Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2019)

[whoishiring]

Share your information if you are looking for work. Please use this format:

  Location:
  Remote:
  Willing to relocate:
  Technologies:
  Résumé/CV:
  Email:

Readers: please only email these addresses to discuss work opportunities.

[whalabi]

> 90% of the people I interact with are unfocused, disengaged, deliver-crap-and-call-it-good-enough, family-first execution-last folks. We have way too many executives who contribute less than nothing to our group's output. These executives eat first and leave us with zero incentive to make a difference. The big tech work environment sucks and I'm tired of living in it

I've encountered this kind of situation myself.

How common is this in big tech firms?

Is it common at the FAANGS?

[campfireveteran]

Startups co-founders/first-employees pay less and have fewer perks, but no one can hide in their own cube corner at that size and have deliver excellence if they want to survive.

If it were me, I would insist on equity, be it co-founder, first-employee or employee at worker-owned co-op. If the company profits and you helped it get there, so should you.

[friendly_fren]

I admire your desire for success. Too many of us get lazy and do just enough to get by.

[techrecruiter]

what do you even do? Are you a full stack developer? data science? product design? product manager?

[ISL]

Location: Seattle

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Seattle or Boulder

Technologies: Precision Measurement/Metrology, data analysis/data science, experimental design, vacuum, hardware, CNC/CAM, PCB layout, radioactive waste disposal and more.

Résumé/CV: www.charliehagedorn.com

Email: [email protected]

I'm a Ph.D experimental physicist with fifteen years of experience in precision-measurement and data-analysis. I build things, make measurements, analyze data, and answer questions.

Looking to work with a professional manager/team on a problem that is timeless, peaceful, and impactful.

[rubidium]

Charlie: as fellow AMO experimental physicist who got a PhD less than a year ahead of you but went straight industry, I recommend you look into how to translate your experience into what someone in industry may be looking for. Brain dump to follow. Take or leave what you'd like.

One of the challenges of an experimental physicist PhD is that you're a very good hack at nearly every engineering field, but not a product builder (largely because the apparatus you're building is n=1). You're not an EE but familiar with what they do and can "hack" their day job. You're not a ME but can hack solidworks to make a part and putz in the machine shop. You're not a programmer but can hack that too. You'd be great in any research environment, but those are hard to find. R&D departments usually skew heavily D, and not so much R.

I've found that systems engineering (the design and test type, not the network admin type) is a solid field for experimental physicists. But most systems engineers reside at bomb building companies. I've been fortunate to find a good fit at a life sciences company that builds products for research labs. Maybe you can too?

To the wider HN crowd, any other industry niches that you know of that fit the experimental physicist skill-set? Usually something that mixes both hardware and software is best. The typically advice I hear is become a programmer... but code without hardware is boring :) ducks

P.S. Charlie, the research work you've done is _really_ cool stuff.

[euix]

I was a experimental particle physicists and jumped straight into industry after academia. The trick is realizing you could do just about anything but there are very few jobs that require you to do it. The opposite of this would be say a Doctor, there is a very specific job he/she is meant.

What I found useful was to figure out of this infinite possibility of things I could do, what do I find most interesting and given my ability and scope of opportunities what could I do and still make a decent living? Then I funnel down and teach myself up to the graduate level in that thing.

[Kliment]

Location: Cologne, Germany

Note! Not looking for full time positions - I only take on project work.

Remote: Yes, strongly preferred

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Embedded C++, Embedded C, Python, Electronics (design, layout, prototyping, testing), 3D printing, electromechanical and robotic design and prototyping

Résumé/CV: Email if needed

Email: kliment at 0xfb.com (yes, with a zero)

IRC: Kliment on the freenode network

I do custom electronics, robotics, and embedded software development - I specialize in quickly turning ideas into prototypes. I've built custom automation equipment for chemistry labs, sensors that are in use in household/utility applications, control circuitry for construction equipment, 3d printing electronics, data acquisition equipment. No project too small. Few projects too large. Deep discounts for open source hardware work.

