Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2013)
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Let's help programmers in or displaced from Syria get jobs somewhere safe
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6310317
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Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location and whether remote work is a possibility.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 236 ms ] threadAt risk of comparing myself to a fake horse, I'm something of the unicorn - happy working on any aspect of web dev, from the design & HTML to the bloody guts on the back end.
Been in the game for many years now so I've picked up a thing or two. I can also help with SEO-friendliness, things that convert from experience and so on.
Looking for some new and interesting projects to get stuck into. Ideal would some kind of retainer for ongoing work.
* Front end: HTML, CSS, JS. Responsive-ness, Wordpress themes, etc-de-etc
* Backend: PHP (mainly Codeigniter lately but can turn my hand to most things)
* iOS/Android app dev. Mainly use Titanium but have worked with Phonegap
* Git or mercurial is fine with me
* API-a-plenty, AWS, Stripe, Mailgun, MLS etc etc
Just to round me off a bit I've also worked in Perl, C, Delphi, Lua and AMOS(!) in the past, and whilst I'm not looking for work in those, it hopefully shows I can pick up new things and adapt as required (currently getting an AngularJS fix).
My rates aren't exactly comparable with offshore elance devs but are pretty good.
My site for what it's worth: http://pitbot.net
UX/graphic/front-end designer. Proficient with frontend (HTML/CSS/JS/JQuery) and experienced with backend (Rails/PHP).
E-mail: sidyadav@gmail.com
CV/Resume: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tw2i6j9vf1zutsc/Sid%20Yadav-CV2013...
Portfolio: http://www.sidyadav.com/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sidyadav/
Dribbble: http://dribbble.com/sidyadav
Latest project (all design/frontend/backend): http://racket.cc/
Programmer: desktop, mobile and full stack web development.
- Web: JavaScript, CoffeeScript, Python, Django, Node.js, Meteor.js, MongoDB
- Desktop & mobile: Objective-C
- Other: Lua, C#, C++, Haskell, Ansible, numerous testing frameworks
New-ish professional blog: http://lattejed.com
Email: matthew@lattejed.com
Interested in projects involving:
C++, Prolog, Erlang, Haskell
Games, AI; Systems programming; Complex desktop or server systems; wxWidgets, Qt; Mobile apps; Logic and functional programming; Compilers/Interpreters/semantics
E-mail: zura.jobs@gmail.com
I'm specializing in
- web app prototypes, MVPs, and proof-of-concepts
- scalability consulting, refactoring, and bug hunting with PHP or RoR
Languages: PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, Java, Delphi, C (and more)
Environments: LAMP stack, Node.js, Android, OS X, Linux, BSD
Web Tech: HTML5, CSS, jQuery, MySQL, JSON message protocols, WebSockets, WebGL, mobile web development
My current pet project is a toy programming language called np: http://np-lang.org/
Random facts:
--- --- ---My profile: http://udos.name or contact me at udo.schroeter@gmail.com
Here are some things I've worked on lately:
Scalable recommendations engine - https://github.com/jamii/springer-recommendations
Concise pattern matching and parsing - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4902219 (now getting a call-site compiler in https://github.com/jamii/strucjure/tree/compiled )
Parallelizing a constraint solver - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6140653
Dev tools for writing gnome extensions in clojurescript - https://github.com/jamii/lein-gnome
I have a strong background in math (real analysis, probability, discrete maths) and computer science (randomized algorithms, AI / epistemic logic, machine learning). I'm comfortable with clojure, python, erlang and ocaml and I learn fast.
I'm also interested in partnering with other freelance developers to cover the whole stack.
Resume - http://scattered-thoughts.net/about.html
Github - https://github.com/jamii
jamie@scattered-thoughts.net
Do you use or rely on PostgreSQL? I'm an experienced Postgres hacker looking for new projects to work on. I can diagnose performance issues, optimize SQL queries, implement custom datatypes, develop PL/pgsql procedures, and code up C-language extensions. Also have plenty of experience with Python bindings, including psycopg2 and SqlAlchemy.
No issue or feature request is too small, and I offer reasonable fixed-price quotes. If I don't solve your problem, get your money back! Immediate availability.
Check out my open-source code (http://code.kiwidrew.com and http://code.malloclabs.com) and email me:
andrew@malloclabs.com
I do custom electronics and robotics/automation projects, focused on going from idea to prototype quickly. I can rapidly prototype mechanics (with 3d printing), electronics, and firmware and make things work. Also happy to consult on feasibility or implementation of existing projects.
I have a very strong preference for OSHW work, and this is reflected in my rates (massive discount for OSHW projects, except for NC-licensed crap).
Contact me at kliment at 0xfb.com (yes, that is a zero)
Heroku, Firebase, NodeJS, javascript
Create a Heroku add-on created for our SaaS.
BromBone (http://www.brombone.com) is a service that makes client-side javascript driven websites (AngularJS, Ember.js, Backbone.js, etc) crawlable by Google. We process all the websites pages with PhantomJS and save the result. When Google crawls the page, the website just has to proxy the snapshot from our server and send the file to Google-bot.
We need to create a Heroku add-on so that people can signup for BromBone form within Heroku. This process is well documented by Heroku.
Currently BromBone does have any login/auth system for users. The project would also involve creating that system. Probably using Firebase's Auth system, although this is still up for discussion.
Willing to work with someone working nights and weekends, or with someone who wants to knock it out quicker working full days. Would prefer to per project or milestone payments rather than hourly.
The ideal candidate is someone who has previously created a Heroku add-on and/or used Firebase's Auth system. However, that is not a requirement.
If you're interested, please email chad@brombone.com
Full stack Java developer, 10+ years. Expert in Java, Spring, Groovy, Grails, Google Appengine. Also Clojure, MongoDB, Akka, Lucene/Solr/ElasticSearch, Coffeescript, BackboneJS, RESTful, etc.
* igor@artamonov.ru
* http://careers.stackoverflow.com/iartamonov
* https://github.com/splix/
* http://igorartamonov.com
http://robertomartinez.info romama at gmail
Proficient in: Objective-C and iOS / UX Design (Photoshop and Illustrator)
Semi-proficient in: Ruby, Rails and Heroku backends
I've got about 2.5 years of iOS and Objective-C development under my belt; I work full-time as an iOS engineer right now. I'm an atypical dev - I also have about 8 years of graphic design experience, a BA in Art, and experience branding a few different businesses (beyond my own apps). For the past 7 months or so I've been learning Rails, Ruby and Heroku's dev workflow for creating the backends for my own apps as well as freelancing for others doing the same thing. I'm not a great Web Designer, and to be honest it's a little frustrating at times, so I try to keep my Ruby freelance work focused on the backend data requests/response engine versus making a full-blown web app.
Some iOS projects I've developed and designed:
News/YC: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-yc/id592893508?ls=1&mt=...
Red Cup: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/red-cup/id477350446?mt=8
Rabbit Hole: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rabbit-hole/id568398282?mt=8
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Github: https://github.com/bennyguitar
Résumé: Available on request
Contact: brgordon [at] ua.edu
I'm an iOS/Mac dev. I've got a former life in webdev (PHP, Java, Javascript). Software engineering degree under my belt, too.
Typical projects have involved a lot of rich media delivery. I care a lot about the end user experience.
I just finished a contract, so I'm looking to pick up the slack. Let's talk :)
Contact me via josh at not josh dot com
The Apportable SDK cross-compiles iOS apps to Android, without changing the original Objective-C or C++ code. Games powered by Apportable have risen to the top of the charts and delighted millions of users through the Google Play Store, Amazon Appstore, and the Humble Android Bundle. Recently Bjork used Apportable to bring her Biophilia music album to Android: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6059844
Here at Apportable, we have an opportunity to port a game for very successful iOS developer who wants to use our SDK to take their app to Android. This is a local only position - you'll be located with our team here in San Francisco.
This would be approximately a six week contract, starting ASAP, and can be renewed.
No Android experience required (you'll be using the Apportable SDK). iOS or C++ game development experience will be helpful. Familiarity with OpenGL will help as well.
Interested? Send along your resume to jobs+hnfreelancer@apportable.com
This particular job posting sounds really remote friendly - you even will test how your potential clients will use your SDK, and those aren't going to relocate to your location to use it successfully, no?
iPhone and Android apps designed/developed - help me build a portfolio!
Knocked up a quick website at http://www.2kapp.net for perusal.
As might have been hinted at, I'm building up a portfolio of mobile apps and until I have a few to show off, I'm doing this starting at $2000. Depends on complexity obviously but this can include design & development if required.
For more complex things we can agree a price or tweak features to fit the budget. Could be a good idea for your MVP?!
Ongoing Testflight builds and repo access so you can see work progressing.
I am in the UK.
Marketing Consultant. I will move your conversion rate up.
What I can do for you: email marketing, landing page marketing (includes copy, wire-framing for variations, design/html), a/b testing (landing pages, emails, ads), setup campaign for blog give-aways, PR mentions and/or affiliates.
Other activities may be included, but depends on what you currently have and/or approve based on my recommendations.
Work can be as one-time project or ongoing monthly partnership. Work is tracked using a monthly KPI sheet to watch over conversion rate plus related metrics.
* Short on-site gigs (only in Europe) available, depending on contract.
Email in profile.
Also nice to meet someone else in marketing. Hi!
Ruby on Rails & Node.js
Experience building products for us (unplu.gg) and for others (nourishcare.co.uk, diary.com)
We have a thing for Data and IoT.
daniel [at] whitesmith.co
Proficient in Rails, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, C#, SQL
I primarily work in industrial automation doing control system design/programming and developing data management/visualization sites to monitor data coming from the plant floor and integrated into ERP systems.
Based in Las Vegas.
alexm [at] preciseintegration.com
Web dev and data mining (NLP mainly),Search/Information Retrieval(Solr,Lucene,Elastic Search),Automated Data entry
Currently working on putting together an open source watson, built on top of UIMA and Solr. Currently building an NLP based scraper capable of auto detecting anything you specify on the page. (Phone Numbers,Emails,People,Locations,Organizations,Dates,Numeric data,...)
Web layer is written in node and angular.
Web: Backend: JVM Web: Play,Spring Python: Django Javascript: Node/Express D3
Distributed Systems: Hadoop,Akka,RabbitMQ,ActiveMQ,Storm
Front end: Angular,JQuery,HTML,CSS
Social information and email is in my profile.
Freelance iOS and Mac developer with 17 years experience, available for September. Past projects include a suite of enterprise iOS apps, Mac KEXTs for custom hardware, and everything in between.
jcartier AT mac.com
ca.linkedin.com/in/jcartier
I'm a product designer (UX + UI) and a front-end developer. Here's some examples of my work… http://blendmode.co.uk
Here's what I do best:
- Planning: wireframes, on paper or in Balsamiq
- Concepts: Photoshop mock-ups of pages and flows
- Build: HTML, CSS and JS. I prefer HAML, SASS and CoffeeScript
- Integration: I can integrate into any app or framework (I prefer Rails).
Unlike most designers, I focus on 3 things - Attracting more people, Converting more people into customers, and Increasing Engagement.
I'm on skype as "mitchellbryson" or email mitchell@blendmode.co.uk
If you have a higher end non-Apple mobile phone, chances are pretty high that I've been involved in some of the software embedded in it. I developed/co-invented the core tech of a mobile imaging middleware shipped in 1B+ devices.
My professional experience (10+ years) is mostly high performance C/C++ on (more or less) constrained devices, but I'm no stranger to more webby things; I actually just placed four in a dev contest in a major metropolitan city here in SEA, developing a web forum (python+redis+jquery) in six hours.
What I'm good at - Innovating, analyzing and managing tech, prototyping, proof-of-concepts, architecture
Let's talk.
hello AT pollen23 DOT com
Lambda is an invite-only marketplace for developers, designers, and entrepreneurs to find high-paying, fulfilling work. http://getlambda.com/
We just launched and are a bit different than the other talent marketplaces:
If that's appealing, send me an email at andrew [@] getlambda [dot] com.Freelancers with side projects or startups are especially welcome!
I am interested in projects that are built on: * Ruby * Rails * JavaScript (Ember.js)
My portfolio is at alexriabov.com