
For details, previous work and testimonials, please visit: https://www.oaktreeapps.com/our-work
Drop us a line at hello@oaktreeapps.com
I'm a passionate Linux Administrator with almost 20 years of experience planning, implementing, and managing server and network infrastructure with the best security and performance practices.
I think of myself as a proactive troubleshooter, using monitoring and automation to prevent incidents but experienced in acting fast and responsibly if they happen anyway.
I have lived in the Internet since 1996, and I'm constantly trying to make it a better place.
For more than 9 years, I have been running my own IT services and hosting company, taking on the server needs of many customers in Eastern and Central Europe, and achieving the tenth place in the best Cybersecurity companies in Warsaw and eleventh place in best Managed IT Services companies in Poland by Clutch.
Technologies: Ubuntu, Debian and CentOS Linux, LAMP and LEMP stacks, PostgreSQL 8 to 10, almost all MySQL, MariaDB and Percona versions, cPanel, Plesk and Directadmin hosting servers, WHMCS, Proxmox clusters based on OVH, Hetzner, ATMAN and leaseweb bare servers, Zabbix, Nagios and Prometheus monitoring, automation done by Puppet and Ansible, ELK stack, Redis, Memcached, Grafana. RabbitMQ queues, MongoDB noSQL, Ceph, Infiniband, Dell Servers.
Résumé/CV: https://1drv.ms/b/s!Arp-JZ2PfPIwrqIZX40mKNTgq7VHKA?e=DvpWZz
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krzysztofkotkowicz/
Email: krzysztof@kotkowicz.pl
10+ years experience in python, both scientific (numpy, pandas, matplotlib, statsmodels, jupyter) and web (django, flask, sqlalchemy). Also experienced in R (experiment design, linear and nonlinear analysis, graphic presentation of data). Previous experience in experimental design and analysis when I was a manufacturing engineer in semiconductors. Able to work W2 or 1099, remote or in-person (as long as it's in Austin).
https://www.rosshartshorn.net/RossHartshornResume.pdf
Two highly experienced engineers, both ex-Google, with combined 40+ years software engineering background. Work together excellently as a team and have worked on projects that shipped and run in millions of homes.
Technologies: C++, Rust, embedded (MCU and embedded Linux), FPGA/HDL, plus general software engineering (Python, Java, JS/TypeScript, etc.)
Contact: ryan [dot] daum [at] gmail.com
You've got no shortage of vision, but you can't build that vision yourself. Getting it built means entering the world of Nerds.
As someone who doesn't speak the language of Tech, interfacing with that world can be exhausting. You can spend hours digesting the jargon & buzzwords. But that's time you could spend doing what matters most to any founder:
Growing your business.
I help non-technical founders manage their tech so they can focus on growth.
If you’re going to succeed as a non-technical founder, you need someone who can help you navigate the world of Nerds. Someone who can take your vision and turn it into something designers & developers can execute. A team of Nerds who helps you lean into your strengths as a non-technical founder, letting you focus on your business while they stack the bricks.
You can learn more about that team at https://NoNerds.com
Here's what our clients say about us:
“We’ve got more done in the last 4 hours than Sam and I have achieved in the past couple of weeks.” - Eric Menna, cofounder https://getloper.com
“We’ve had ideas flowing for so many months—now that we finally get to put them on paper it feels good.” - Mason Still, cofounder https://theblueverse.com
“Going back to the overall process, I am really enjoying it and and think that its 100% with the cost. Now that we're in it I can't imagine how it could've gone any other way." - Sachin Gulaya, CEO https://alpinevapor.com/
Book a call with me here: https://calendly.com/nonerds/explore
Email: james@nonerds.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nonerds/
Keywords: design mvp web mobile ios android react native startup
Location: Portland, OR
CV: https://codyfleenor.com
Rate: 35$ an hour
Email: me /@/ codyfleenor.com
Availability: 25 Hours per Week
Technologies: VueJs, ReactJs, NodeJs, TypeScript, Python, CSS, HTML, JS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Firebase.
Experience: Creating full-stack web applications hosted on AWS, leading development projects, and troubleshooting back-end infrastructure.
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Looking for part-time or contract work, I have experience working with financial systems and creating data-driven applications. Work with me and have your own personal database gremlin.
I'm a full-stack JavaScript developer and UI designer. I run https://cheatcode.co, working primarily with my own framework, Joystick (https://github.com/cheatcode/joystick), as well as React.js, GraphQL, and Node.js.
Looking for 3-6 month freelance and contract opportunities (longer if the timing makes sense). Best suited for working with small teams—startups/standalone or embedded in bigger co's—and individuals looking to ship:
- Full-stack web apps (internal or customer-facing).
- UI implementation (HTML, CSS, any JS framework)
- Command line tools
- REST APIs (private and public) -- can do GraphQL APIs on request
- Technical documentation
- Infrastructure/deployment setup (Bare metal, Docker/k8s, Lambda)
My working style:
- Communication-heavy. I prefer clients/projects that don't shy away from investing in getting everything on the table up front and keeping communication tight throughout a project. 1-on-1 preferred for clarity/avoiding miscommunication.
- Detail-oriented. If it needs to be done well, I'm your guy.
- Design-focused. I put an emphasis on UX (or DX if the project is for devs) and ensuring that what gets shipped is most likely to generate a ROI for you. I'm not your guy if you want a fast-and-cheap result (https://youtu.be/eAo8gnUCWzE?t=20).
Email: ryan.glover@cheatcode.co.