Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)
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Willing to relocate: Possibly
Technologies: Python, Ruby, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, PowerShell, Flask, SQL, PostGIS, Shapely, Unity, Unreal Engine, multiple assembly/machine languages, Windows user code and kernel drivers, Google Maps and other map APIs, geographic and airspace data
Résumé/CV: https://www.geary.com/resume.html or https://www.geary.com/resume.pdf and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgeary/
Email: mike@geary.com
Hi, I'm Michael Geary. I've programmed in many languages and environments over the years. Some of my current interests are:
• Developer experience. I love helping my fellow developers solve problems, and building tools to make their jobs easier and more enjoyable.
• Aviation and geographic data. For example, airspace and obstacle data importers for Wing; election results and voter information maps for Google; many interactive maps for other companies.
• Hardware interfacing. In a way, I am a "full stack" developer, but my stack may involve a front end to a piece of hardware rather than the cloud. I first got into programming via ham radio, so RF hardware remains an interest.
• Designing and building APIs. Too often an API is designed by exposing the internals of whatever system provides the API. My philosophy is the opposite: start with the apps. I like to build a series of sample apps before starting on the API. This way I can imagine what API will make those apps and others like them easy to build.
• Talk with users! I don't like to sit in a back room cranking out code. I want to make sure it's the right code for what my users need, and that it's easy to maintain and improve as we learn more about what they want.
Open to full time or contract.
I look forward to talking with you!
Keywords: Computer Vision, Robotics, Inference Optimization, AutoML, Forecasting
About: Currently investigating robotics planning with diffusion models at Oxford’s Visual Geometry Group, under joint supervision from João F. Henriques, Björn Ommer, and Christian Schroeder de Witt.Previously, I worked at AWS as an Applied Scientist Dual Student, where I (1) developed a novel inference optimization technique yielding 13.4% higher accuracy against baselines, and (2) improved SageMaker's Autopilot forecasting solution, resulting in a 3.5% error reduction and 16% decreased latency in production.
I will graduate with an M.Sc. from LMU in August and am seeking applied machine learning roles to transition my research into production-level systems.
CV: https://drobinin.com/consulting
Senior iOS engineer / consultant (12+ years). I build and fix iOS and Vision Pro apps from medical devices and high-traffic consumer apps to vibecoded startups struggling to pass App Store reviews.
Remote: Yes — US Eastern overlap, async-friendly with Pacific (years of practice), happy to do the occasional late sync call.
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: backend, Python, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AI agent infra (e.g. Temporal), I can fake my way around frontend too
Resume: https://valiukas.dev/resume-linas-valiukas.pdf
Email: linas@valiukas.dev
15 years backend. Ex-Automattic on Jetpack Backup, ex-Media Cloud (Harvard/MIT, ICWSM 2021 co-author). PGConf SV 2018 and APAC 2019 talks on Postgres at scale. Currently running https://aero.zip + https://www.lobsterpack.com in parallel and vibecoding like crazy.
Grug-brain engineer (https://grugbrain.dev) and recovering purist. I'd rather push the needle in the wrong direction fast and correct course than design the perfect thing for six months. AI embracer - I treat it as an exoskeleton, not a replacement.
Not a big fan of: calculator apps on Kubernetes, six-round interview pipelines, unpaid take-homes longer than 2 hours.
I lead a global volunteer team and take full product ownership: setting direction over multi-year horizons, planning and implementing architectural migrations, and keeping a project moving via community engagement, triage, fixes, reviews and mentorship.
Highlights:
AnkiDroid continues as a hobby; my day job is fully separate.Looking for: full-time or contract. IC or EM, I'm nontraditional so I'm open to a conversation about which fits. Drawn to work that makes people's lives better, in any stack.
Remote: Yes, US hours
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python, Go, Node.js, TypeScript, Java, React, Next.js, GCP, K8s, Terraform, Temporal
Résumé: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n_ND_GJbajELPmjggrhMkg5a...
Email: praveen4463@gmail.com
17 yrs shipping software, always remote.
- Engineer #2 at Galaxy (NYC AI startup, Oct 25–May 26). Galaxy got acquired; acquirer isn't keeping India based contractors.
- Founding engineer at Grub Direct (food delivery + POS, 2023–25): Java Spring backend, React Native.
- Frontend at Gumroad (2020–21).
- Built outomated.com solo to $200k lifetime revenue (Global X ETFs, Boxabl among customers).
Looking for a founding eng or senior backend role. Contractor / EOR / freelance, all fine. Available immediately.
