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Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2012)

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

Also see: "Ask HN: Who is meeting up?" http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4857727

134 comments

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anderspetersson
SEEKING WORK, Remote or in Sweden

Skills includes Django, Python, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3 and Linux.

Would like to pick up some cool Django projects while I'm bootstraping my own product.

More info and contact @ anderspetersson.se

JonSchneider
I'm an iOS in the Midwest that specializes in apps that integrate into web services. This last month just some of my work includes an app that is used to help athletes train, a photo effects application, and an application that uses MapKit and an external API.

Email me at jon@z-prototype.com and we can go over your idea for free, no strings attached. Unlike others I don't charge for or set a time limit on meetings - meetings are always free, because I want to build you the product you want. You pay only for time I spend coding.

extramoose
SEEKING WORK

Preferably remote, though I do live in the San Francisco area.

Skills include UX/UI & Product Design, HTML & CSS. I'm also very comfortable working with the design integration in Django & Rails environments.

http://dribbble.com/hastings/ for my latest work, hunter @ hah.to to get in touch.

eggmonster
SEEKING WORK - Remote

iOS / Android app development.

I'll build you an app that will literally figuratively blow your pants clean off. Also, I'll do it from $2000.

Reasons:

I've done a few of these now but the majority are in-house apps and as such I have little to show. I need to build up a bit of a portfolio that folks can actually see.

Also, due to personal circumstances, my hours are all over the place so I'm not Johnny Officehours.

I also have many, many years of web app dev and design experience. Happy to go into more detail via e-message and discuss all the bits & pieces.

Email in profile.

Udo
Seeking remote work / short local engagements throughout Europe

I'm specializing in

1) PHP scalability consulting, refactoring, and bug hunting

2) quick (24h) web app prototypes and proof-of-concepts

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

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

Web Tech: HTML5, CSS, jQuery, MySQL, JSON message passing, WebSockets, WebGL, mobile web development

Data: MySQL (and derivates), some Redis, flat file parsing and storage, experience with data synchronization

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My profile: http://udos.name

Contact me at udo.schroeter@gmail.com

madamepsychosis
SEEKING WORK, iOS & RoR developer, have most experience in prototyping. I am a student at Cambridge so I can only work with you until mid-January. Email me sp668@cam.ac.uk. London area or remote.
peterjancelis
SEEKING WORK, remote or in Belgium. Can move for longer term projects.

Ruby on Rails developer, graduated from Code Academy / The Starter League two months ago.

I offer test driven development, design is responsive using Zurb foundation or Twitter Bootstrap. Please note that my Javascript is very limited.

Recommendation letter from Starter League instructor available upon request.

My CV is at http://www.celis.org and you can contact me at pj@celis.org.

Would like to work on some interesting projects while bootstrapping my own company http://judge.me.

kingofspain
SEEKING WORK - Remote

Web development AND design. A horse with a horn. Billions of years experience.

Exciting bullet points:

* PHP - primarily Codeigniter but I'm flexible :)

* HTML 5 / CSS 3

* Javascript (+ jQuery)

* iOS/Android app dev (Titanium / PhoneGap)

* Git/Mercurial

* SEO

I also have a degree of exposure to things like SASS, Mongo, AWS etc etc.

Kind of things I've built recently:

* E-commerce x 100

* JS rug builder

* iPhone restaurant offers app

* iPad fashion app

* Sexy mrP/CRM enterprisey integrations

My site: http://pitbot.net - email in profile.

I'm in the UK.

3riverdev
HN freelancers, check out MyRudius.com -- it's a new spin on a freelancer marketplace. The model is a lot different than others and has several key benefits. Most notably, you'll no longer be buried by "spammy bids" from developers who don't even read the project description. Also, keep 100% of your income.
_p6xs
Please do not submit off topic posts
Vivtek
I don't consider that off-topic. Personally.
3riverdev
I guess I don't see how it's off topic either -- just thought it might be interesting/helpful...
fmw
SEEKING WORK. Remote. Based in the Netherlands (CET), but able to conform to US timezones if necessary.

Clojure & Clojurescript developer with a lot of experience in web development and search (see https://github.com/fmw/alida for a link to a video of a talk in London on that subject).

