Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2013)
98 points| whoishiring | 12 years ago | reply
Let's help programmers in or displaced from Syria get jobs somewhere safe
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6310317
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Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location and whether remote work is a possibility.
[+] [-] skrebbel|12 years ago|reply
Experienced software developer with team lead experience and a hacker attitude. I'm a full-stack web developer and embedded software engineer with 12 years of professional experience doing small and large projects with a large variety of platforms and technologies.
Specialized in C#/.NET in recent years, but unlike too many .NET devs, my scope is not limited to Microsoft's "technologie du jour". I'm familiar with Microsoft's standard technologies as well as the great open source alternatives out there. Experience with making cross-platform mobile apps with Xamarin (MonoTouch / MonoDroid) and with making .NET software that runs great on Mono/Linux.
Proficient in:
Most of my work has been unfortunately closed-source proprietary stuff, but for a peek at my code, see:https://github.com/eteeselink/fakethat (down-to-earth C# mocking framework)
https://github.com/eteeselink/YieldMachine (C# state machines)
https://github.com/eteeselink/cdhere (little C++ console tool that talks to Windows Explorer)
Something of a CV can be found at http://www.linkedin.com/in/egbert.
I can work on-site in the Netherlands, or remotely. I started freelancing only recently, so my portfolio isn't as well presented as yet I'd like it to. Nevertheless, you can find contact info on my brand new placeholder website at http://superset.eu.
[+] [-] DjangoReinhardt|12 years ago|reply
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6310501
[+] [-] leknarf|12 years ago|reply
Lambda is an invite-only marketplace for developers, designers, and entrepreneurs to find high-paying, fulfilling work. http://getlambda.com/
We just launched and are a bit different than the other talent marketplaces:
If that's appealing, send me an email at andrew [@] getlambda [dot] com.Freelancers with side projects or startups are especially welcome!
[+] [-] ccarpenterg|12 years ago|reply
[+] [-] jamii|12 years ago|reply
Here are some things I've worked on lately:
Scalable recommendations engine - https://github.com/jamii/springer-recommendations
Concise pattern matching and parsing - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4902219 (now getting a call-site compiler in https://github.com/jamii/strucjure/tree/compiled )
Parallelizing a constraint solver - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6140653
Dev tools for writing gnome extensions in clojurescript - https://github.com/jamii/lein-gnome
I have a strong background in math (real analysis, probability, discrete maths) and computer science (randomized algorithms, AI / epistemic logic, machine learning). I'm comfortable with clojure, python, erlang and ocaml and I learn fast.
I'm also interested in partnering with other freelance developers to cover the whole stack.
Resume - http://scattered-thoughts.net/about.html
Github - https://github.com/jamii
[email protected]
[+] [-] chaddeshon|12 years ago|reply
Heroku, Firebase, NodeJS, javascript
Create a Heroku add-on created for our SaaS.
BromBone (http://www.brombone.com) is a service that makes client-side javascript driven websites (AngularJS, Ember.js, Backbone.js, etc) crawlable by Google. We process all the websites pages with PhantomJS and save the result. When Google crawls the page, the website just has to proxy the snapshot from our server and send the file to Google-bot.
We need to create a Heroku add-on so that people can signup for BromBone form within Heroku. This process is well documented by Heroku.
Currently BromBone does have any login/auth system for users. The project would also involve creating that system. Probably using Firebase's Auth system, although this is still up for discussion.
Willing to work with someone working nights and weekends, or with someone who wants to knock it out quicker working full days. Would prefer to per project or milestone payments rather than hourly.
The ideal candidate is someone who has previously created a Heroku add-on and/or used Firebase's Auth system. However, that is not a requirement.
If you're interested, please email [email protected]
[+] [-] kingofspain|12 years ago|reply
At risk of comparing myself to a fake horse, I'm something of the unicorn - happy working on any aspect of web dev, from the design & HTML to the bloody guts on the back end.
Been in the game for many years now so I've picked up a thing or two. I can also help with SEO-friendliness, things that convert from experience and so on.
Looking for some new and interesting projects to get stuck into. Ideal would some kind of retainer for ongoing work.
* Front end: HTML, CSS, JS. Responsive-ness, Wordpress themes, etc-de-etc
* Backend: PHP (mainly Codeigniter lately but can turn my hand to most things)
* iOS/Android app dev. Mainly use Titanium but have worked with Phonegap
* Git or mercurial is fine with me
* API-a-plenty, AWS, Stripe, Mailgun, MLS etc etc
Just to round me off a bit I've also worked in Perl, C, Delphi, Lua and AMOS(!) in the past, and whilst I'm not looking for work in those, it hopefully shows I can pick up new things and adapt as required (currently getting an AngularJS fix).
My rates aren't exactly comparable with offshore elance devs but are pretty good.