I would also be happy to come over (anywhere in Europe) and teach any of the above skills to a small group of interested people. I've taught courses in electronic assembly (SMD), 3d printing (building/using printers, iterative 3d model design using programming) and robot design and construction. I've taught courses at several universities, hackspaces, company events and conferences.

[oldboyFX]

Remote two-person web development team, also hireable individually

Location: Central Europe

Remote: Yes, since the beginning of our careers

Willing to relocate: No, but we can visit

Email: [email protected]

My partner and I have extensive experience in architecting, building, and managing large custom-made web applications.

Recent projects: https://codetree.co/case-studies

I (Ivor) specialize in front-end, but also do back-end(node) and UX design (JS/TypeScript/Babel, React, Webpack, GraphQL, ESLint, CSS etc.).

My partner (Vedran) specializes in back-end, DevOps, system administration (Ruby on Rails, Java, PostgreSQL, Elastic, Docker, AWS, etc.), and also does light front-end work.

Throughout the last decade we built Airbnb-like platforms, music streaming apps, healthcare/finance/construction apps, real-time GPS vehicle tracking suites, worked on core systems of big data platforms (millions of daily transactions) and more.

We mostly collaborate with companies, but also have a lot of positive experiences assuming CTO-for-hire roles to work with non-technical founders.

Both of us are immediately available for full/part time contracts. The rate is approximately $90/hour depending on engagement details.

Read more on https://codetree.co/

Get in touch: [email protected] | Skype: ivor.reic (11am-10pm UTC)

[Jane0617]

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

I am seeking an entry-level data analyst or data scientist position. I’m passionate about data and extracting value from data, and good at advanced analytics skills and marketing campaign (funnel analysis and cohort analysis). Also, I am very curious, detail-oriented, fast-learning, problem-solving and proactive.

Technologies: R, SAS, MySQL & PostgreSQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, GitHub, Excel, PowerPoint, LaTeX, EViews, SPSS, MapInfo

Skills: Theory of Point and Interval Estimation and Hypothesis Testing, Bayesian Methods, Experiential Designs (ANOVA, ANCOVA, AB testing, Multiple Comparisons and Latin Square Designs (LSD)), Linear Regression, Machine Learning (KNN, Logistic Regression, Naïve Bayes, K-means Cluster, SVM, Decision Tree, Random Forest), Data Visualization (ggplot2, Tableau, Seaborn), Deep Learning (Keras, TensorFlow, RNN, LSTM, CNN), Natural Language Processing (Sentiment Analysis, N-grams, TF-IDF, Topic Modeling), Advanced SAS (SQL and Macro), Advanced Statistical Theory (MLE, LRT, Monte Carlos), Data Synthesis, Data Pipeline, Data Mining, Data Wrangling, Data Visualization, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Regression-based Models, Hypothesis Testing, Text Mining, Cohort Analysis

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K6hbKv6Go8fv5QSpANJoRsoVDtA...

Email: [email protected]

Github: https://github.com/JaneLiu0617

[BenoitP]

Machine learning engineer, specialized in Explainable AI / ML

Recent Highlights:

* Implementation in Spark/Scala of treeinterpreter, currently used in production

* Participation to the FICO-Google Explainable Machine Learning Challenge

* Intuitive, visual data/signal explorer (work in progress, partial view at http://explicable.ml (the 3D background view))

Location: Paris, France

Remote: yes

Willing to relocate: for the right job, yes

Technologies: SHAP, RuleFit, Random Forest, Word2Vec, PCA, t-SNE, LSH, ROC, Scikit-Learn, Spark, Weka, Databricks, BigQuery, Hive, Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, AWS, Linux, Maven, Git, Java, Scala, Python, CAML, Elm, Javascript, Spring, Primefaces, d3.js

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benoitparis/

Github: https://github.com/benoitparis/

Email: [email protected]

[nalexn]

Location: Russia

Remote: Yes (Worked remotely for > 3 years)

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: iOS, Swift, Objective-C, Xcode, RxSwift, SwiftUI

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1rtHAyxPqeEcjSQKLz9F5Gqvm-1...

