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Readers: please only email these addresses to discuss work opportunities.
Searchers: try https://nthesis.ai/public/hn-wants-to-be-hired, https://www.wantstobehired.com.
No drama. I don't want to run your company or lord over a tribe. The best fit is a situation where you need something done, you set the direction and constraints, then I bring you options to get it done and deliver it.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
AI Product Engineering: full-stack AI systems, LangGraph/Chain, RAG
Technical: TypeScript, Node.js, Python, React/Vue, PostgreSQL, vector DBs, NoSQL, AWS, GCP
Recent work includes:
• multilingual AI product (26 languages) for search automation
• AI-assisted incident intelligence platform for enterprise security teams
• multi-tenant account management platform (Life Alert providers)
• semantic video search using multimodal embeddings
• multi-agent systems integrating LLMs with internal data, docs, and APIs
Experience helping teams move LLM / agent workflows (incl. LangGraph/Chain) from prototype >> production.
Previously founded and exited a SaaS company serving Fortune 500 brands (pricing intelligence & channel compliance), built and led distributed team of 100+.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-borden/
Email: jborden13 [@t] gmail [dot] com
* Open to full-time, fractional, or advisory roles.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies - Lately it's been TypeScript, Rust, Tauri, Python, NextJS, FastAPI, Railway, Postgres, Vercel, Tailwind. + all supporting libraries
Stuff I made: https://www.treesnap.app/ https://www.blacksheepwall.tv/ https://llmpricingtable.com/ https://littlehtmxbook.com/ https://github.com/alexpineda/llmdump
hnalex@pobox.com
I've also recently deployed Electric Minds Reborn[0], a revival of a 1990's era virtual community using original data and a new software system written in Go, the Amsterdam Web Communities System[1]. Just to expand my horizons.
[0] https://electricminds.org [1] https://github.com/amysoxcolo/amsterdam
Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable distributed systems using Golang and Node.js. Specialized in microservices, event-driven architectures, and real-time data processing with Kafka on AWS. Proven track record of improving system performance and reliability, reducing latency by up to 35%, and delivering production-grade backend services.
I'm mostly looking for side work, but may be open to full-time if it seems like an exceptional fit.
If there's anything your current team has been meaning to tackle, but hasn't had the time, feel free to reach out. I can work very autonomously with almost no onboarding.
https://ktross.com
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate:Yes
Technologies: SwiftUI, Flutter, AWS, Git, GCP
Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jojo-feng/ Email: jojofeng98@gmail.com Github: https://github.com/Livinglist
Hi, I am Jojo Feng, a software engineer with 5 years of professional experience crafting mobile experiences. I started building mobile apps when I was in junior high, it was 2013, back when the Windows Phone was still a thing. I was appealed to the design system of Windows Phone (also because I was not able to afford a MacBook) so I learned C# and XAML after school and started build apps for it. Seeing positive reviews of my apps from users and how they provided values for them motivated me to pursue a career as a mobile engineer, and to this day, I'm still trying my best to bring the best mobile experience to those in need.
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: Python (FastAPI, Flask), Node.js, TypeScript, React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, WebSockets, AWS (Lambda, SageMaker, Bedrock), Azure, GCP, Docker, Generative AI, LLMs, RAG, Vector Databases, Whisper, Deepgram
Resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lu2h-V_zqEHKqFuopnZEZmzMUpV...
Email: jzachariah940@gmail.com
Summary: Senior AI Full-Stack Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable, production-grade applications. Specialized in real-time AI systems, LLM-powered products, and low-latency backend services. Recently built voice-enabled AI assistants handling real-time transcription and automated clinical documentation for thousands of users. Strong background across full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, and modern AI tooling. Focused on delivering reliable, high-impact systems that solve real-world problems.
Remote: Preferred
Willing to relocate: Depends on the role.
Technologies: C++ (interemediate), Python (begineer), Bash (proficient), JS/SQL (working), React, Next.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Node.js, Express
Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16DSvMyVfGH5xtncoHGMiC21xTah...
GitHub: https://github.com/thisisharsh7
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thisisharsh7
Email: 9u.harsh [at] gmail.com
Hi, I am Harsh. I work on open source projects at Epicenter (YCs25) and part-time as a community support engineer at Cognee. I specialize in frontend development and building practical developer tools.
I've worked at startups before, so I'm used to switching between roles and responsibilities.
Remote: yes (Atlantic Time, full overlap with EST/EDT)
Willing to relocate: yes (US East Coast; eligible for TN visa)
Technologies: Java, SQL, Python, C++, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, Spring, AWS
Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gDMe7tlwsMbdQSosutGGSvsM526...
Email: see Resume
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Backend engineer with 12+ years building distributed systems at IBM and early-stage startups.
At IBM, I worked on Kubernetes-based ingestion pipelines, developer tooling, and integrations for both SaaS and on-premise platforms. Before that, I was a founding engineer on an airline ticketing platform, acquired by a major airline.
Open to backend, platform, or developer-tooling roles.
Remote: Yes, also open to on-site
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: C/C++, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript/React Native/Expo, C#, (System)Verilog/Vivado/FPGAs/embedded, OCaml, Rocq/formal methods and formal verification, relational/logic programming/symbolic AI, SQL, JUCE/audio/music programming.
Resume/CV: https://www.dmitrivolkov.com/volkov-resume.pdf
Email: dmitri at dmitrivolkov dot com
Website: https://www.dmitrivolkov.com/
Just about done finishing up a CS master's degree, and looking for opportunities starting in the late summer or fall. My background is in programming language theory (particularly logic/relational programming), so would be very happy to work with functional languages, compilers, automated reasoning, and/or formal verification. I also have a background in music (I'm a published composer!) so particularly interested in audio/music-related stuff as well. Open both to software enginering roles and research positions (anyone looking for new PhD/doctoral students?) I've also done full-stack work across databases/cloud infrastructure/web APIs/frontends, and independently released a commercial music production plugin (Pivotuner, more info on my website).
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: Python, Django, FastAPI, Postgres, Svelte/Vue/React, Docker, AWS, Terraform, Zapier (Platform/CLI), ETL
Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariocesar/ (happy to send PDF)
Email: mariocesar "at" humanzilla.com
Senior full-stack engineer (10+ yrs). Python/Django-first.
I build MVPs that make it to production, and I stabilize/modernize legacy systems without breaking what works. Comfortable across backend, frontend, and infra.
Strong on integrations and data flows: Zapier apps (Platform/CLI), ERPs, billing, CRMs, webhooks, ETL. I've spent a lot of time making systems talk to each other reliably.
Years of experience in SaaS companies.
Ex-integrations @ Zapier / Tesorio. Former CTO/founder.
Links: https://github.com/mariocesar https://mariocesar.xyz/
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: Node.js/TypeScript, Python, LangGraph, agentic workflows, noSQL, GCP, Flutter, pSEO.
