Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2013)

138 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.

I am an application developer with primary focus on web application development. I'm strongly passionate about web standards and creating amazing experiences.

I love working on prototypes & MVPs. I'd really like to turn your business idea into reality.

Let's talk keywords: Ruby, Rails, MongoDB, Redis, HTML5, CSS3, Ember.js, Handlebars, jQuery, Node.js, CoffeeScript, WebSockets, Clojure, Heroku, Stripe.

Web: http://goshakkk.name

GitHub: http://github.com/goshakkk

Email: me@goshakkk.name

SEEKING WORK - Remote

Web app dev (PHP), web design, iOS & Android app dev/design, HTML build and perhaps 8 other things.

Skillz:

* PHP (mainly Codeigniter in recent times)

* HTML / CSS (5/3 respectively if you want hotness, XHTML and RDFa also if you prefer)

* Javascript / jQuery

* Titanium or Phonegap mobile dev

* Nice SEO

* UI/UX to some extent

* Git / Mercurial

* Picking up AngularJS

Other stuff too numerous for a tidy post, but if it applies to the web I've probably had a go at it at some point. I've worked on everything from Wordpress blogs to big e-commerce sites (big being relative but think $1m+/month).

Also have a couple of new iOS/Android apps coming out shortly. I can see through an entire project from start to finish if required and have a lot of knowledge built up over time on what converts.

My site - in need of an update but here it is:

http://pitbot.net

I'm UK based. Discounts available if you'd prefer to fly me out to somewhere nice (hmm!)

What iOS or Android apps have you built? Can't see any on your site.
SEEKING WORK - Remote or Austin, TX

I'm an experienced full stack web application engineer, presently focused on Drupal and Node.js, but with a very broad background beyond that.

I've spent a lot of time working with startups over the years, and specialize in rapidly turning ideas into prototypes and full first versions.

Website: http://www.exratione.com

GitHub: https://github.com/exratione

SEEKING WORK - Remote or NYC

Background is in the data science side of things but I've been developing web products for the past two years - namely my two startups: http://getpressi.com/dan and https://makersalley.com/

They're taking a bit longer to pay the bills than I'd hoped (welcome to startups) so I'm looking to pick up a 10-20 hours a week of consulting work.

Web: http://dangoldin.com/

GitHub: https://github.com/dangoldin

Primarily work in Python, Django, R, jQuery. Spent years writing all sorts of queries in PostgreSQL and MySQL.

SEEKING WORK - Remote, or Toronto, Canada

Seasoned marketing writer, technical writer, editor and blogger with broad and deep experience in business writing, a deft touch with copy that sells, and a strong understanding of Web 2.0 and social media.

Specialties:Experience with writing sales copy, Web copy, one-to-one communications, ghostwriting, and other types of documents.

My core competencies include Web 2.0, social media, Internet marketing, and technical writing. Domain knowledge of CRM, finance, and law as they relate to writing and marketing.

http://www.hiremarketingwritertoronto.com

SEEKING FREELANCER

UK preferred, remote work considered.

We're looking for an experienced Android developer to work with our team on a project or two.

I'm an experienced android developer in London. I didn't see an email in your profile. How to get in touch?
sensecall, shoot me an email also, please.
I don't see one on your profile :s
Please send me an email too
SEEKING WORK - Remote

Tim Millwood is a UK based web developer working with Ruby on Rails, Sinatra and Drupal, looking to take on freelance projects.

http://www.millwoodonline.co.uk

info(at)millwoodonline.co.uk

SEEKING WORK - Remote or Paris, France

I'm an experienced iPhone/iPad developer. I'm also able to work on backend (Rails), web development (Rails/PHP) and system administration (Linux, Mac OS, and Windows)

website: http://www.lelevier.com all my contact informations and references are on it.

Thanks!