Location: Portugal
Remote: Yes, remote only
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, RxJS, Angular, Ionic, Cordova, Capacitor
Résumé/CV: https://nunoarruda.com/resume.pdf
Email: nuno@nunoarruda.com
Remote: Yes, open to a few office visits per year
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Java, Spring, Python, Rust, Bash, Kubernetes, Terraform, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, AWS, Prometheus/Grafana
Résumé: Available by email
Email: hn@cbyrnes.io
Backend/platform engineer with 6 YOE. I started in DevOps consulting, building automation, CI/CD, and Terraform/Packer workflows for Fortune 500 clients, then moved into backend engineering on a healthcare claims/payments platform. Recent work includes owning a greenfield ingestion service from first commit to production, shipping cross-service billing integrations, resolving P1 performance issues, and supporting production services through Kubernetes, CI/CD, and observability ownership. Cut runtime by 90% on one client-sensitive workflow.
I'm a Full-Stack Developer, Web Designer and Image Editor with over 25 years of professional experience. Problem-solver and avid learner, I'm used to working with small and large teams across enterprise, government and third sector. I take deadlines and delivery commitments very seriously.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: A lot, but mostly focused around Rust, React/TypeScript, and macOS/Linux. I work mostly in frontend, desktop and compute, but have also done a bit of backend. I can pick up almost any tool or framework. I technically know Python.
Résumé/CV: https://logandark.net/resume.pdf
Email: logandark@logandark.net
I have around 10 years of experience with everything from game development and modding to embedded development, web development and more.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, Express, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS), Docker, Linux, CI/CD
Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobanlukic
Email: boban@lukicengineering.com
13 years in software, last 5+ on backend. Just wrapped 2 years at FuelMe (fuel management SaaS): Senior Backend Dev, then Tech Lead from Aug 2025. Built procurement and invoice-auditing workflows on Node, Postgres, AWS. Wrote OpenEnvoy and QuickBooks integrations.
Before that: Cinnamon (fantasy sports, Revaire), DistantJob (multi-client backend), and 7 years self-employed building mobile games. One title passed 10M downloads.
Shipping production code with AI tooling daily for over a year. GitHub Copilot throughout, Claude Code for the last 7 months. Three open-source MCP servers on npm: postgres-scout-mcp, mongo-scout-mcp, kontra-mcp.
Open to: full-time remote (Europe, US, Canada), B2B via Lukic Engineering DOO (Serbia, EUR or USD), or shorter projects.
GitHub: https://github.com/bluwork
Open to work on product management, solutions architecture, agentic AI or customer engineering. Remote is preferred for time zones spanning Europe to India; onsite/hybrid in Mumbai is also great. Unfortunately cannot relocate.
Open primarily to freelance/consulting roles, but full-time roles will also be considered if we're a good fit.
Most interested in observability platforms, data infrastructure, and AI engineering broadly — anywhere AI is sharpening human judgment rather than displacing it. Currently building out infrastructure tooling in Go using agentic workflows (Claude Code).
Works across the stack — each layer has its own problems worth solving. Publishes on engineering decision frameworks and AI-augmented development workflows.
Pursuing CKA. Not interested in defense, crypto, or gambling.
I am a Full-Stack Engineer focused on building high-performance, security-first systems engineered for longevity. My recent builds consistently achieve a 100 Performance score on Google PageSpeed Insights. Every project I deliver will have 89+ on all pagespeed metrics, no matter what. This does not sacrifice quality, however.
I specialize in end-to-end infrastructure (Website + Dashboard + Backend). I also offer security audits, and bumping your pagespeed scores without sacrificing quality. I offer complex Shopify logic too. I prioritize a "No-Call" workflow. I provide a written plan of action and deliver the code, allowing you to focus on your business without meeting fatigue.
You can contact me via my e-mail, or direcly via my portfolio, whichever method you prefer. More info is in my portfolio.
I'm a Senior DevOps engineer, Cloud Architect and Infrastructure Engineer.
I provide contract or ad-hoc services and support to startups, growth companies and enterprises. I'm often called to set up greenfield DevOps installations, architect and build cloud infrastructures, design platform architectures, build cloud-based, SaaS and mobile products and assist with emergency or short-staffed situations.
I also provide fixed-price services which are often ideal for startups: Azure / AWS cloud builds; DevOps greenfield setup; security / DevOps reviews; alerting / monitoring builds; training; support; emergency services.
Some examples of my work:
BOOK YOUR FREE CONSULTATION HERE: https://ondemanddevops.com/?sid=hn2605Looking for: Full-stack, backend, or AI engineer roles working on enterprise/consumer AI products. Very open to new technologies, as I really enjoy learning and building using cutting-edge tech.