Résumé/CV: https://github.com/fokdelafons | https://lustra.news
Email: jacek@lustra.dev
I solo-engineered Lustra.news because legislative data is an unmitigated mess. It's now a production-grade infrastructure managing 300k+ indexed pages with 99%+ hallucination-free AI summaries.
Looking for Founding Engineer or AI Architect roles where I can own the system and ship at velocity.
Also selling B2B API / MCP access to my unified legislative data (US/EU/PL/UK/DE/FR). Check the code on my GitHub.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Ionic, PWAs, legacy applications, accessibility uplifting, Node.js integration work (full-stack), React, React Native, SwiftUI, Angular, RAG
Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-bennett-00061132b/
Email: nathanib@pm.me
Github: https://github.com/Evoke4350
Hi, I'm Nate. I am mostly open to moonlight contract/fractional work these days but interested in offering fixed price custom development for even the scrappiest of startups.
Remote: Preferred
Willing to relocate: Depends on the role. I would prefer to stay in the PNW if possible.
Technologies:
Résumé/CV: https://jbarnes.dev/resumeEmail: jonathan [at] jbarnes.dev
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barnesjonathane/
Hi, I'm Jonathan. I’m currently doing DevOps work for an open source project, operate a small web hosting company, and working as an accounting assistant for a local firm. My skillset is focused on the System Administration/DevOps side, with a bit of general dev experience primarily with Python. I have a PhD in Physics with my research focus being computational biophysics. On the side I also host my own infrastructure as a hobby, from the hardware to the nameservers and everything in between.
Having worked at startups before, I’m comfortable wearing many hats (and enjoy the variety).
Location: Croatia
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: 17 years of iOS development, Swift, Objective-C
Résumé/CV: https://tinyurl.com/y5p7ddh4
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomislavf/
GitHub: https://github.com/tomislav
Email: tomislav@me.com
Lead iOS developer for multiple award-winning apps, featured by Apple, The New York Times and Forbes. Working remotely for distributed companies for the last 12 years.
*Also open to do custom software development!*
Location: Medellín, Colombia Remote: Yes! Willing to relocate: No
Technologies:
* System engineer: Rust · query engines · programming languages · VMs · transactions · storage · performance optimization · data modeling · ERPs · Business Apps
* Databases: RDBMs · PostgreSQL · SQL Server · SQLite · SpacetimeDB
* Backend: Business logic · APIs creation · integration · orchestration · ETLs
* Additional: Python, F#, Swift, Web assembly, Git, Jujutsu, macOS, Linux (NixOS, Debian), Windows
Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-alejandro-montoya-cortés-6... Email: mamcx@elmalabarista.com https://www.elmalabarista.com
Software engineer with 30+ years building production-ready business applications and 3+ years as a core database engineer building high-performance RDBMs.
Founder and principal engineer of small ISV with a long track record of owning complex systems end-to-end, from low-level design to production reliability.
Driven to learn new domains quickly and choose the simplest effective architecture, tools and paradigms for each problem.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: H100, AI, Training, Python, PyTorch, FastAPI, Docker, CUDA, C/C++, OpenCV, Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS, React, NextJS.
Email: pungg10kk@gmail.com
I started working with AI back in 2014 and consider myself one of the early vibe coders. I’m interested in everything related to AI and security, I’ve worked on benchmarks, optimizations, training and inference, tinygrad, H100, B200, DeepSeek etc. I also developed an ultra-fast programming language for executing complex GPU workloads and created a generative OS for it.
Under 25, I created the core of a security scanner and built a hacking team at a UK startup ($7M investment). We removed the GIL from Python to run 30,000 threads and scan 18,000 exchange IPs for malware overnight.
I have many achievements, I created a Top-10 music app on the App Store and an Instagram filter editor for a social network that had 28,000 users at launch.
I worked on a top-30 cryptocurrency in AI and built a better version of BitChat.
I'm an experienced developer, visionary and researcher. Reach out to me and I will strengthen your team with my experience and knowledge.
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Remote: Yes (from Europe and Asia)
Willing to relocate: Yes, but only if remote work is allowed from abroad
Technologies:
▪ Languages: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, PHP, MATLAB, Bash
▪ Frameworks and libraries: Dash, Leaflet, Next.js, Express.js, Matplotlib, Numpy, Pandas, Xarray, netCDF4, PyQT5, Seaborn, Pyproj, Cartopy
▪ GIS: ArcGIS
▪ CMS: Wordpress
▪ ORM: Prisma
▪ Testing: Cypress, Pytest
▪ Others: Git, Jupyter, Docker, MS Office, HTML, CSS
Résumé/CV: https://albavilanova.github.io/
Email: avc.lleida@gmail.com
I am most interested in a director or project manager position, or as a software architect. I also prefer Apple tech but am open to other opportunities.
Location: SLC, Utah
Remote: Preferred
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: Python, TypeScript, React, Django, Node, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, ClickHouse, ETL, Airflow, FAISS, vector DBs, vLLM, llama.cpp, local inference
Résumé/CV: https://opertus.systems
Email: mark@opertus.systems
12+ years building and scaling systems and teams. I help teams go fast when systems, product, and org are out of sync. Scaling infra, unblocking teams, and getting things to ship without breaking.
Focus:
- eng leadership: hiring, leveling, process
- org design: early teams, scaling teams
- architecture: systems that hold up under growth
- DevOps / DevEx: CI/CD, tooling, developer velocity
- compliance: HIPAA, security, audit-ready systems
- AI systems: retrieval, local inference, agent workflows
Previously: YC-backed startup, Calm, nonprofit CTO.
Scale: millions of users, and built teams and processes that enabled rapid growth.
Opertus Systems: improve reliability, reduce manual ops, ship automation and AI that hold up in production.
Looking for:
- full-time roles (eng leadership / eng management / product / program)
- fractional CTO and contract work
- teams scaling product + infra together
- orgs introducing AI into real systems
Location: Austin, TX
Remote: optional, in-person in Austin Metropolitan area
Willing to relocate: no
Technologies: TypeScript, Postgres, RPC, HTML/CSS, React, Git, Docker, AWS, Python
Resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PFiiuQEZBPmNgI3NjPYf2kcec9S...
Email: anthony.mercado300@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-mercado/
And built some projects like: sandbox for agents with firecracker and rust [ https://github.com/vrn21/bouvet ] ; a key value store in rust[ https://github.com/hrefto/shorterdb ]; a serverless FaaS platform with WASM and rust [ https://github.com/orbit-serverless/server ]; a postgres extension with pgrx for full text search using tantivy, bm25, rust [ https://github.com/vrn21/pdb ]
Remote: In-person or hybrid preferred but would consider remote
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Software, systems, people, finance
Résumé/CV: https://hn-may-2026.jon-cooper.workers.dev/
Email: gazing_recite454@simplelogin.com (forwarded)
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Interested in FDE, deployment lead, product roles; open to others.
Broad and deep experience and expertise across finance, technology, leadership.