SEEKING WORK - Remote/Freelance Python/Django/jQuery, with extensive experience building e-commerce marketplaces. I have a research background, data analysis, playing around with NLP right now. I run a django dev shop, currently taking gigs for it. Here's my portfolio:

* http://www.cloudshuffle.com/

* http://www.sidmitra.com/portfolio.html

Contact details in my profile or the link above. Here're some examples from my portfolio:

* http://turbotaxcpaselect.intuit.com - Turbotax CPA Select, to help select accountants.

* http://www.ecomarket.com - An online marketplace for ethical and eco friendly products.

* http://www.teaspiller.com - An online marketplace for tax experts. [Recently acquired by Intuit]

* http://www.knowyourbank.com

* http://www.garnishbar.com - social network, to share mixed drink recipes

* http://www.fertilityplanit.com, built their self serve ad network + billing and payments.

* http://www.turlytag.com - an app to connect owners with people who found their lost items.

* http://www.fratmusic.com - an online radio streaming app serving over 1.3 million uniques a month.

* http://loudfarm.com - A music event site.

* Wisekangaroo: https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/10832416/1/Cloudshuffle/Web-.... - Find a tutor. Working on relaunch in a new avatar

* http://www.hypedsound.com/ - a music sharing platform, working on V2 right now. and many more

SEEKING WORK - Ontario, Canada or Remote

Human/machine interface designer/developer.

From scratch experience and interface design, from the napkin to nginx.

Frontend: HTML5 (Haml, Slim), CSS3 (Sass, Less), JavaScript (Vanilla, jQuery, Ember.js, Backbone.js, Handlebars)

Backend: Ruby, Rails, Mongodb (Mongoid), Postgres

Design: Pencils, pens, paper, Photoshop

NOTE: I am not available to do any work relating to social networks, online marketplaces broadly, and will have to review any consumer-focussed work before I can confirm availability. If you're working on a b2b product we're probably game though.

Contact is at http://robotfuture.net/ and in my HN profile

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SEEKING WORK - Remote

Specialties: Ruby/Node/PHP, iOS/Android, UI/UX, ML/NLP (R/Julia)

http://www.minuscode.com is a collective of freelancers based in Portugal, with experience with startups going from concept to market.

Feel free to ask us anything.

SEEKING REMOTE WORK / local engagements throughout Europe.

I'm specializing in

1) scalability consulting, refactoring, and bug hunting

2) web app prototypes and proof-of-concepts

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

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My current pet project is a toy programming language called np: http://np-lang.org/

Random facts:

  - started my career at an advertising agency
  - ran a web startup for a couple of years
  - have a background in bio-medical research
  - I love the web :)
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My profile: http://udos.name or contact me at udo.schroeter@gmail.com

SEEKING WORK - Remote

Front-end developer (HTML, CSS, jQuery, Bootstrap) (UK based)

Worked with Rails apps and also WordPress / PHP builds.

Email me for my portfolio work: chrisloft at gmail dot com

SEEKING WORK - Remote or NYC - Python/Django/Flask/Mongo

Simple, easy pricing and transparent progress updates. My skills are sold by the week. Pay for one week, and if at the end of the week you are in any way unhappy (not on my watch) we part ways amicably. Progress can be monitored easily by you on a live development server.

I am also available for random small jobs like upgrading flash video sites to HTML5 video for iPad compatibility.

I can make computers do what you want.

will@willholloway.net

SEEKING WORK:

Hi I am 4 + experienced in C#, Asp.net, MVC, Entity Framework, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Salesforce, Sql server, Windows Application.

for more details contact me on skype.

my skype: pavan.garlapatti

SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote, Anywhere

To provide web hosting/sysadmin client support, Linux, php, Mysql Wordpress, Joomla Plesk knowledge (or Cpanel). Knowledge of VMWARE Esxi a plus. [1]

[1] For a client of ours - please email me your qualifications, experience and pay and I will forward if it seems to be a match.

SEEKING WORK - Remote, Charlotte NC, or short-term engagements anywhere in the US.