Willing to travel if necessary. My contact information is in my HN profile.

vmmenon
Seeking Work.

C, C++, Java, Common Lisp, Data Structures and Algorithms, Network Programming.

Please feel free to ask for my resume.

bastichelaar
SEEKING WORK, remote or in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  I need some side jobs to pay my bills while working on my startup.
Linux system administrator / Python software developer

  10+ years of experience with Linux mixed with commercial skills. 
  1.5 year experience in Python development
System administration skills:

  * clustering (OpenStack, Ganeti)

  * high availability (Keepalived, Pacemaker)

  * office automation (Linux, Samba, CUPS)

  * all possible server configurations: mailservers, DNS, etc.
Programming skills:

  * Still junior, coming from system administration

  * Mostly backend, Python, Django

  * A bit frontend: Javascript, jQuery, HTML5/CSS3
Other skills: sales, marketing, SEO, SEA

Contact me at mail@bastichelaar.com. I live in Amsterdam.

gilli
Seeeking remote Web Design work

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I am a freelance web designer from Iceland with 5 years under my belt.

I design as well as code the front end in HTML5, CSS3 and jquery.

My portfolio can be seen at http://www.gilli.me and you can contact me by sending a mail to hello@gilli.me

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I love working with developers so the hacker news individuals should be a great fit. Companies also welcome!

In all my work I strive to deliver great user experiences by providing just what’s needed, without confusion and frustration.

jeremyswank
SEEKING WORK. remote, US citizen based in Prague. Long or short-term projects. Specialize in cultural and artistic contexts, but willing to work on any interesting project. General skills, HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript/jQuery, Drupal, git, photoshop, final cut pro, after effects, logic. Combine skills of a visual artist with ability to solve problems in code. MFA from U of Iowa.
kam
SEEKING WORK - Remote (USA, American Citizen)

I go a little beyond what they call "full stack". I write code for both sides of the HTTP request as well as both sides of the USB cable. My current project involves d3.js, node, LLVM, and custom hardware. Somewhere between frontend and embedded, there's probably something I can build for you.

I primarily work with:

  - HTML5, CSS (LESS), JavaScript (CoffeeScript), jQuery, Backbone
  - NodeJS, Python, Flask
  - C, C++, Linux, Git
  - PCB design, AVR & ARM microcontrollers
  - among many more
See some of my projects at http://kevinmehall.net, and shoot me an email: hnfreelance@kevinmehall.net
darkhorn
SEEKING WORK. Bulgarian citizen based on Turkey. Remote.

PHP, JSON, ExtJS, MySQL, HTML5, Statistics, R.

redmondbarry
SEEKING WORK -- Sydney -- prefer remote

I'm a full stack guy (Linux and Windows), provided that this doesn't include visual design. Most experienced in back-end stuff.

Specialties:

- Web scraping and automated interaction

- Prototyping (currently web only) -- anything from a quick proof-of-concept demo to full blown MVP

Buzzword section:

C# (ASP.NET), Erlang/OTP, JavaScript (Node, Backbone), Python, PHP, Scala (Play), Scheme, SQL (Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server)

My details:

hermanbosma@gmail.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/hermanbosma

https://github.com/hermanbosma

[dead] harryjerry
SEEKING WORK. Remote.

7+ years of experience in product management, content development and online marketing

- Wireframes, ideation, customer validation, product management - Content creation, ultimate manpower to produce high quality content, mainly for blogs and SEO channels, also help for solving chicken and egg problem - Online marketing: social media, SEO, PPC campaigns, search engine marketing and more.

Contact information: harryjerry22 [at] gmail

calgaryeng
Is it kind of strange that given the developer "shortage" that we keep hearing about, all of the posts here have been seeking work? Maybe someone can explain that to me as I don't have ears on the ground in this industry so to speak.
mchannon
Notice the preponderance of "seeking remote" posts, coupled with (mostly) far-flung locations, and I think that's the biggest clue. The type of developers in shortage are the ones that are onsite.
yen223
As a dev in Malaysia, that is depressing.
Udo
I'm based in Europe and that's not really a far flung, rural region overall, but I have yet to receive a single inquiry through HN. On the other hand, just because I'm posting here as a "seeker" doesn't mean I'm actually out of a job - it just means I'd love to do some work within the HN community.