- Arbitrage and discretionary trader/PM at bank and hedge funds
- Co-founded VC-backed virtual gift card company, sold to giftcards.com
- CTO/CISO/partner at a $1.4B peer-to-peer lending fund
- Ran bank-wide analytics and then marketing technology at First Republic
Looking to join a high velocity, passionate, talent dense team who execute relentlessly.
I like to work with others to build software, systems, teams, and businesses and am good at it.
IQ+EQ personality, positive-sum mentality.
Remote: Yes, 2.5 years onsite in the USA (ADP, Time Warner Cable), now working remotely with global clients. Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: React, Node.js, TypeScript, Python, AWS (Lambda, ECS, S3, CloudFront), Ethereum, Solidity, Hardhat, AI/LLM integration (Claude API, OpenAI, LangChain), PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Docker, CI/CD
Website: https://govindgupta.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/govind-gupta Email: govind@govindgupta.com
I'm Govind, a Senior Software Engineer with 15 years of experience building production systems across full-stack web, blockchain, and AI.
What I bring to the table:
→ Full-stack development: React + Node.js apps from MVP to scale. Have built and shipped products for US enterprise clients including ADP and Time Warner Cable.
→ Blockchain/Web3: Production Ethereum smart contracts, DeFi integrations, and Solidity development, not just hackathon projects.
→ AI-enabled systems: Integrating LLMs into existing products, RAG pipelines, AI agents, workflow automation. I use AI tools daily in my own development workflow.
→ Fractional CTO / Technical consulting: Architecture reviews, tech stack decisions, and hands-on leadership for startups that need senior engineering guidance without a full-time hire.
Open to: project-based contracts, fractional CTO engagements, part-time ongoing work, and consulting. Strong preference for async-first teams. Competitive rates for the quality of work delivered.
Best way to reach me: govind@govindgupta.com
Remote: Yes
Relocation: Yes (US)
Technologies: C++, Python, Java, Distributed Systems, Networking, Embedded, Full-stack
Resume: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zqk69PPyvQaxbKHXvSsydGSM-Xs...
Email: -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/rfronteddu/
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Research Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience building distributed and real-time systems in unreliable and constrained environments.
Background in networking, including custom transport protocols, network monitoring, and adaptive systems. Recent work includes AI-assisted software engineering and intelligent systems.
Experience designing and building systems that need to remain reliable under failure, including tactical and edge environments.
Interested in backend, infrastructure, distributed systems, or AI-driven systems roles where I can build and improve core technology.
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Remote: optional, open to in-person in the NY area.
Willing to relocate: probably not.
Technologies: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, RSpec, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, React, Alpine.js, Git, Tailwind, Stripe/Netsuite/Salesforce & many other APIs
Resume/CV: Full-stack developer with an emphasis on Ruby, freelance and then at charity: water (www.charitywater.org) for nearly a decade. Interested in working with good humans above all else.
Email: dave@robador.com
https://robador.com/daf
Location: Vermont, USA
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Maybe
Technologies: TypeScript, Node.js/Deno, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS (compute, messaging, storage), FFmpeg
Résumé/CV: <https://en.masher.media/about.html>
Email: hn@masher.media
I've mostly been a first or founding engineer, owning systems that have to scale early. I focus on high-throughput pipelines, messaging systems, media transcoding, and recommendations—areas where issues show up under load, retries, and edge cases.
I also build real-time dashboards to observe and control these systems, using local-first approaches and browser-based technologies for media processing and realtime communication.
- Messaging systems delivering millions of emails and push notifications in minutes (retries, deliverability, observability)
- Browser-based video editing and encoding platform using FFmpeg, Supabase, and AWS
- Real-time pipelines and recommendation systems for tens of millions of users
- Scaled event ingestion ~100x for analytics and experimentation
I do my best work in small, product-focused teams, owning systems end-to-end, staying close to production, and communicating early around risks and tradeoffs.
- Founding or early engineering roles (full-time, part-time, or contract)
- Backend or infrastructure-heavy work
- Products with real users or a clear path to them
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes - New York
Technologies: Go, Rust, TypeScript, gRPC/Protobuf, Kubernetes, Nomad, Docker, Terraform, Consul, AWS, Akamai, Fastly, Cloudflare, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, InfluxDB, Grafana, Datadog, Linux
Résumé/CV: https://zhenyangli.me/cv.pdf
Email: contact [at] zhenyangli [dot] me
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Senior software engineer with 5+ years of experience building large-scale distributed systems, CDN/edge infrastructure, and developer-facing platforms. Currently at Disney working on the DTC media platform powering ESPN, Disney+, and Hulu - designing intent-based CDN policy controls (with Z3 formal verification), optimizing multi-CDN traffic mix, and integrating with Akamai, Fastly, and CloudFront for live events. Previously a founding engineer at a YC-backed messaging startup (Texts) and ran my own infrastructure-heavy SaaS for several years. Comfortable across the stack but happiest deep in backend/infra work - distributed systems, networking, performance, and tooling that makes other engineers faster. Currently pursuing an M.S. in CS at Georgia Tech (Computing Systems, 4.0).
Remote: Hybrid pref
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python/Django/React, JS/Typescript/React/Redux, AI, LLMs, Art, Music, Vector Graphics
Resume/CV: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rkb2zepov2fxkkduf8c7u/Graham-...
Email: see resume
Hi! I'm Graham, a creative technologist, former YC W23 founder, engineer and designer. Especially interested in engineer roles where I can wear multiple hats and creative technologist roles. Need a technical person who knows how to build things zero to one, has strong backgrounds in both tech and art, and soft skills like marketing and communication? I'm your person!
Remote: Yes, or within a reasonable commute distance in the Bay Area
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: I'm a game developer with web and mobile dev experience, so: Unity, Unreal, C#, Unreal Blueprints, Python, Javascript, Swift, PHP, Ruby. Production and project management experience. Video/audio editing and production, too!
Portfolio: https://www.aaronnemoyten.com/portfolio/
Resume/CV: https://www.aaronnemoyten.com/resume_files/Aaron_Nemoyten_Re...
Email: aaron (at) nemo10.net
18 years of game industry experience, including as the founding live services producer on Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes ($1bn+ grossing, EA's most successful mobile game). Game design, production, programming, biz dev/pitching experience, and I produce a podcast called Make Games, Drink Coffee.
Most jobs I've had were direct hires by a founder/CEO - I'm a versatile problem-solver and I'll wear whatever hat is necessary to push a project forward.
I'm good at this sort of nitpicky work, spotting and thinking about edge cases. I like getting things exactly right, even though that obviously isn't always possible due to various constraints. I've been kind of wondering if I should get into embedded development; I find it appealing when things are low-level or similarly constrained. I've beaten Microcorruption. :) (The original levels, I haven't played the new ones.)
I'm also quite interested in unusual or obscure data formats, and working on Truffle Debugger and its associated libraries certainly involved a bunch of having to figure undocumented formats and interfaces. :) I put down above what languages I've worked substantially in but I'd say I'm a generalist and will figure out whatever you give me (I knew approximately no Javascript, Typescript, or Solidity when I started working at Consensys).