Email: alexey {at} naumov.tech

Blog: https://nalexn.github.io

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Over the past eight years working as a software engineer, I grew to an iOS team lead of a public FinTech company working from their headquarters in Hollywood, CA, followed by starting my startup. Now I’m on the market for my next professional challenge as a software engineer, who blends experience in mobile app development and systems architecture with product-oriented leadership and team coaching.

If you need an exceptionally skilled and proactive team player - check out my LinkedIn / Resume to read more about my experience!

[teetertater]

New Grad Data Scientist / Machine Learning Engineer (May 2020) with experience at 2 startups

   Location: Vienna, Austria
   Remote: Yes or On-Site
   Willing to relocate: Vienna or nearby

   Tech: Python, Scala, R, PyTorch, fast.ai, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub/BitBucket LaTeX, NumPy

   Languages: English/Russian Native Speaker, German B2 (Conversational)

Résumé/CV: https://www.yury.cc/resume.html

Website: https://www.yury.cc/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yzhuk

GitHub: https://github.com/Teetertater

Email: [email protected]

[dinoreic]

Location: European Union

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Nope, but I can visit on a monthly basis and stay up to 2 weeks

Technologies: Ruby (on Rails, Solidus), JavaScript (React, Vue, Svelte), PostgreSQL, AWS, HTML/SCSS, HTTP, Microservices

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dinoreic/

Email: [email protected]

I'm a seasoned expert with 15+ years of experience building my own web products and helping other companies do the same, both remotely and on-site (US and EU).

For the last 10+ years, I held numerous team lead positions and have worked with both early-stage startups and large established companies. I have a lot of experience with scripting languages, micro-service architectures, server setups, and the web in general.

I'm available for both part and full-time contracts starting next week.

[decasia]

I'm a full stack web developer with a PhD in cultural anthropology. Especially interested in building software that fits real human needs and solves real problems.

Location: Atlanta, GA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Javascript/CSS/HTML (esp. Ember.js), Ruby/Rails, Python, Node, Postgres, Redis, some PHP.

Résumé: https://decasia.org/docs/et-tech.pdf

Story behind résumé: https://decasia.org/tech.html

Email: eli.thorkelson at gmail

[at-fates-hands]

How many people have asked you how you got from cultural anthropology to being a developer?

I have a doctoral degree in cultural anthropology and get asked constantly how I made the switch. I'd love to hear your story. . .

[newgradapp]

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Remote: Yes

Willing to Relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, Javascript, HTML/CSS, ML

Resume: On request

Email: [email protected]

Github: https://github.com/sssss465

Recent graduate from New York University. Looking for new grad / junior roles in full-stack, backend, or machine learning. Has experience working in the front end and on the backend. Most recent role was working on model compression on Tensorflow Lite. My interests lie in creating visualizations and working with data. I have also created d3 chart statistics.

[LyndsySimon]

  Location: rural Arkansas
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: I’m a back-end focused dev, and prefer Python.
    I’ve experience in many language and stacks, and have
    a proven record of deeply learning new stacks quickly.
  Resume/CV: https://linkedin.com/in/LyndsySimon/
  Email: [email protected]

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I’m looking for something long-term, preferably with a demonstrable positive impact on the world. It doesn’t have to be “sexy”, it only has to be a “good thing.”

[epow]

My name’s Ed. I’m a Senior Product Engineer. Having been primarily management and process based for the first half of my career, I upskilled technically some years ago to become a business/product focussed engineer. Having worked for numerous years as a full stack developer, I am now perfectly placed to deliver in a role that interfaces between technology, the business and customers. Not detailed here, I have products I have built on the side as well as consulting clients, the experience of which I draw upon in my work.

Location: Spain (Barcelona) - UK Native

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies:

  Client
    Frameworks/Paradigms: React, React Native, Graphql, Apollo 
    Client, NextJS,
    Redux, Redux Saga, Webpack, Styled Components, Storybook
    Languages: Typescript, Javascript, HTML, CSS

  Server
    Frameworks/Paradigms: Node, Graphql, Apollo Server, 
    Serverless, Meteor,
    Rails, Symphony, AWS Lambda, SQL (Postgress/Sqlite/MySql), 
    Mongo,
    DynamoDB
    Languages: Typescript, Javascript, Ruby, PHP, SQL

  Testing
    Jest, Mocha, Storyshots, Cypress, Cucumber, PHPUnit

CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ozz-RdXI-F5NbbepmOFqXgySLeL...

email: [email protected]

[kazinator]

Very experienced systems programmer: C, older school C++, Linux kernel, embedded. Free software contributions. Major open source project. Lisp hacker/researcher.

I'm not willing to relocate permanently, and have a strong preference for Japan.

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: GNU/Linux kernel&userland, C, C++, Lisp

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaz-kylheku-8a8b94197/

Email: click on HN profile.

[sjsamson]

Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

Remote: Preferred, but on-site is fine

Willing to relocate: No

Resume/CV: https://linkedin.com/in/suri-samson

Email: sjsamson86 at gmail d0t com

Technologies: Computing Infrastructure (Servers, Networking, Storage), GNU/Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, VMware, OpenStack, CI/CD, Distributed Systems

About me: I am a Bay Area native and lifelong technologist. Built my first computer when I was 8, got exposed UNIX/Linux systems and installed Red Hat Linux and Slackware in late 1900s, which sparked my interest in technology and set me on the path I am on. Experience and skills in the Systems/Infrastructure/DevOps/SRE space, from the physical layer (data center and computer hardware) up to supporting apps in production and the developers that build them. Recent years focused on the emerging cloud native computing stack, helping software developers and organizations be successful with it. I bring a systems theory approach to thinking about and solving problems. Have many areas of interest, and am also interested in applying my skillset into various other (not traditionally considered tech) industries and verticals like transportation, energy, water, agriculture, etc. that can have a large positive societal impact.

[nunoarruda]

Front-End Angular Developer

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes, remote only

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: HTML, CSS, Sass, DOM, JavaScript, ES6/7/8, TypeScript, JSON, AJAX, HTTP, Web APIs, RESTful APIs, Bootstrap, Angular, RxJS, NgRx, Ionic, Angular Material, Wijmo, Karma, Jasmine, Protractor

Résumé/CV: https://nunoarruda.com/resume.pdf

Email: [email protected]

Looking for: Permanent but part-time (4 hours a day) employment

Hi, I'm Nuno, a Result-Oriented Front End Angular Engineer with a strong technical skill-set, attention to detail, and 17 years of experience. I have a passion for translating beautiful designs into functional user interfaces and building great web applications.

I actively seek out new technologies and stay up-to-date on industry trends and advancements. Continued education has allowed me to stay ahead of the curve and deliver exceptional work to each employer I’ve worked for.

I've successfully delivered projects like a CSS UI library used by 17,000 employees, a mobile app that has 120,000+ users, and a web app serving over 100 million images. I've done frontend work for Adobe, Webflow, Bayer, among other companies.

I'm originally from Portugal but I've been working remotely for the last 6 years for companies worldwide. I can be flexible in order to have overlapping working hours with a distributed team.

[jonpurdy]

Location: Currently Toronto, Canada

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes, moving to SF in two months for wife's job

Technologies (primary stack): Jira, Trello, Python, Flask, Vagrant, Docker, Jenkins, Ethereum

Résumé/CV: jonpurdy.com/resume.pdf

Email: [email protected] (will respond from my real one)

I'm primarily a Technical Project Manager looking to help teams build software more efficiently.

In previous infrastructure roles I've spearheaded numerous projects, brought service endpoint uptime from ~95% to 100%, took over and grew a team, and improved team performance by implementing Infrascrum methodology. Since 2018, I've implemented Scrum and Kanban, coached junior development teams, and successfully completed and released multiple software projects, both internal and for clients. I also acted as a product manager for many of the internal products we created, developing product mission and vision statements, roadmaps, gathered user feedback, and built user-facing documentation and product websites.

Ideally, I'm looking for a SF Bay Area-based startup that has built (or is close to completing) an MVP and is looking to scale the development team's size and efficiency, as well as technical infrastructure.

I’m best able to fill the following roles: scrum master, product owner, technical product manager, Agile coach, or project manager, or some sort of combination of them.

Thanks and please email me if you have any questions or just want to chat.