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Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (January 2020)

84 points| whoishiring | 6 years ago | reply

Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location, and whether remote work is a possibility.

Bonsai (YC W16) (https://www.hellobonsai.com) offers freelance contracts, proposals, invoices, etc.

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[+] keithwarren|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING FREELANCER | Louisville KY | 100% Remote

Fern Creek is a software consulting company. We build stuff for other people, usually in .NET on Azure but we do other stuff occasionally. The company has been around since I started consulting independently about 20 years ago. Recently I started taking on larger projects that need more people.

3 openings right now...all for 4-6 month contracts

Full stack dev (C#, asp.net core, sql server etc) UX Guru (more than a photoshop jockey, make the html and css for us so we dont have to) QA engineer (test all the things, write unit tests, automated UI tests)

Shoot me a message at jobs at ferncreeksoftware.com

[+] pauljmorris|6 years ago|reply
Hi Keith,

Sounds like a great opportunity and I'd be keen to explore it further if you're available for a Zoom/Skype call over the next few days.

Here's my site: http://pauljmorris.com.au/ and I can provide you with a detailed portfolio upon request. My email address is: [email protected].

Cheers,

Paul

[+] moonandsun|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK

  Location: North Carolina
  Technologies: C++, C#, ASP .NET MVC, Java (though fairly rusty), PHP, Ruby, Full Stack Development (HTML, CSS, Javascript),
  Windows Server administration, SQL Server, mySQL, SQlite, Project Management, Networking Technologies,
  Physical and Information Security, Digital Forensics, Linux (Redhat/Knoppix/Backtrack/Kali)
  Résumé/CV: Please send an email and I'll be glad to send it.
  Email: [email protected]
I am a computer professional and have done this for more than 20+ years (everything from hardware technician, call center, network technician, database administrator, security, and systems engineer/integrator). I have a Computer Science degree from North Carolina State University and have worked for large enterprise corporations.

For full disclosure, I have a criminal record from about a decade ago (and will be glad to disclose details to anybody that might be interested, but not a breach of trust or theft or anything like that) and that has hindered my job search. I have been consulting since then and am looking for a stable position. I have experience doing work for large and small businesses and understand many processes both in application development and management. If anybody is willing to give me a chance or at least get in touch, I would greatly appreciate it. If I need to relocate, I would definitely consider that.

Thank you.

[+] gilli|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote - A designer who can code!

I got 5 years of experience in Fin-Tech and over 9 years combined in Journalism, TV and Media, Health, Science and more. I'm experienced in Vue.js, Django, Phoenix framework, Quasar, Hugo, Laravel, ClojureScript, PostCSS and Sass just to name a few. Pick up new tech easily and like working on complex products. Fin-Tech case-studies available upon request but other case-studies can be seen on my website: https://gilli.is

I can provide the following for you:

- Design — Whether you need a design from scratch, a redesign, or you're having issues with a small part of you product, I can design it.

- Front-end Development — I can build the design into a pixel perfect product, this is rare among us designers and has proven to be extremely powerful for the end result since there is less wasted effort.

- Analysis — Your users know everything that's wrong with your product but have difficulty communicating it. Often it comes out in anger and frustration. That's where my usability analysis comes in. I'll review your app from an outsider and expert point of view, and give you actionable feedback.

- Free advice — You might not be sure if I am the right fit and I very well might not be. I can help you figure out the best direction to go, for free.

I take my work very serious and put a lot of work into good communication, good planning, and, last but not least, properly understanding your product so that we can produce great results.

Portfolio at: https://gilli.is

Contact me at [email protected]

[+] nolok|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING FREELANCER - Based in France but want a remote worker, you can be anywhere

I am acting as intermediary for a local education company here, that is not in tech and mostly tech illiterate. Lots of small to medium missions. You will deal with me, but mostly looking people who are able to work from a basic set of requirements (it needs to do this, have to have this and that, cannot have this and that, respect this theme color) rather than hand holding every step.

For now I'm looking for:

- frontend developper oriented mobile and tablet: capable to take a not so pretty but decently made desktop site of 6-10 pages at the most and make it usable on mobile, mostly with alternative css and with as little html change as necessary. Need to solve: leads source moved from 90% desktop to barely above 50%, site horrible to use on mobile.

HTML / CSS / JS

- website ux designer for a single purpose web app: make the mockups, get them validated, make the final design, get them validated. Optionally make the final html, but original plan is to use a frontend dev to turn the design into code. Need to solve: quizz and exams online.

Emails me at [email protected]

[+] debtechllc|6 years ago|reply
We have Full stack Development team from Ashburn, will like to work with your company.
[+] sanedigital|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote

I help non-technical founders build and launch technical startups, going from idea to published MVP within 4 weeks, for less than $10K.