I'm a mathematician by background and in my spare time, so after the Truffle Debugger project was shut down I took some time off to focus on my mathematical projects, including old ones I've been shepherding through publication. But now I'm looking for work again! If you need someone like me, I'm available for hire!
Remote: Yes - EU or US companies, comfortable with async and timezone overlap
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python (Flask, FastAPI, Litestar, Django), Java (Spring Boot), PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, DigitalOcean, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Linux
Email: hello [at] ensostudio [dot] dev
Senior backend and infrastructure engineer, available for part-time contract work (8–16 hours/week) alongside an existing engagement.
I currently own the full backend and infrastructure layer for a EU company: Python APIs (Flask/FastAPI), PostgreSQL and Redis, AWS infrastructure managed with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and Kubernetes workloads. I've performed cloud migrations between AWS, Azure, and DigitalOcean, and taken ownership of legacy systems that nobody else wanted to touch. Happy to be the person your team pings when something is broken and nobody knows why.
Looking for 1–2 additional clients who need a reliable, senior-level contractor to own a slice of their backend or infrastructure. I invoice through a registered EU company in EUR or USD.
Recently:
• Built and deployed a production RAG system (Python, FastAPI, React, Qdrant), including hybrid retrieval, ingestion, and backend APIs with improved retrieval quality and system stability as dataset scaled (ranking fixes, logging, debugging workflows)
Previously:
• 10+ years building and owning backend, data, and operational systems (ERP, BI, internal tools)
• Strong experience with messy data, integrations, and production debugging
• Delivered full systems end-to-end, including APIs, data pipelines, and internal tools
• Led technical delivery across cross-functional teams in complex corporate environments
Best fit: Backend or AI engineering roles where you need someone to quickly build, debug, or stabilize systems through API design & integrations, data pipelines, or LLM-powered features.
Open to contract engagements with possibility for longer term collaboration.
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Java, Scala, React, Typescript, Python, AWS, Terraform, Postgres, Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, whatever tech you need me to use
AI: Claude, Codex, structured output, schema generated response, etc.. AI enabled
Portfolio: https://www.benraymond.tech/
Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tpL0T_AsB9_MkO7iIyQTLBeq6h2...
Email: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminlraymond
I've been working as a software engineer for 6 years. I would describe myself as a generalist. I've worked in different domains such as aerospace, automotive, and telecom. I've taken projects from 0 -1. I'd like to move away from the enterprise environment and work in a smaller, energetic, and dynamic startup. I'm prepared to wear many hats.
I spent a decade as CTO at EMEX, growing the engineering team from scratch through private equity acquisition. Today I operate through Brightform Technology, working with founders who need senior-level engineering without a full-time hire. The kind of problems where product sense and architectural judgment matter as much as code output.
Past work:
* Led all frontend architecture for an IoT platform processing high-volume sensor data across nationwide deployments. Built real-time building floorplan visualization, time-series HVAC dashboards, and a modular device configuration system.
* First engineering hire → CTO at EMEX. Built the flagship real-time reverse auction platform that drove seven-figure annual sales. Grew and led a team of 6 through acquisition.
Best fit: founders with a clear idea and the budget to move fast. You might have Figma mockups, a vibe-coded prototype, or just a well-defined concept. I bring product direction alongside the engineering.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Open to discussion
Technologies: React, Typescript / Javascript, Web Components, CSS, UI Design, Golang, C++, MySQL, Postgres, Docker, Linux
Résumé/CV: https://sectionfourteen.com
Email: anthony[at]sectionfourteen[dot]com
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Former graphic designer turned software developer with 10+ years of professional experience. Most recently, I've been building highly dynamic frontends with React. Prior to that, I was re-writing legacy desktop applications as web based with Vue + Go + Postgres. I'm comfortable working across the stack, and adapting to new (or old!) technologies.
Currently working on a VST plugin in C++, and I have explored a number of other areas over the years. Such as: mobile, games, graphics programming, and embedded systems.
While most of my work has been web focused, I'm open to working in other areas. Check out my website, sectionfourteen.com, for more detailed info.
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python, Rust, C++, ROS2, PyTorch, OpenCV, Isaac Sim, FastAPI, TypeScript, Svelte, PostgreSQL, Qdrant, Docker, Linux, ABB RobotStudio, computer vision, reinforcement learning, robotic manipulation, simulation
Robotics and applied AI engineer focused on getting models to work in the real world. I’ve built autonomous golf ball picking robots, vision-guided robotic systems for saffron harvesting, hyperspectral drone sensing pipelines, RL-based flight route planning, and production ML infrastructure. Open to contract or full-time remote work, including US hours.
CV: https://umami.axelwickman.com/q/UK4z4Ugue
Email: axelwickm@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/axel-wickman/
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Django, Django REST Framework, PostgreSQL, Flutter, Bootstrap, Wagtail, AWS, DigitalOcean, Stripe, WhatsApp Business Platform
Portfolio and recent work: https://vaqueiro.com.mx/en/
Email: jaime@vaqueiro.com.mx
Hi! I'm a full-stack developer focused on building production-ready web and mobile products, especially SaaS platforms, internal tools, customer portals, marketplaces, and business process automation.
I work mainly with Django/PostgreSQL on the backend and Flutter or React on the frontend. I can take a project from product definition and technical architecture through implementation, deployment, and maintenance.
I’m especially interested in remote contract or fractional product engineering roles where I can help design, build, and ship practical business software quickly.
Remote: Yes (async-first, 5 years experience working remotely)
Willing to relocate: Yes(after a remote trial period)
Technologies: Python, Go, TypeScript, relational/nosql databases, smart contracts, AWS/GCP, Terraform, Docker, Prometheus/Grafana, Airflow, MCP, Cursor/Claude Code, Langchain, Pipecat
Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rz_DqdTB4pYJg3FgEnxQgoxmRPv...
Email: sgshubham@gmail.com
Technologies: Python, Go, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, NoSQL databases, Solidity, Aptos Move, AWS, GCP, Terraform, Docker, Prometheus/Grafana, EVM, MCP, Airflow, Cursor/Claude code
10+ years building backend services, data pipelines, and on-chain infrastructure.
Most recently founding engineer at Moar Market (leveraged farming on Aptos, ~$7.5M peak TVL) — owned the full stack: Move contracts, indexers, off-chain liquidation engine, DB design, and infra end-to-end.
Before that, tech lead at Hubble Exchange — built a custom EVM-forked L1 for orderbook perps that scaled to 50,000 TPS and 30M+ transactions, including the matching engine, indexing stack, and an SDK for market makers. Earlier: backend at Zomato (Hyperpure greenfield) and Delhivery (WMS, marketplace integrations with Amazon/Paytm).
Recent side project: Deploy Terminal — an MCP-based trading terminal exposing Hyperliquid execution to LLM agents (Claude Code, openclaw etc.) with non-custodial wallet signing via Privy TEE.