My site for what it's worth: http://pitbot.net
[+] [-] bennyg|12 years ago|reply
Proficient in: Objective-C and iOS / UX Design (Photoshop and Illustrator)
Semi-proficient in: Ruby, Rails and Heroku backends
I've got about 2.5 years of iOS and Objective-C development under my belt; I work full-time as an iOS engineer right now. I'm an atypical dev - I also have about 8 years of graphic design experience, a BA in Art, and experience branding a few different businesses (beyond my own apps). For the past 7 months or so I've been learning Rails, Ruby and Heroku's dev workflow for creating the backends for my own apps as well as freelancing for others doing the same thing. I'm not a great Web Designer, and to be honest it's a little frustrating at times, so I try to keep my Ruby freelance work focused on the backend data requests/response engine versus making a full-blown web app.
Some iOS projects I've developed and designed:
News/YC: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-yc/id592893508?ls=1&mt=...
Red Cup: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/red-cup/id477350446?mt=8
Rabbit Hole: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rabbit-hole/id568398282?mt=8
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Github: https://github.com/bennyguitar
Résumé: Available on request
Contact: brgordon [at] ua.edu
[+] [-] rakman512|12 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] lkrubner|12 years ago|reply
A decent amount of info is on my LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=20084&trk=tab_pro
email on LinkedIn: [email protected]
Short summary:
In the mid 90s, helped with Mac office automation with Applescript, then got into Perl, then PHP. Starting in 2000, worked with PHP/MySql/Javascript for several years, created a CMS, and with 2 friends, started a business to commercialize CMS/blog software, competing with TypePad. Closed down in 2006, but continued to work with same friends, built video sites such as http://www.ihanuman.com/store.php . Lead team including Flash programmer, designer, QA, sysadmin, etc.
Also worked at catalog company and used the new Adobe API to use Javascript to automate Photoshop/InDesign workflow. Wrote a short book about the API: http://www.cafepress.com/adobescripting . For awhile taught classes to aspiring designers about the API.
Used Ruby/Rails for projects in 2006 and 2011 and 2013.
Used PHP/Symfony framework for most projects from 2008 to 2011.
Launched http://www.wpquestions.com/ .
Have mostly worked with Clojure for the last year.
I am devoting this autumn to working on my own website, so I am not available for full time work. If you have a specific project you'd like me to tackle, I'd be happy to help, especially if it will likely take less than a month.
[+] [-] railscom|12 years ago|reply
[+] [-] random42|12 years ago|reply
Django/Python developer
(Major) Skills: Python, ML/NLP/Analytics, Hadoop, Cassandra, Postgres/MySQL, EC2, S3, Django, Bootstrap, jQuery
I specialize in, Backend/Python development — POCs, rapid prototypes, load/performance testing etc.
Find out more atLinkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mohitranka
Github: http://www.github.com/mohitranka
Portfolio: http://mohitranka.com/work/
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Email: [email protected] :)
[+] [-] cynicalkane|12 years ago|reply
Generally, I do Java/Clojure, backend and full stack development. In a past life I wrangled enterprise Java for a major finance company, working on performance, integrity, and scalability for a trade processing app handling tens of millions of trades daily. I've also done work with parsing, domain specific languages, full-stack web development, custom high-speed message queues, and security and encryption. I like to solve hard problems.
Github: https://github.com/eightnotrump/
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/
Contact: [email protected]
The buzzword list: Java, JEE, JMS, Hibernate, Spring, jUnit, Clojure, Ring/Compojure, jQuery, Mocha, Oracle and Postgres SQL, Mongo.
[+] [-] cynicalkane|12 years ago|reply
My real LinkedIn is here: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mike-thvedt/11/5b4/9bb
[+] [-] lucaspiller|12 years ago|reply
Proficient in: Scaling Rails applications
Semi proficient in: Erlang, Android, Javascript (frontend / backend)
I have 4 years of commercial Rails experience, and around half a year of Erlang experience. I've worked on backend internal systems, public facing accommodation booking sites, and standard enterprise CRUD. I've had experience integrating various payment platforms including PayPal, Worldpay, Stripe, and Premium SMS. All of these have needed to handle high volumes of traffic, which I have been able to scale to meet demands.
GitHub: https://github.com/lucaspiller/
Email: [email protected]
[+] [-] drosen0|12 years ago|reply
I'm a full-stack developer with 19 years of professional experience as programmer, project lead, independent consultant, and co-founder. I architect and build web applications with a personal level of support and fine attention to detail.
Portfolio and contact:
http://www.twinbits.net
Technologies:
[+] [-] drosen0|12 years ago|reply
[+] [-] sebilasse|12 years ago|reply
Full stack: Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, RubyMotion, Torquebox
- Web developer since 15 years, startups since 2007, as founder and employee
- Expert-level Ruby and JavaScript
- Created RubyJS, a port of ruby core classes to JavaScript. http://rubyjs.org
- Speaker at Ruby and JS conferences around the world
- Commits to Rails, HAML, jQuery
- 7 years Ruby/Rails
- Writing performant code in Ruby and JS
- Remote consulting/freelance since 3 years, currently in Asia/Pacific (UTC +07:00)
- Excellent at kickstarting projects and getting your MVP out.