Imagine, one month from now you could already be building your user base. Guaranteed. If we can't identify an MVP we can build and launch within four weeks, we'll refund our fees.

Over the last ten years, I've helped validate, design, and develop over 25 products across app stores and the web. In that time, I've worked with Fortune 500s as a consultant at Google, with venture-backed startups as a partner at Gradient, and with founders of all types as owner and project lead at SANE Digital.

Here's some of my recent work.

Knowhere (iOS, 5 stars): https://apple.co/2Nxiff8

Self Portrait Project (iOS, 4.7 stars): https://apple.co/2N7jpyW

Wheels Up (Android, 5 stars): https://bit.ly/2NBmDth

Contact me at [email protected]

Or schedule a 30 minute chat with me anytime here: https://calendly.com/sanedigital/exploratory-call

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-knight-a744b463/

Keywords: iOS, Android, Web, Mobile, App, Apps, API, Backend, Node, Node.js, Swift, Objective-C, Java, Kotlin, React, ReactNative, Product, Design, Strategy, MVP, Validation.

[+] kayhi|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING FREELANCER | Lab Spend | Full Time | REMOTE | https://labspend.com

Lab Spend provides lab management software to help research labs operate more efficiently. Labs are like small businesses and appreciate tools that help them with order tracking, inventory and procurement. Recently, we updated our pricing search engine to help labs know what they should be paying for chemicals and supplies (think what Zillow does for houses is what we're doing for lab supplies).

We're a small team, looking to hire a full stack developer with a focus on Laravel and Vue.js. Our stack also includes python and postgres. The job would also include improving test coverage and existing code. Preference to someone that can work or significantly overlap with 9-5pm EST. We're looking to hire at a rate of $30/hr.

To apply please email me, sean [at] p212121.com directly with your CV or a link to your LinkedIn profile

[+] 8bitstudio|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK

Location: Vilnius (Lithuania), Remote.

We are a three-person full-stack highly professional development team with extensive experience in online advertising and fintech. We can consult on architectural problems, work as a discrete unit or a part of another team on implementing the solution.

Describe us your task, project or idea and we will provide a timely response with estimates and a plan. We offer very flexible rates and will help you with suggestions on how to best optimize the development effort.

Our technology stack: .NET [Core] (C#, F#); ASP.NET; JVM (Clojure, Java, Scala); Python; AngularJS; Vue.js; React; iOS (Swift); AWS (wide range of services); databases: Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Datomic, Couchbase, Redis, Event Store.

For contact details please visit: https://www.8bitstudio.dev/ or contact us via email hello[at]8bitstudio[dot]dev

[+] azdv|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

Highly experienced VP of Engineering & Blockchain consultant.

Skills:

* Crypto/Blockchain - building Crypto infrastructure (multiple Blockchains), customized libraries and APIs, as well as front-end (MetaMask) solutions - Highly motivated to continue working with this.

* NodeJS/Meteor/SailsJS

* Serverless (going heavy on that one)

* Cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP)

* Wordpress/CodeIgniter/Yii/Drupal (Components, Hacks, Themes) - less motivated, unless truly cutting edge (or WP VIP projects)

* CI & Unit testing - Jenkins, Mocha & Karma for JS, Toast for PHP, as well as Selenium

* Django (general Python too) - to a lesser extent

Seeking: Challenging projects. Most recently worked extensively with Serverless & AWS APIs, building cloud-related prototypes, before that worked as an AngularJS specialist.

Example work: Upon request

Location: EU

Contact: dev (at) azdv.co

[+] dserban|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK, Cassandra / Druid Cluster Engineer, Primarily Remote (based in Eindhoven, NL)

Well-rounded data engineer with deep knowledge of the internals of distributed datastores.

Core Skills:

● Cassandra (Data Modeling, Troubleshooting Performance And Operational Issues)

● Druid (Stream Ingestion, Cluster Ops, Data Modeling, Scaling Complex Queries)

● Stream Processing At Scale: Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming

● Programming Languages: Scala (highly proficient, 8 years exp.), Python (proficient)

Other Skills: Zookeeper, Redshift, Kinesis, Airflow, JVM tuning for big data, AWS cost optimization for big data.

Educational Background: Computer Science.

Solid experience working remotely.

All of my recent work history (8 years) is exclusively with startups.

Rate: $145/hour.

E-mail address in the profile.

[+] ammmir|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Anywhere - REMOTE ONLY, TRAVEL OK

I have 10+ years of experience building software and can help you solve your business problems. For the past 5 years, I’ve been in the VPN and cybersecurity space, but I’m open to projects in all areas, and eager to learn about other industries. I don’t follow the latest development fads, but rather, I try to understand how to create more value for your business with technology, and work with you to truly understand your business and product.

If you’re in the need for a CTO-for-hire for a short or long term project and a professional with a wide range of experience, please reach out via email: amir AT pilvy DOT com

I recently blogged about the backend architecture of a project I built a while back, check it out: https://amirmalik.net/2019/11/06/technical-architecture-of-k...