At internship: Built AI agents with Semantic Kernel (reduced workflows 40%, 20K+ users), Python/Golang backend with gRPC on AWS, and Angular micro-frontends.
Currently: Leading 6-person team on medical QA analysis platform processing 150K+ data points across 4 hospital sites (ASP.NET, Next.js, Docker, PostgreSQL, Nginx).
Research: Co-authored 2 papers on RAG systems (Best Paper Award at IMNS 2025, published at IEEE/ACM CHASE 2025: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3721201.3725519). Built RAG application achieving 95% accuracy on healthcare automation.
Recent projects:
- Automated course scheduler using agentic AI + Google OR-Tools (React, SQLite, AWS Lambda and ECR, FastAPI) for econ department
- Sidequest: iOS app (React Native + Swift) with on-device OCR + LLM parsing using Vision Framework for receipts
Resumé/CV: https://sameepshah.com/resume.pdf
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Open to Remote, Hybrid, and In Person roles
Technologies: Python, PyTorch, LangChain, FastAPI, ChromaDB, PostgreSQL, Docker, Google Cloud Run, AWS, GCP, React.js, SQL, spaCy, NetworkX
Résumé/CV: https://buvanipai.vercel.app/Buvani_Pai_Resume.pdf#view=FitH
Portfolio: https://buvanipai.vercel.app/
Email: buvanipai@gmail.com
MS CS (AI/ML) — Northwestern '24 | Currently: AI/ML Engineer
Building real-time voice AI pipelines (sub-800ms latency) and RAG systems at Bhuvi IT. Previously shipped distributed 8-GPU training at Argonne National Lab (2TB astronomical data, 1 week → 20 hours) and graph-based entity resolution (0.96 F1) as standalone projects. Comfortable across the full stack from model training to serverless cloud deployment.
Open to ML Engineering, Applied AI, AI Infrastructure, Software Engineering or Data Scientist roles.
Remote: Preferred (some travel is fine)
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python, Typescript/Javascript (React), Postgres, AWS
Résumé/CV: https://resume.lucamasters.com/
Email: luca@lucamasters.com
My primary experience is subscription ecommerce (starting in tech support and moving into fullstack engineering) and fincom. I'm always happy to learn new tech, but I've mostly done Python and JS/TS in the past few years.
Email: spiro(at)spirofloropoulos(dot)com
Recently built a pure C http server, by hand, with an online game bundled into it, in C, by hand, served on a website as a modern spin on MUD (multi-user dungeons). Also, recently built a vanilla (no 3rd party libs no AI) html/css/js with css3d card game - https://spirofloropoulos.com/css3dtabletop
Full-stack web, software and game developer, specializing in high-performance, minimal-dependency solutions. Available as an individual contributor, lead developer, or consultant. I excel at simple, efficient code and pushing web technologies to their limits. Can mentor teams or bring expertise to complex projects.
Proven track record of building multi-million dollar websites from scratch to production.
Stellar references.
Also experienced in technical streaming (online content), community engagement, and mentoring developers on modern dev practices.
I run a consulting company (atomweight.io), and have provided infosec, devops, and software engineering services to a variety of clients. I am open to both full-time and contract engagements.
I don't particularly enjoy coasting or clocking out at 5pm (mostly since I'm a night owl), so I'm looking for opportunities where I can move fast, build, ship fast, contribute the most value, and grow. If my skills and experience seem like a good fit for your needs, please reach out!
I'm very interested in deep learning, formal verification, and compliance automation, but also artificial life, complexity science, robotics, cybernetics (as in Beer), computational social sciences, network science, transit, city planning, etc.
I use Claude Code happily at work, as directed, and seen significant (though not unqualified) productivity gains. I've used it to varying degrees on different personal projects. I'm avoiding it now on personal projects (to retain and build skill). I can work anywhere along that spectrum.
I enjoy learning about what other people are working on, so even if you're not hiring or not interested in hiring _me_, I'd love to connect. I've had some genuinely transformative conversations with people I've met on HN, and I'd love to have more.
*EDIT*: I mean "I'd love to connect" IF you're not just trying to sell me something - especially your shitty AI résumé- or interview-prep services, you hacks.
nspire.ai 's company page [1] lists as their head of sales "Chris Kinnard". Perhaps this is coincidental. Perhaps nspire.ai, and their head of sales, has nothing better to do than to spam people. Doesn't say much for the quality of their product.
Anyway, I wanted to share this scummy, shitty, spammy behavior, just in case anyone now or in the future happens to Google™ Theo, nspire.ai, AI career coaches, etc.
[1] https://nspire.ai/company/