It might be interesting to know how many people actually got projects or jobs through this page. That would make it easier to benchmark my own listing.

For what it's worth, I don't believe there is any developer shortage at all, except maybe occasionally in unstable and hip niches.

aptwebapps
I guess it probably has to do with the ratio of freelancers to potential clients reading HN. Of course, some readers might be both, but I bet it's a pretty steep ratio.
mattmanser
Probably more because this post has been made on a Saturday, bit silly really.
artursapek
Yep. Happened to be the first of the month.
holgersindbaek
WOW... there's a LOT of people looking for work. Are we having a breakdown in the digital world?
driverdan
It's important to promote yourself whenever possible, even if you have enough work right now. You never know when that may change. You want to line up work before you need it, otherwise you may find yourself without any.
sprobertson
As a work-seeking freelancer, I think there are a few causes for this paradoxical perception.

One, "seeking work" as a freelancer doesn't necessarily mean the same thing as "unemployed". Many freelancers are juggling several projects, but still looking for few more to keep busy during the week. Some are looking for a future gig so that they have something to move on to next.

Two, the "developer shortage" you speak of tends to refer to full-time on-site developers. The people that fit these roles are not always the same as the people who are freelancers, often for lifestyle reasons. For example, not everyone wants to move to Palo Alto and work 60 hour weeks. Instead some choose the freelancing path because they have discovered that they can live more fulfilling lives by entirely avoiding the bureaucratic fascism of modern employment.

And finally, it's possible that the aforementioned "shortage" is the cause of a surplus in the other direction. It's easy to have ideas, and hard to implement them, so there are a lot of empty-shell startups springing up. These will have a hard time hiring good developers just because the developers have to be convinced of the value of this new hyper-social-geo-localized-dog-food-eating web service.

BilalBudhani
Seeking work - Remote.

- Good command over PHP.

- Experienced in working with Social Media APIs.

Online profile (for more info) : http://bilalbudhani.me

Email: bilalbudhani@gmail.com

lowfill
SEEKING WORK. Remote work / short local in Europe but I'm open for US timezones.

Specialized on vertical social networking sites on entrepreneurship an non-profit sector. * PHP: Wordpress, Elgg * Ruby * Javascript (jQuery, Node.js, JSON) * Git/SVN/CVS * MySQL, PostgreSQL * Linux * HTML5

More info at: vizualize.me/dramirez

_nato_
SEEKING WORK -- NYC -- remote ~ Rails - more or less full stack, but I am not going to be very helpful if asked to open PhotoShop. I am largely language agnostic; tons of years with the LAMP stack, using rails a lot in the last 6 years. I am really excited for Erlang OTP and building backends out that can handle stress. I love coding html, and my JS abilities are strong, too. I have only worked for startups in the last several years, so that's my temperament. I am looking to hack on something NYC - based that can fill something close to 30-hours a week-ish.

nbartley@indiana.edu

goshakkk
SEEKING WORK — remote. Long-term and short-term projects.

I develop full-featured web applications and back-ends for mobile apps.

  * Ruby, CoffeeScript, JavaScript, Python
  * Rails, Django, Express.js
  * HTML5/CSS3
  * Ember.js, Backbone.js
  * MongoDB, Redis, Postgres
  * WebSockets/Pusher
  * Heroku
Kinds of apps I've delivered recently:

  * in-house solutions
  * SaaS's
  * analytics software
  * real-time apps
  * e-commerce apps
  * LMS's
Some of my previous projects: http://goshakkk.name/projects.html

Feel free to reach me out at me@goshakkk.name

kleinsch
SEEKING WORK - SF Bay Area - Remote or Local - Long or Short Term Projects

I'm a full-stack Java and Rails developer as well as a published mobile app developer.

Web/Back-End Development - An expert in Java and Rails environments. Comfortable with web development, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Significant JavaScript experience, including client-side MV* with Backbone.js as well as back-end Javascript with Node.js.

Mobile Development - Have deployed multiple apps across iOS and Android platforms for phones and tablets. Experienced in both native (iOS, Android) and cross-platform HTML (Sencha Touch, JQuery Mobile) development.

nick.kleinschmidt@gmail.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickkleinschmidt