Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2014)

59 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

Location: Europe / France

Full-stack Rails / Ember.js developer, with a curiosity that make me play/work with various technologies and ideas. Instead of boring you with a list of buzzword, I'll just say that I have extensive experience working with SMBs (and I've created one myself), so I know what it is and what it takes to live such an adventure.

I mainly specialized in prototypes / MVPs, but I'm opened for more various work. Let's talk.

My blog: mcfreely.divshot.io My GitHub: github.com/mcfreely

Contact: paulmcfreely at gmail dot com

SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

Freelance iOS and full-stack developer, based in Amsterdam. http://iandundas.co.uk/hire

I've worked with a wide range of iOS frameworks and thus have a broad experience (worked on 14 apps to-date).

Currently enjoying digging into functional reactive programming via ReactiveCocoa and, of course, practising Swift.

I can travel to wherever you are in the world to meet and kickoff, though I prefer working remotely for long term projects.

Rate: $3500/week, negotiable. contact at iandundas .co.uk

SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

Location: Michigan, US

I specialize in helping people out with their Stripe implementations (I literally wrote the book on the subject[1]). I'm also very interested in solving your unique backend and systems problems. Recently I've helped a company port their system to PaaS systems like Heroku and CloudFoundry and guided another client through the ins and outs of building a Docker image for their Rails app.

Please get in touch, either through my contact page[2] or by email: hi@petekeen.net

[1]: https://www.petekeen.net/mastering-modern-payments

[2]: https://www.petekeen.net/consulting

SEEKING WORK - Currently based in Cambridge/London UK. More than happy to relocate to EU cities.

Remote : YES

Full Stack Web Application developer with primary focus on front end development. Designed and developed many complex web applications dealing with varied domains from Bio-Tech Lab Management Systems to Smart Metering.

Technologies used: Java, C#, Python, AngularJS, Javascript, D3, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, LESS, Bootstrap, PostgreSQL, T-SQL, Git, Grunt

Current Stack: AngularJS/UI Router based Single Page applications, D3 for visualisations, interacting via REST with Python and PostgreSQL backend.

Can provide references on demand.

CV: http://bit.ly/hn_jsdev

Contact details in CV.

SEEKING WORK - Remote only. (Based in Tel-Aviv.)

My name is Ram Rachum, and I’m a freelance software developer. I help businesses solve their problems using software, mostly by developing web-based applications. I work mainly in Python and Django.

On the technical level, it’s my responsibility to have high problem-solving skills; to design a good architecture for each project I work on; to implement that architecture quickly and effectively; and to be experienced with the languages and frameworks that I’m using, so when a problem comes up, I don’t have to spend 2 hours to research and solve it but rather just 5 minutes, because I’ve seen that problem dozen of times before.

On the project-management level, it’s my responsibility to communicate clearly and honestly with the client and my collaborators on the project; to understand exactly what the client wants to build as we plan together how to build it; to always keep the client updated about progress; to have an owner mentality and make decisions with the best interest of the client in mind; to own up to mistakes when they happen; and to always get feedback as early as possible from the client and from the users, so we know we’re not wasting time going into blind alleys, and we’re spending time only on features that the users are happy with. My email is ram@rachum.com . Send me an email and say hello.

More details about me: http://ram.rachum.com/cv/

SEEKING WORK - Remote or Local (Stockholm, Sweden)

My name is Jonathan Grahl and I work exclusively with Flask/Django platforms. With over 2 years of experience with these platform I can build stable & productive code bases.

Currently I am helping out different companies with implementing custom CMS/e-commerce solutions built with modularity and extendability in mind.

Experiences: React, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Flask, Django, Ruby on Rails, REST, Analytics

Current interests: Stripe implementations, Heroku, ReactJS, ClojureScript/OM, Django

You can contact me on jonathan@keyholders.io

SEEKING WORK - Remote or on-site Chicago near loop.

I WILL BUILD YOUR MVP FOR YOU.

I have 3.5 years of Ruby on Rails experience and 2.5 years of Clojure. I like working with SaaS and building MVP's, especially SaaS MVP's. I've built a ton of MVP's for my own startup ideas and can build yours.

Don't need an MVP built? I can still do the general Rails work, help you migrate off of Heroku, etc.

What you get working with me:

I will help you get your site ready for an awesome launch so you can beat your competitors and start making money.

Hassle-free hosting so you will save time. You don't have to worry about backups, etc.

Reliability. If I decide to take on a project with you, you’ll have my number and can reach me. I can start right away and will give you updates as often as you'd like.

Save tons of time. I don't really like being micromanaged. If you're the type of person to micro manage then it’s not going to be a good fit. I like being free to work on the project and complete the tasks as I see fit and you can just not worry about me getting it done.

Transparency: My rate is 3000 a week. I won't bullshit your time away and we'll get things done quickly. My rate also increases quickly.

Email me at: christopher.d.bui@gmail.com or whatever email I have in my profile.

My Github: https://github.com/christopher-bui

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SEEKING FREELANCER -- Remote OK (We're based in Hong Kong, something within a few time-zones is preferable)

We're a mobile communications startup based out of HK (both founders from the valley though). We're launching an iOS app in September and we're working as quickly as we can to get Android ready as well, but it's still at least 2 months behind. Looking to hire a freelancer with Android experience to help shrink that timeline down.

Contact: zach@lynkmessenger.com

Seeking work. Remote

I do security consulting and work at a well known security startup. If you have a web or mobile app that you need help either implementing, scaling, or someone to pentest and double check your security settings, crypto, token implementation, whatever you need then I'm your guy. I'm available for short or long engagements

You can email me at evanjjohns at gmail

SEEKING WORK - Remote (based in the UK)

My name is Richard, I'm a full stack PHP developer. I help businesses develop their ideas into products. I'm comfortable with everything from frontend Javascript to PHP, Databases and Linux. However, I prefer backend work.

Buzz Words: PHP, Laravel, Code Igniter, jQuery, Javascript, CSS, Mongo, MySQL, Git, Nginx & Apache. Also, I've got a lot experience at lower levels, MySQL performance, Linux troubleshooting, network packet traces etc.

Work:

https://clevergeo.com - geo location stats based on Moves data

http://socialteam.me/ - visualize the people you talk to the most (on twitter) as a football/soccer team

https://cleverrun.com - planning runs and predictions for common race distance, using the RunKeeper API.

Details: https://rythie.com

SEEKING WORK - London, UK or remote

I'm currently seeking freelancing work as a full stack web developer. I have significant experience in Ruby on Rails, and have worked in teams as well as individually to produce high-quality, well-tested web services. Most recently, I've been working on a site and accompanying mobile app to record weddings and other events (see https://kapshare.com/kyleandkarla).

My preferred web development framework is Ruby on Rails. I have full-stack web development experience, and enjoy everything from automating deployments on Linux to building front-end components in React.js. I also have experience in Python (especially for machine learning, with pandas/scikit-learn) and Android app development.

Please reach out to me if you're interested in learning more.

Github: https://github.com/corbt/ Personal site: https://corbt.com/ Email: kyle@ site above

SEEKING WORK - Remote (Based in India).

Looking for a months work, to raise some funds to help move my startup along. I can work on node.js / Bootstrap. I am comfortable with postgresql for the db backend.

I am currently learning Android, but not very far along.

I can also do yacc grammars and parsers - although I guess such work would be very rare .

My billing rate is USD 30 per hour.

My email is nxd_in@yahoo.com , github.com/neilxdsouza

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SEEKING WORK - Zurich (Switzerland), remote or onsite I'm a JVM hacker with 18+ years of experience. Mostly focusing on back-end, I can code in Java, Scala, Groovy (plus other non-JVM languages).

Very experienced with the following frameworks and technologies: Play2, Grails, Dropwizard, Akka, ElasticSearch, Solr, Gradle, Mongo, Cassandra, Oracle Soa Stack.

In the last 3 years I have also enjoyed quite a lot working with Puppet and Amazon Web Services.

If you need to build production-ready RESTFul API using a solid, scalable back-end, I can be your guy.

Some links:

https://github.com/aestasit/

https://github.com/luciano-fiandesio

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucianofiandesio

I wrote a book about Groovy 2:

http://d.pr/2eS0

Contact: luciano@fiandes.io

SEEKING WORK - Remote - might consider onsite

generalist software developer here, mainly a python guy, i can do modern web development, desktop apps, backend servers, reporting / sql, scripting and more.

recent work inculude: - writing an extensible realtime telecom CDR data processing server, using a python stack - design and deployment of a log analysis solution using python, elasticsearch, logstash, and kibana python frameworks:flask, django, sqlalchemy, pyside/qt, other: linux, rdbms, sql, redis, elasticsearch, crawling, software architecture / design patterns, distributed systems and more.

my contact info is on my profile

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SEEKING WORK - Remote, based in SW Ontario, Canada

LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/zamkhan

Recent client: "As an academic entrepreneur, I have engaged in a number of out-sourcing processes and truth be told, _kohanz_ was one of the few that I would still continue working with. He is skillful, honest and up front, knows what he is doing and does his job very quickly and within the time frame promised at the beginning."

Experienced (10+ years) developer of software for medical devices and scientific applications, many with an imaging component. Have architected and led teams to deliver on software for systems in both diagnostic and interventional contexts. Comfortable working in an FDA-regulated & ISO 13485 compliant quality system.

I excel at iterating research or early-stage prototypes (e.g. MATLAB developed by researchers) into commercial-grade software ready to impress the right audience (clinicians, investors, etc.).

Developing scientific applications involves a high degree of uncertainty and requires an engineer that actively participates in all phases of the SDLC (e.g. requirements gathering, risk analysis, etc.). My ability to communicate has always led to my role as the technical point of contact for researchers, clinicians (surgeons, radiologists, etc.), and senior executives.

One of my current freelance projects is creating a software application to drive the receive/transmit of a novel ultrasound transducer and then scan-convert the signal into an image in real-time. Outside of the medical domain, my development projects have included an automated stock-trading engine (including backtesting suite) and an NBA play-by-play parser for analytics.

Technical keywords: C# (WPF, WinForms), C++ (QT), Java, Matlab, VTK, ITK, OpenCV, GPGPU, Ruby on Rails, etc.

SEEKING WORK - Brighton, UK. London, UK. Remote.

Freelance developer based in Brighton in the UK (50 minutes from London). Available on my own or I have a few other developers with skills varying from hardware design to web development that I can bring in with me.

I am flexible, resourceful and reliable and I can help you turn your ideas into reality.

A very non-exhaustive list of technologies I have built real things with (and enjoyed): Python, JavaScript, Django, Node.JS, Backbone.JS, AngularJS, OpenCV, D3.js, Arduino.

See my portfolio for an internet controlled football playing robot and various Python, JavaScript and hardware projects that I've worked on.

Portfolio Website: http://tomparslow.co.uk

Geeky and More Techincal Website: http://almostobsolete.net

Github: https://github.com/almost

Email: tom@tomparslow.co.uk

Phone: +44 (0) 7951261227

SEEKING WORK: Toronto, Ontario, Canada or Remote

I am looking for either freelance / contract / consulting work, or to make contacts with people in the startup scene in Toronto.

A summary of myself:

- PhD in applied mathematics from one of the top US schools

- Knowledgeable in machine learning, statistics, optimization, graph theory, data analysis, data science, etc.

- Expertise in quantitative finance, algorithmic trading, financial data analysis

- Fluent in a multitude of programming languages

- Experienced in developing web apps in Django, Javascript, etc.

Things I would be interested in working with:

- Functional languages: Haskell, Erlang, F#, etc.

- GPU or FPGA: Cuda, OpenCL

- Big Data: Hadoop, HBase, Riak, ZeroMQ, etc.

Contact me at randomwalk152 % gmail % com

SEEKING WORK - REMOTE or on-site if near Amsterdam

My name is Bart van Kuik, and I'm an iOS software developer with ~15 years of experience in the industry. I have done everything from embedded software to enterprise-class databases, reading out custom electronics, mobile software and more.

I've done Linux system administration, including security lockdown, configuration of DNS (Bind), Apache, firewall, etc. Currently I focus on iOS apps, and I can do server-side work as well, preferably in a scripting language like Python or Perl.

I wouldn't consider myself experienced with Android but I did ship a small Android project. I've worked with local as well as outsourced teams in China, Indonesia and India. I could start as soon as next month.

Website: www.dutchvirtual.nl Contact: bart at dutchvirtual.nl

SEEKING WORK: Close to Sheffield, UK or Remote

Hi, I have just returned to UK and looking for more freelance work. I have a great deal of experience building web based systems, from straight up apps to various data processing and acquisition systems for back end services.

I specialise in building system which make people happy, which I believe makes me great for front end work and MVP projects.

Specialities: Ruby, JS (Node and client, love WebAudio), Go, UX, design

LinkedIn: uk.linkedin.com/pub/valentin-arkhipov/14/936/6b6/

Email: arkhipov.valentin@gmail.com

SEEKING WORK - Remote, available for meets in SF until end of September, then Europe

I'm a full-stack web generalist. My favourite projects are heavy on frontend javascript and charge their users directly (or at least plan to).

I work primarily with early stage startups and have seen a variety of successes, failures, great things, and ugly things. As such, I make the rest of your team more productive in the long term even beyond what you hire me to code directly.

In the words of one of my clients "If we never had ya, we would've been fucked". I helped them take an inexperienced team from zero code, to MVP customers paid for in a month. It was fun.

Github: https://github.com/Swizec

Personal site: http://swizec.com

Email: swizec@swizec.com

PS: I'm also interested in one-off d3.js projects. Been itching to make more cool visualisations ever since I published a book about it.

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