Looking for: senior/lead engineer roles. I'm interested in web3, fintech, quant infra, and agentic solutions. Comfortable owning systems end-to-end; prefer small teams shipping fast over large orgs.
Not necessarily looking for full time employment, if someone just wants to do a trial via part time / fixed duration project, that would be even better for a start. My last 3 full time roles started like that.
Summary: AI Systems Architect with 20+ years in software engineering and 10+ years specializing in AI, ML, and Computer Vision. Former Head of AI at ActiveEon, with a Ph.D. focused on Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Expert in scalable AI systems, MLOps, distributed computing, and fine-tuning of large language and vision models. Passionate about building practical, production-ready AI solutions that bridge research and deployment. Open to roles involving AI architecture, applied research, or leadership in AI strategy and innovation.
Technologies: Python, C/C++, PyTorch, OpenCV, scikit-learn, CUDA, FastAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, MLflow, Hugging Face, REST APIs, Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), MLOps, CI/CD, Generative AI, LLMs, HPC (Slurm), Distributed Systems, Dask, Ray
Built a petabyte scale CV pipeline from scratch using on-prem k8s; a text-to-sql BI tool for 9k B2C users; deployed daily production forecasts for all domestic solar panel installations in The Netherlands.
PhD in computational chemistry (2015), 10+ years of enterprise (airfrance/klm, bmw) and startup experience.
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Node.js, Typescript, React, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Google Cloud Platform
Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gdarrigo/
Email: darrigo.g@gmail.com
I'm a senior software engineer with 14 years of experience; I worked with small teams and enterprises, and I successfully contributed to the success of many products, Hire me if you want to onboard a passionate, team player, used to wear many hats, colleague.
Remote: YES
Willing to relocate: no
Technologies: Linux, Open Source, Python, Storage, Git, CI/CD, Ansible, Virtualization (and now getting into self-hosted AI)
Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-ulrich-a1b415266/
Email: charles.hnjorb2605@bityard.net
Hi, I'm Charles and I have decades of experience with Linux administration, with some cloud and orchestration thrown in for good measure. I am passionate about open source and making people's lives easier. My strengths are clear communication and methodical troubleshooting/analysis. I love learning new things and hope for a job that exposes me to more coding, cloud, orchestration, AI-related development, and nice people.
Well-versed in: Linux, Python, Bash, virtualization, containers, CI/CD, Ansible, git, and more. I am a generalist and love digging deep into new things.
Only open to remote W-2 positions at this time. May consider an on-site job in or around Ann Arbor if the culture is right. Regardless, I'm always happy to talk to anyone about anything so absolutely feel free to reach out for a chat!
Location: SF Bay Area, California
Remote: Open to remote or hybrid/in-office in SF Bay Area
Willing to relocate: Open to west coast
Technologies: Full stack web dev for 15+ years in many forms. In recent years I've been focused on game development projects using Babylon/WebGL and working with C++ & Go server-side (MMO servers). Many years of project and product management as well.
I have some cool projects! See my personal site for email and some of those projects:
https://brynnbateman.com/
Coolest released one is probably https://www.idlequest.net/, which is an idle-game web-based version of classic EverQuest, complete with its original 3D graphics in-browser and a real-time MMO server! Had up to 70 players online at the same time a month or two ago.
About to release my biggest project, which is a full reverse engineering and re-implementation of the 2007 MMORPG "Vanguard".
Looking largely for product engineering positions, or project/product management style work. Have done both and enjoy both a lot. Open to contracting or full-time.
Email/LinkedIn/GitHub is on my website!
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind, MongoDB, Postgres, Node, NextAuth, Cloudflare, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite.
20+ years as a designer/developer hybrid. Currently sole designer and developer at current company, shipping a Next.js site averaging 40k monthly visits and a hand-coded admin CMS used daily by the team. Founded Makeable Brand LLC and shipped 5 SaaS products solo. Built and sold a WordPress theme business serving tens of thousands of users. Brand and print foundations from a decade of editorial design, including 1,000+ book covers and covers for a NYT bestselling author. AI-assisted workflows with Claude Code/Codex as a core part of how I ship.
Looking for design engineer, founding designer, or senior product roles where I can own a surface end-to-end across design and code.
Resume/CV: https://thomasmcgee.co/resume
Email: hello@thomasmcgee.me
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, PHP, WordPress, Tailwind CSS, Hugo, SQL, APIs, AWS, GCP, Vercel, Netlify, CDNs, Shopify, iOS, Swift, Progressive Web Apps
Portfolio: https://scottmakes.tech/portfolio
Email: scottmakestech+hn@gmail.com
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Full-stack developer with 18+ years of experience building websites and applications across industries including media, finance, and e-commerce. I work across the full stack to create fast, accessible, and scalable solutions. Comfortable owning the entire development lifecycle—from architecture and infrastructure to UI/UX and performance optimization. Deep experience with custom CMS solutions, serverless architectures, and integrations with complex APIs.
Primarily looking for a full-time role on a team, but open to contract opportunities as well.
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.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Java EE, Spring, Spring Security, REST, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Node.js, Python, Jaspersoft Studio, Eclipse, Tomcat, MySQL, Oracle, Git
Résumé/CV:
https://www.aroranishchal.com/resume
Email: nishchalaro[at]gmail[dot]com
I am a senior developer and consultant with over 15 years in the industry. My expertise is in building robust, secure and scalable backend services and enterprise applications.
My expertise includes data visualization, business intelligence and analytics. I have extensive experience with the TIBCO Jaspersoft BI suite - Jaspersoft Studio, JasperReports Server and Jaspersoft ETL (Talend Open Studio and Server).
I am looking for part-time or full-time freelance / consulting opportunities at the moment (up to 40h/week).
Website: https://www.aroranishchal.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishchal-arora
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies:
Design: Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Experience and Miro
Presentation: Keynote, InVision, Microsoft PowerPoint
Project Management: Jira, Kanban Boards, and Trello
Prototyping Tools: InVision, Axure RP and Figma
Programming: Basic HTML & CSS
Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1stXm3PbP-_20SKp-RK-KEPfINGO...
Email: shetyemanasi18[at]gmail[dot]com
Introduction: I am a UI/UX designer with a background in graphic design, art direction, and more than six years of experience in the design industry. I am proficient in creating digital products in agile environments for the consumer and healthcare markets. With my strong analytical, research, and teamwork skills, I have successfully led a variety of projects from conception to development in both office and remote settings. I have extensive experience crafting personas, qualitative analysis, user journeys, user flows, user interface design, low and high fidelity prototypes, stakeholder presentations and design systems for UI components.
I am looking for full-time contract or freelance/consulting opportunities at the moment (up to 40 hours/week) in UI UX Design
Portfolio: https://www.manasishetye.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manasi-shetye
- Remote: Yes
- Willing to relocate: Yes
- Technologies: AWS, Python, Java, Node, Kotlin
- Résumé/CV: https://chrisdempewolf.com/Chris_Dempewolf_Resume.pdf
- Email: chris@chrisdempewolf.com
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Backend engineer with 10 years of experience. Most of my work has been in data ingestion, ETL/analytics pipelines, distributed systems. I'm currently running my own company doing project-based AWS contracting work, but looking to return to a team environment.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: for the right job
Technologies: Python, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning, Linux System Administration.