- Open for onsite visits
Profile page and contact info here: http://hasclass.com
[+] [-] earlyriser|12 years ago|reply
http://robertomartinez.info romama at gmail
[+] [-] airlocksoftware|12 years ago|reply
I specialize in Android development (although I sometimes also work with Clojure & Python/Django). I work fast and write modular, well-documented code. I've used a large portion of the Android SDK, including writing totally custom views & controls, mapping, syncing to a local db, integrating with JSON / XML APIs, image manipulation, and resolving memory & performance problems.
I also make the best Hacker News app for Android (at least Play Store search algorithm thinks so), you should check it out:
Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airlocksof...
Source on Github: https://github.com/bishopmatthew/hackernews
Website + Portfolio: http://airlocksoftware.com/
Recently, I've been working on apps for Tommy Hilfiger and an online dating startup.
I'm have some availability starting in about a week, so if you need my help get in touch. I'd especially love to be involved from before the first line of code, but I do have a lot of experience saving apps-gone-wrong & doing Android versions of iOS apps.
You can reach me via email - [email protected]
[+] [-] Kliment|12 years ago|reply
I do custom electronics and robotics/automation projects, focused on going from idea to prototype quickly. I can rapidly prototype mechanics (with 3d printing), electronics, and firmware and make things work. Also happy to consult on feasibility or implementation of existing projects.
I have a very strong preference for OSHW work, and this is reflected in my rates (massive discount for OSHW projects, except for NC-licensed crap).
Contact me at kliment at 0xfb.com (yes, that is a zero)
[+] [-] ritchiea|12 years ago|reply
I am a Ruby and Javascript developer. The majority of my experience has been with Rails but I've played around with or done small projects in other frameworks such as Sinatra, Backbone, Ember and Node. My Rails experience has been of the "full stack" variety which for me has meant writing Ruby code as well as front end code in JS/Coffeescript, jQuery, HAML, & CSS/SCSS. I've also handled some ops responsibilities utilizing Heroku and AWS but I don't really think of myself as a DevOps guy, more of a developer that has worked on small teams and worn many hats. In addition to the straightforward code side of things, I do my best to bring a passion for learning and good craftsmanship to the projects I work on.
What I'm reading right now: Coffeescript Ristretto by Reginald Braithwaite, An Introduction to Functional Programming Through Lambda Calculus, Designing Design by Kenya Hara, N+1 Issue 17
https://github.com/ritchiea
http://andrewritchie.info
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-ritchie/2a/b90/968
[+] [-] ciclista|12 years ago|reply
- +5 years experience working as a PHP dev. Spending a lot more time with Python and Go lately and would feel comfortable doing production level projects in Python soon. Fluent in Javascript (vanilla or jQuery) as well and up to date on HTML5 and happy to do frontend, although I excel at large sized backend projects.
- Experience with Zend, Yii, Symphony, Wordpress,... always eager to pick up new things and I'll make sure to fanatically learn whatever framework(s) needed.
- I write solid OOP code, follow MVC best practices.
- Production experience with Subversion and Mercurial (and adding Git to that would be a breeze).
- Very security conscious, at all levels of the stack. Looking to expand on that and become a coder/pentester hybrid over the next year.
- +8 years running Linux exclusively. Very comfortable around a command line. Happy to set up, secure, troubleshoot and maintain any server. Lots of CentOS production level experience. I've saved the day more than once diagnosing and fixing app performance issues that were a combination of server and code layer problems :)
- Fluent in English, Dutch and Spanish. Euro expat with permanent residency in the US.
- Not a drone, always happy to contribute ideas and to respectfully offer alternatives without being a buttmunch about it or losing sight of project leadership/track.
- Good communicator, I have a good knack for translating nerd speak into understandable English (or Spanish or Dutch). Not afraid of people either, you could actually put me in a room with customers or the marketing department without resulting in long awkward silences.
- Experience working in teams or solo, equally happy doing either one. I can be relied on to work without for months on end if needed without wasting too much time on supervision, but I'm never afraid to ask to feedback or info when needed.
Looking preferably for a small team or a single position. Looking for something long term if possible, not the job hopper type.
Happy to provide code samples and/or do a test run together.
[+] [-] ryanschmidt_|12 years ago|reply
We're in search of an expert Drupal backend developer and server admin to add to our team. This position is not for a Drupal themer or front end developer. This position is not for someone that is satisfied building cookie cutter solutions.
- Fluent in PHP, Javascript (jQuery), MySQL Admin, etc
- Obsessed with doing things the Drupal way (using Drupal APIs whenever possible)
- Comfortable building custom modules that tie into external APIs
- More than capable of managing a large Drupal multi-site server configuration and motivated to see it operate as fast as possible
- Wouldn't dream of building anything outside of a git repo and understands the importance of branching often (loving Github is a bonus)
- Able to take a scope of project requirements and estimate its cost accurately
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SKYCATCHFIRE (http://skycatchfire.com) is a small group of guys that are passionate about building world-class solutions that solve problems large and small. We take a lot of pride in our work and have a blast one-upping each of our client's competitors. If we can't be proud of the end result, we don't take on the project. Period.
To apply, please send examples of your work to [email protected]. No agencies or teams. Single applicants only.
[+] [-] theunixbeard|12 years ago|reply