Resume: https://www.pilvy.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirmalik/ | https://github.com/ammmir

Languages & technologies: Go (golang), Erlang/Elixir, Swift, Objective-C, C, C++, JavaScript, Cocoa, node.js, Ruby on Rails

[+] promptworks|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING FREELANCER | Philadelphia & New York | Local & Remote US

We are a development shop that focuses on software craftsmanship. Our calling is to help companies create amazing, intuitive web & mobile applications, APIs, products, and services. Pair programming, continuous integration & delivery, kaizen, and TDD/BDD aren't just ideas we pay lip service to, but core practices of our day-to-day work.

We love polyglots. We use lots of Ruby, Python, Elixir, and JavaScript (mostly React and React-Native). As PromptWorks grows, so does demand on our engineering team. We often find ourselves fielding development inquiries from excellent clients working outside our preferred stacks and expertise or we occasionally don’t have enough staff to fill out a team with employees. In those cases, we like to work with seasoned, versatile contractors that are excited to dive in. We are seeking experienced freelance engineers to mutually expand our business. Skills we are currently looking for:

Local only:

    - Ruby & Rails
    - Python
    - React, Angular
    - Vue.js
    - .NET
    - iOS, Android
Local & Remote:

    - React Native
    - Elixir & Phoenix 
    - Azure, especially with Kubernetes & Terraform
https://www.promptworks.com/contracting
[+] dwayneanderson|6 years ago|reply
Check out Digitalogy.co, should be able to help you within 48 hours for any tech stack. :)
[+] conorh|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK: Remote - Three person design and development team working together for over 10 years (individually with 20+ years experience)

Locations: Tampa, FL / Maine / San Francisco

Remote: Yes (or local to one of those areas)

Technologies and Skills: Design, UX, Ruby on Rails, Go, React, Javascript, MySql, Postgres, Redis, Redshift, CSS/HTML/SASS, AWS etc.

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://squaremill.com (recent projects @ https://squaremill.com/projects)

We have extensive experience in building applications from design, through implementation and ongoing management. We have incredibly happy clients over the last 10 years and happy to put you in touch with them. Because we have worked together as a team for so long we are extremely efficient - we pride ourselves on that along with being predictable and responsive. We can plug into an existing team to fill holes (design, tech) or can work as a design/developer team to get built what you need from soup to nuts. Experience in building healthcare applications, retail applications, financial apps, custom CMS, phone apps, real estate, high throughput message delivery. You name it we've probably built something like it at some point in our careers :)

[+] finkin1|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Boulder, NYC, or Remote

We are a remote 4-person full-stack design and dev team. Our portfolio: https://stratosphere.digital. Some recent projects we've worked on: https://divvydose.com, https://emulatebio.com, https://conveyour.com, http://shoptwigs.com, https://caster.io.

Some of the technologies we're most familiar with: Web and mobile design, UI, UX, iconography, illustration, design prototyping, PHP, Node.js, Meteor, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Sass, LESS, Stylus, CoffeeScript, WebSockets, AJAX, MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, Cordova, PhoneGap, React Native, iOS, Android, Browser extensions (Chrome, Firefox, Safari), AWS, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, C, C++, C#, Java, Objective-C, Swift, QS/1, HL7, HIPAA.

We offer hourly rates and discounted monthly retainer options. Contact: via our website or you can contact me directly at [email protected].

[+] clarkema|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote, travel possible depending on location and duration.

Location: North-east UK

What I do: I take MVPs that you’ve outgrown and upgrade them to support the next stage of your growth.

There could be any number of reasons why your current system is holding you back. Wherever you’re starting to feel the pinch, the price of ownership is that you don’t have the luxury of saying “that part’s not my problem” or “I don’t get involved at that level.”

You won’t hear it from me, either.

20 years handling a wide variety of IT roles and projects mean that I can help through the whole process from high-level strategy right down to code, all based on a deep technical foundation.

In the past I've been a network engineer, run large-scale Debian installations doing devops before it had a name, and been responsible for servers in Antarctica. I have experience with a wide range of different Unix tools and technologies, at various levels of the stack. This gives me the ability—and the perspective—to pick the best combination of tools for any particular project, rather than simply treating everything as a nail because all I have is a hammer.

Buzzwords: Debian, Ubuntu, AWS, PostgreSQL, Clojure, Elixir, Perl (5 & 6), Common Lisp, Rust, Ruby, Go, Arduino / AVR, FreeBSD

Got something you think is a good fit? Drop me a line at mike -at- lambdafunctions -dot- com

[+] lizmat|6 years ago|reply
Please note that the buzzword "Perl 6" has been replaced by Raku (https://raku.org using the #rakulang tag on social media). And that you can drop the "5" from the "Perl" buzzword :-)
[+] timogoosen101|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK | Devops Engineer & Penetration Tester ____ I believe in doing things the right way and documenting everything I do in order to prevent the bus effect.