Résumé/CV: https://7c0h.com/cv_villalba.pdf (slightly outdated)
Email: probably_wrong_hn@7c0h.com
I love programming and computers. I've done Linux system administration and software development (both independent and as an employee) but also academic research and consulting. After a couple years researching schizophrenia and depression I'm ready for the next chapter.
Remote: Preferred
Willing to relocate: Maybe
Expert backend developer primarily focused on data engineering, mission critical/low latency/highly available systems, and AWS (certs: https://www.credly.com/users/jon-north.ad78f0c8). Happy to deal with greenfield or legacy or any mix of the two. I learn new things extremely quickly.
I prefer long term contract work, though I’ll help you with smaller things as well. W2 employment is a possibility if the fit is right. Whatever you’re doing with AI is also fine by me, and I’ll lead/adapt as appropriate.
Technologies: Python, C/C#/C++, SQL, NoSQL, Go, Golang, Docker, Git, Linux/Windows, Bash, Kafka, Redpanda, PySpark, Spark, AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, Redis, Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, SAP HANA, LDAP, Active Directory, OAuth2
Resume/CV: www.adiuvat-consulting.com
Email: jon.north@adiuvat-consulting.com
Software Engineer with experience building and scaling real-world financial systems at Nasdaq. Worked across the stack with Java/Spring Boot, React, and SQL to deliver high-performance trading infrastructure and leading onboarding for billion-dollar enterprise clients.
Strong foundation in mathematics (BSc from the University of Toronto) with a deep interest in data structures, algorithms, and computational theory. Comfortable owning features end-to-end, collaborating and building scalable, reliable software. Looking to contribute to solving complex, high-impact problems.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP, Python, FastAPI, Redis, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, MySQL, React, React Native, NestJS, AngularJS, Backbone, Playwright, Drupal, Express, jQuery, D3.js, visx, GraphQL, Chrome extension, Claude Code, and AWS
Résumé/CV: N/A
Email: [HN username]@gmail.com
My focus has been on browser automation and building browser agents since 2018, with 13 years of enterprise experience building dynamic data user interfaces for web and mobile. I have experience working at both medium 130 person AI companies and small, fast-moving 7 person teams wearing many different hats, which I prefer. I have been instrumental in taking multiple companies from 0 to 1, both as a consultant and as a full-time employee in media, real estate, marketing, streaming services, education, and fintech.
https://github.com/adam-s
https://adamsohn.com
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!
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.
We’re a small group of senior engineers who help non‑technical AI founders take fragile MVPs to production‑ready systems. We come in as fractional founding engineers: review code, fix architecture, ship.
Hiring: Senior Consulting Engineers (part‑time/contract)
Looking for experienced engineers who: - Enjoy advising non‑technical founders - Are comfortable reviewing AI‑generated code (Next.js, TypeScript, Python, major cloud providers) - Have shipped production systems end‑to‑end and can explain technical trade‑offs to non‑engineers - Have actually used AI tools in their own side projects or daily workflow - Can handle a mix of architecture reviews, roadmap planning, and hands‑on implementation
Details: - Part‑time/contract to start (typical 5–20 hours/week, flexible) - Fully remote with meaningful overlap with US daytime - Work directly with early‑stage AI founders on short, high‑leverage projects
Compensation: market‑rate contracting, typically 100–200/hr depending on experience and scope Apply: Email humans@intheloop.engineering with “HN – Human” in the subject, and a brief note on your background, availability (hours/week), and the kind of work you enjoy most.
Remote: Yes or Hybrid
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python, LangGraph/LLM pipelines, React, Postgres
Résumé/CV: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HzlPlQj-tJ2CxAJ7gQS5Habg...
Email: nonnontrivial@gmail.com
SWE with 10 years experience building (in remote and hybrid settings) in domains: defense, manufacturing, SaaS. Comfortable with ambiguity/uncertainty.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: TypeScript (web frontend Vue + backend Fastify+Postgres) + Swift (iOS and some macOS) + heavy coding agent use (Claude Code, Codex and Droid)
Résumé/CV: https://hboon.com/about/
Email: hboon@motionobj.com
30 years experience in software development, ranging from enterprise software, startups to indie software. Open for fractional roles too.
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=hn2605Remote: remote / hybrid / in-office all OK
Willing to relocate: yes (SF/LA)
Technologies: server, fullstack, cloud, applied AI
Résumé/CV: https://biztos.com/hncv/
Email: biztos ~at~ mac dot com
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Greetings fellow hackers!
I'm a high-agency, high-energy, eclectic, serious, fun, creative techie who's done lots of things at BigCos and startups. My happy place is working hard with smart people on something big and complex that makes the world better.
After several years in the consulting/contracting game, I am looking for an ambitious team to join. Maybe yours!
A few of my spinning plates right now: Golang inference worker, two Expo apps in TS/RN, Python data pipeline, AWS IoT for HVAC-adjacent devices, shared FFI components in Rust, and a HealthTech web app in TS/React.
Interested? Drop me a line, and if you're in the Bay Area let's grab a beverage!
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 — EU hours, or US East Coast overlap
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python, Go; ML/data pipelines; document → graph extraction; regulatory & legal-domain data
Résumé: https://walat.eu | linkedin.com/in/dariusz-walat
Email: dariusz@walat.eu
Senior software engineer, 20+ years on production systems. Working on neural nets since 1996 (neuroevolution, genetic programming) — multiple AI cycles' worth of perspective on what survives the hype. Currently building a regulatory forecasting system for Polish law: ingesting statutes back to 1944, building a graph of legislation and amendments, reasoning about where the regulatory surface is moving. The hard problems are PDF → structured graph at scale and reasoning under uncertainty, not the model wrapper.
I also write about where AI coding agents actually work and where they quietly fail.
Best fit when the work is engineering-shaped — application/data rather than infra/SRE/Kubernetes-heavy — and the schedule overlaps EU hours. Comfortable as autonomous IC or small-team tech lead. Domains where messy real-world data meets non-trivial reasoning are where I'm sharpest — regulatory, legal, scientific, financial.
HN: news.ycombinator.com/user?id=stakent (since 2009)
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.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: TypeScript, Python, NestJS, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, AWS, Docker, Prefect, BullMQ, HAProxy, Redis, MySQL, Prisma, GitHub Actions, Linux
Résumé/CV: -
Email: hn@millon.dev
I have over 7 years of experience as a backend-focused full-stack engineer and have been coding for over 12 years. I have built both internal tools and large-scale systems used by millions of users.
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.
sr. cloud software engineer @ Mastercard (5 years)
api/devops software engineer @ Harvard Medical School (2 years) full-stack software engineer @ Global Prior Art (3 years)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: 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
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Maybe
Technologies: Go, Python, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, AI Agentic Tools, JavaScript, CSS, SQL, PHP
Résumé/CV: https://www.wallyjones.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/wally-jones/
Email: wally@wallyjones.com
Looking 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
I ship full features end-to-end using on a real production codebase, not a prototype.
Looking for a 12-24 month senior IC seat at a YC or AI-native startup:
• Founding Engineer / early eng at a recently-funded YC company • Forward-Deployed Engineer at a funded AI startup • Senior staff IC where speed + ownership matter
Email: kenbrlow@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/knbrlo/· X: @knbrlo
Location: Texas, US
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: Terraform, Kubernetes, Python, Golang, Ansible, PostgreSQL, AWS, Ansible, Agentic Coding (OpenCode + vLLM + Local Models + Frontier/ VSCode + Copilot), Bash & Linux (all distros)
Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-marlow-37661177/ (full resume on request)
Email: chrismarlow9[at]gmail.com
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
About: I am a Generative AI Engineer who also happens to be pretty handy across the full stack. Most of my recent work has been building RAG pipelines, AI agents, and natural language search — using LangChain, LangGraph, and vector databases like Pinecone and ChromaDB — with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini APIs under the hood. I care deeply about shipping GenAI features that hold up beyond the demo stage.
Beyond GenAI, I am working on the full stack — React/TypeScript on the frontend, Node.js or ASP.NET Core APIs on the backend, and AWS/Azure for infra. I like owning things end-to-end and building software that's simple and reliable.
Technologies:
Email: jainrasik.pro [at] gmail.comResume/CV: https://www.rasikjain.com/about/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasikjain/
GitHub: https://github.com/rasikjain
Stack Overflow: https://stackoverflow.com/users/1993944/rasik-jain
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: JavaScript/TypeScript/Web, Python, C, Full-stack, AI/ML
Email: hello @ bad-software dot com
GitHub: https://github.com/soulofmischief
Full-stack JavaScript-focused engineer/entrepreneur with lots of experience in building scalable single page apps in different frameworks, web3, multiplayer web games, building transformers and other networks, all sorts of things. Product-oriented, executive and leadership experience, comfortable in both autonomous and collaborative settings, capable Linux sysadmin. I know how to ship, end to end.
I've focused for several years now on agentic and generative work such as simulating networked LLM-augmented embodied agents, interface research, too much to list here but always happy to talk more over email. While the rest of the industry is just starting to latch onto agentic systems, I can offer years of experience, product insight and leadership.
Available for consulting, startups, projects, anything web or agentic.
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Swift, SwiftUI, Obj-C, Kotlin, C#
Native application development for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows with over a decade of experience. Creating and/or integrating APIs/SDKs. TV/Video applications on all platforms (Apple, Android, Amazon, Roku.) Extensive experience building products and platforms from the ground up.
Email: info at squirrelpointstudios dot com
Best fit: early-stage founder who needs someone to own the software end-to-end -- architecture, decisions, shipping. Bonus if the problem space has real research depth -- more than comfortable with math.
Looking for: part-time contract, ~20-28 hrs/week, available now and continuing through the upcoming PhD (formal verification + quantum computing).
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, REST, Scala, Typescript, SQL, Python
Resume/CV: https://daltontf.github.io/Resume.pdf
Email: In resume
Site: https://daltontf.github.io
Taught myself Java in 1997 and was able have it do the heavy lifting over the years. Have "kicked the tires" on a lot technologies over the years for side-projects evidenced by the menagerie of repositories on my GitHub.
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.
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: Preferred.
Technologies/skills: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, RSpec, Git, Turbo/Stimulus, TailwindCSS/TailwindUI, AWS, Kamal, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, APIs, people
Resume/CV: Ruby on Rails professionally since 2008 at Shopify, Apple, Intuit and a bunch of startups as well. Open to consulting/contract work or salaried positions.
Email: bradly@rails247.com
More info: https://bradlyfeeley.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.
Location: Seattle, WA USA
Remote: Only
Technologies: cloud -- AWS, EC2, RDS, Dynamo, Lambda; docker, containers; Typescript, Python; numpy, pandas
Resume: https://zmichaelgehlke.com/misc/zmgehlke-resume.pdf
Email: See resume.
Interested in climate, sustainability, greentech, hardtech, bluetech, etc. or music tech, or anything you need those are just my prefs <3
Remote: Yes (Worldwide)
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Rust (Aya, Tokio, eBPF), Python (FastAPI, Django), Go, Kafka, AWS, Kubernetes, Linux Kernel ABI.
Résumé/CV: https://ankurrathore.net.in/Ankur_Rathore_Architect.pdf
GitHub: https://github.com/AnkurRathore
Email: rathore.ankur@gmail.com
I am a Lead Systems Architect with 12 years of experience specializing in high-throughput distributed systems and kernel-level performance.
Recent Achievement: Author of the "Crate of the Week" in This Week in Rust (#645) for my tool 'tsastat'—a high-resolution Linux thread state analyzer.
What I do: * Scale Kafka/NiFi ingestion pipelines to handle millions of daily events. * Engineer zero-cost Linux observability tools and eBPF network filters in Rust. * Optimize P99 tail-latency in Python/Go microservices. * Architect 0-to-1 data platforms for SDN, Cloud and FinTech.
I am a free agent looking for Lead/Staff roles or high-stakes consulting missions where technical excellence is a requirement.
Remote: Yes, or hybrid if nearby
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!
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: VueJS,PHP,NodeJS,MySQL,MongoDB,AWS and the rest…
Résumé/CV: https://irphunky.notion.site/Mark-Harwood-5d68c301d33548ebb7...
Email: mark at phunky.co.uk
Looking for contract opportunities.
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.
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.
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
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Rust, Golang, Python (Django, Scikit-learn, Pandas), PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, Elasticsearch, Docker, GCP.
Résumé/CV: Reach out and I’ll send a detailed version
Email: ycombinatornews@gmail.com
Senior Software Engineer with 11+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systems.
My career has spanned high-growth startups, successful acquisitions, and major enterprise research labs.
This is a surprisingly sparse posting. "somewhere in Europe" means there's a 2.2%~ chance I can hire you without needing to involve a third party like Deel.
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.
Location: Canada
Remote: Yes
Technologies: C, OpenBSD
I'm looking for monthly/yearly "no-strings" sponsors, not employment, if any individuals, companies (or bitcoin millionaires) would like to help a long-time OpenBSD slacker, unslack, I'd really like to focus more of my time on open source development (and advocacy), rather than making rent. Feel free to contact me (see HN bio).
https://brynet.ca/wallofpizza.html
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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.
Remote: Preferred.
Technologies: AWS, EKS, GitHub Actions, crossplane, Terraform, Azure DevOps, EC2.