Product manager that's spent the past 5 years helping to build one of the largest online custom apparel companies in the US. Now a freelance consultant looking to help small to midsize ecommerce companies with:

* building a practical but powerful measurement plan to understand your growth levers

* A/B testing strategies that aren't a pain in the ass but provide valid results

* finding and eliminating process bottlenecks that slow down execution and aren't adding value to customers

* understanding competitive landscape and where you can start building moats to protect your business

You can find me at http://www.databoxdigital.com or chris(at)databoxdigital.com

SEEKING WORK - Remote, Amsterdam, London

Syadmin as a Service

Do you want the best when it comes to scaling, resilience and reliability, but don't have a full-time Ops person on the team? Why not rent one?

I work with startups and web agencies to help them spend less time worrying about technical problems, and more time growing their business.

How can I help you?

- Expert sysadmin services, on tap

- Infrastructure design and engineering

- Server maintenance and optimisation (performance and cost)

- Quickly get up and running with tools like Puppet

About Me

I'm writing a book on AWS System Administration that will be published by O'Reilly later this year.

Here's an AWS case study for an infrastructure I built: http://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/fashiolista/

Last month I gave a talk at Puppet Camp Amsterdam about how to get the most of out AWS and Puppet.

If you think these services could help your business grow, let's talk. mike@fadedink.co.uk

I refuse to write "seeking work" in capital letters under my real name but I might as well throw my hat in. New York-based, remote is fine. Travel is fine if compensation merits it and it doesn't interfere with other jobs.

What I am I good at? Machine learning, statistical reasoning, game design, technical writing, architecture and design, and functional programming. I also know organization dynamics at a deep level even though I wouldn't recommend myself for a full-time management spot (hence my increasing interest in freelance; I'll have to escape the manage-or-be-managed corporate world before 40).

I don't have much front-end experience but I'm interested in picking it up. My preferred languages are Scala, Clojure, and Ocaml but I'll use the right tool for the job, and I can learn extremely quickly so that shouldn't be a problem.

I'm good at everything but subordination. No, I'm not constitutionally insubordinate-- I follow rules that make sense, like traffic laws-- but I refuse to be in the abusive power dynamic that sometimes comes with a payment relationship. I will only work for you if you see me as a full and equal partner; I bring the know-how and solve your problems, you bring the capital and problems to solve.

Oh, if you know anything about me, I don't lack for honesty. I'm a pretty blunt guy (constitutionally; not by choice) and I think that has advantages for you, even if it's bad for me.

michael.o.church at Google's email service.

'I refuse to write "seeking work" in capital letters under my real name'

SEEKING WORK is not the same as OUT OF WORK. The former admits cases where an opportunistic person with a job is looking for something to do on off-hours.

Have you considered doing training, or doing a speaking circuit? I think a lot of companies that are interested in open allocation would hire you to come speak, or help them hash out the details. (I'm just not sure how you find those companies)
I hear google sometimes hires speakers :)
Yes. I wouldn't mind doing some part-time culture consulting, but I also want to keep my tech skills sharp (and, beyond that, improve them). Then again, most corporate jobs are just as dulling to the tech skill set as non-technical work, so maybe I should really look into it.
Dear Lord; you must be a treat to work with.
LOL. Couldn't stop laughing after reading this.
I was about to put "Made Of Awesome" on my resume but I couldn't decide whether to put in under Skills or Experience. Problem is, it's kinda both.
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Did any work come from this? I'm curious if the freelancer thread works.
SEEKING WORK - Remote or in-person (Austin, TX). We are looking to ramp up for June-September. We currently have bandwidth of 190-225 hours/month. We specialize in Django web development (web sites & web applications.) We help non-technical founders get their ideas off the ground.

Email: theo@rebuiltbits.com

SEEKING FREELANCER (DESIGNER), NYC preferable but REMOTE ok

I have a web app that is coded 90% (Python/Flask) by me but need serious help on designing the front end. I would like to work with a designer and code things together (I build the backend, you do the front end). I prefer designers who can code over developers who can design a little bit. Contact me at yc@treftsystems.com