I have experience working with AWS with ECS,Elasticbeanstalk AWS Elasticsearch,Cloudfront, RDS MySQL Compatible Aurora, Dynamodb, Kinesis and Kinesis Firehose.

Devops technologies I've worked with: Terraform, Ansible and quite a bit with Docker.

I also have a great deal of experience doing Web application penetration testing. My tool of choice is Burp Suite pro.

I am a documentation addict so be assured that anything I work on or work with will be extensively documented in markdown on github/gitlab or on your confluence page.

My devops related notes can be found here: https://timogoosen.github.io

My infosec related blog is: http://infosectoughguy.blogspot.com/

My github: https://github.com/timogoosen

My medium blog: https://medium.com/@netscape101

If you would like to contact me send me a mail to timogoosen at gmail dot com.

I can send you my resume, you can also check my linkedin here: https://za.linkedin.com › timo-goosen-871715124

[+] Robin_Message|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK | Cambridge/London UK or Remote

I'm a software engineer with 10+ years of programming experience. I've helped startups get started and big companies keep going.

I've organised a couple of jobs through HN now; it's been a good way to find interesting projects, and my clients have been pleased with the work. One said: "Thank you! I've played with it a bit and it looks very impressive! Way better than what I imagined this project could be."

If you have web projects, then there's a good chance I've worked on something similar before and will be able to hit the ground running. If you need more general programming, I can do it. If you're doing something a bit esoteric, that would definitely suit me – I've done FPGAs, network protocols, more ETL than you can shake a stick at, and devising novel algorithms.

I haven't yet found a programming language that I'm not productive in. In the last 5 years I've written (at least) C#, Java, Python, Javascript (browser and Node.js), and Ruby professionally. Last year, I quickly picked up Typescript, and soon helped the rest of the team understand it better, and I completed 23 days of Advent of Code in Rust.

I'm friendly and easy-going, enjoy mentoring and working with other developers. I'm happiest on fixed-term projects that I can complete on a schedule that suits both of us, and my clients have been very happy with this process too.

My consulting website is https://www.lambdacambridge.com

Email: robin [at] the website above

[+] ag_user123|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK | Europe | Remote

I am a freelance full-stack web developer with over six years of experience delivering software. I have worked for clients all around the world in many different industries. I have delivered solutions for startups, digital agencies and big companies, such as Apple. I have background in computer science and am able to create everything from small business websites to custom web applications.

Technologies: JavaScript, ES6+, Node.js, Koa(Express), React.js, Gatsby, GraphQL, Redux, D3.js, Wordpress, React Native, Webpack, PostgreSQL, Bootstrap, Heroku, Firebase, TypeScript and more.

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Not at the moment

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ngTkTVeDaakyFxEmPyyqyMuKxD6...

Email: [email protected]

Personal Website: https://andrejgajdos.com

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

Github: https://github.com/AndrejGajdos

[+] jonpurdy|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK

Location: Currently Toronto, moving to SF in February

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies/Skills: Certified Scrum Master, Scrum & Kanban Methodologies, Multi-team Coordination, Jira, Python, Containerization, Cloud Infrastructure, Blockchain

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.

As mentioned in "Who wants to be hired", I'm available on a contract or full-time basis. I have been independent since September, but wouldn't want to turn down any interesting full-time work, hence why I'm open to both.

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.

[+] lpolzer|6 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK * Germany, willing to relocate and travel, remote work preferred. *

Technologies: Go, Python, Linux, AWS/Cloud. Everything web. Interested in Rust and Terraform.

Feats: Former Amazon. 10+ years of industry experience. Self-starter.

Brief Résumé/CV: http://lpolzer.com/ -- contact me for my detailed CV.

Email: [email protected]

Looking for remote contract or freelance work, but generally open to other opportunities. Consulting and hands-on.

I specialize in backend and scripting work, and have worked on a wide variety of projects over a span of more than 15 years. I can ramp up to new tech and environments quickly. My last gig was as a software engineer at Amazon Vancouver for 20 months. I speak German and English and a tiny bit of Chinese. I communicate regularly and precisely and can also talk to clients to refine requirements. Honest and fair.

"We were working on a tight deadline for an accelerator program and he did an excellent job of completing the prototype with enough time to make tweaks and launch before submission. [Leslie] was wonderful to work with: a great listener and understood my vision for the product; he put together exactly what I was looking for despite starting with just a vague idea and several basic sketches. I have a consulting/VC background that lacks in technical experience so I relied on him heavily to make several choices, and he was decisive and worked confidently despite the ambiguity. I would love to work with him again in the future!"

Thanks for reading! Looking forward to hearing about your project.