Resume/CV: linkedin.com/in/lsdir
Email: elliotechne42@gmail.com
GitHub: https://github.com/autotune
Remote: maybe
Willing to relocated: No
Technologies: web frontend, JS, CSS, Svelte, Swift
Resume: ex-Google, ex-Amazon, see linkedin.com/in/jpsimons
Email: coolcucumber@gmail.com
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Web stuff
Resume/CV: https://vladimirslepnev.me
Email: vladimir.slepnev@gmail.com
If you have some fun, non-corporate-feeling stuff to do, drop me a line.
infosec [] duck dot com
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: Preferred
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js, NestJS, Go, Python, SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
Résumé/CV: surajnegi.com
Email: surajnegi@outlook.in
Location: Giza, Egypt
Remote: yes
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: Python, SQL, Excel
Résumé/CV:
LinkedIn.com/in/ahmed-a-923790345/
Email: ahmedhakimsadek@gmail.com
Willing to relocate: Yes (Salt Lake City, Carson NV, smaller US cities) Technologies: Kotlin, Android (Room/FTS4, Compose, WorkManager), JavaScript (vanilla, zero-GC patterns), HTML/CSS, SQL, FTS4, TF-IDF, ServiceLocator DI
Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e-UhVAkgbpoM7MjF_GtCW_PcsYA... Email: zhikun.dev@gmail.com
Independent systems developer, 27.
Filed US Provisional Patent #63/942,399 in December 2025 covering an offline memory lifecycle management system for mobile AI. Reference implementation on Android (M3mo Vault): FTS4 + TF-IDF hybrid search at 0.78 microseconds/memory on 10K-entry scale, 7-factor decay algorithm validated via ablation study (12x weight differentiation vs 2x baseline), 7-layer ServiceLocator DI replacing Hilt.
Also building Entropix Engine — a zero-GC browser game engine in vanilla JavaScript sustaining 3,000+ entities at 60 TPS. Structure-of-Arrays memory layout, GridHash spatial partitioning, deterministic fixed-timestep loop, featuring an adaptive grid-sampling fix resolving buffer overflow on high-refresh-rate displays. Live prototype on https://retroindex.org. 60 days into development, 13 milestones shipped. Weekly devlog on r/gamedev.
Past commercial work: scaled an e-commerce operation from $20K/mo to $140K/mo (7x) over 2 years through hand-coded HTML and SEO engineering — 700+ product pages under strict eBay platform constraints (no external CSS/JS allowed), with automated template pipeline reducing launch time 20%.
Background: BS Data Analysis Psychology, UC Davis (2021).
Looking for: contract or full-time remote roles in mobile AI infrastructure, on-device AI memory systems, performance-critical JavaScript/TypeScript, or e-commerce engineering. Open to indie hacker collaborations and Show HN partnerships.
GitHub: https://github.com/PhantomCyclops0079
Portfolio: https://retroindex.org
Remote: yes
Willing to relocate: within Ireland
Technologies: Go ("Golang"), Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Linux, Unix, PostgreSQL
Résumé/CV: https://www.arp242.net/cv/cv-martintournoij
Email: martin@arp242.net
I've been using Go as my primary language for the last nine years, although I don't overly care about the specific language and have experience with a wide variety of tools and languages such as Python, Ruby, PHP, C, JavaScript, Lua, and probably some more. While I've mainly focused on backend in the last few years, I also have written plenty of frontend code over the years, from the "pre-jQuery" days to VueJS.
In the last few years I mainly focused on GoatCounter (https://www.goatcounter.com) with the occasional contract job, but I'm keen to start working on something new for the longer term.
I've got quite a bit of code on my GitHub, so you can take a look at that if you want: https://github.com/arp242
Technologies: Python, TypeScript (Nest.js for API, React for mobile or web front), Ruby, AWS (Architect, DevOps, AI/ML), Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, LLMs, Scikit-learn(all MPL, SNS, pd, Data Science stack), Solidity, FinTech/Blockchain. (I've worked professionally with too many to write here and not give the feeling of "wall of text".)
Résumé/CV: baqueiro.com/static/baqueiro2025.pdf
Email: (in my resume)
Compensation Expectation: $140k and $170k USD gross yearly
Hello Hacker News! I'm a CompSci PhD (AI Multi-Agent systems... doing Agents' research back in 2004, before they were cool haha) and a passionate technologist with a warm spot for building high-impact products and teams.
For over 20 years, I've loved being a hands-on leader in FinTech, building everything from scalable crypto trading desks and AI/ML systems for fraud detection, to migrating entire platforms from monoliths to robust, cloud-native microservices. I thrive on aligning engineering with business goals and tackling complex distributed systems challenges.
Zero-to-One Success: Built foundational tech/AI/ML at a Fintech, enabling the company's Series A. Executive & Scaling Experience: CTO of a crypto trading desk; Head of Engineering, Product or AI/ML at high-growth FinTechs.
I'm actively looking for a remote role, or for an absolute amazing opportunity, I would relocate. I am most comfortable as first/founding engineer, also have been head-of-tec/cto building startup's technology teams. Right now I am most interested in doing AI/LLM work, like really pushing the status quo of both the Engineering and AI/ML. (I would love to get into something like SSI).
A couple of interesting personal projects I'm working on now:
* I trained a couple of Transformers+MoE models to forecast the price of a REIT-like time series in Mexico (called FIBRA in Mexico): They observe heavy cyclical behaviours every quarter that can be isolated and used as information for forecasting. Good results, albeit not 'life changing' yet.
* I'm working on a "live weight adjustment" or "live training" framework for Transformers/MoE models to be able to use new information to modify the weights of the network slightly, without having to re-train the whole model. Kind of like LoRA/QLoRA, but making something usable for a live-running model.
* I am also experimenting with non-chat uses of text/token LLMs. LLMs are text generation machines, which leaving them "running" independently would be akin to our (people's) train of thought that starts since we are born. Having an LLM do that and finding ways give it "perceptors" for inputs (like IRQs in computers) for environment communication could yield interesting results.
Remote: If not in Bend then yes
Willing to relocate: very unlikely unless it's super amazing
Technologies: a lot, over the years, including Erlang, Ruby on Rails, C, Postgres, Tcl, Python, Java, PHP
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwelton/
I'm looking to do something interesting with good people. I'm thinking something pretty niche that's a real product and not some AI-based deal. Not that I have anything against AI, I kind of just don't want to chase the fad, you know.
The last thing place like that where I worked, iCare (formerly Centervue) makes fundus cameras for eye exams, and it was a really productive environment.
I don't need to chase a really high salary; I'm looking for something fun, challenging and meaningful.
HN isn't likely the place to look for it but I'm also kind of interested in something around housing policy or otherwise branching out from software. I've immensely enjoyed my volunteer work with a local YIMBY group (well, ok, I founded the group).
Software engineer with 8+ years of professional experience, focused on open-source developer tooling & build systems. 5 years at JetBrains. Ideally, I'd like my next job to be in Rust.
I do full-stack product design + development in one. In an agentic era, you don't need huge teams. If you have an idea, an LLM will vibe it most of the way, but won't think through real, human UX—I do. When you want to go all the way, hire me. https://inventbuild.studio
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
Need work badly so send me anything except scams and fraud.