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Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2013)

115 points| whoishiring | 12 years ago | reply

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

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[+] alexandros|12 years ago|reply
PART-TIME HOLIDAY PROJECT

We are Resin.io, you can be anywhere.

We will offer £500 each to two projects that use Node.js on a Raspberry Pi. The resulting code should be open-sourced on GitHub but we do not require transferring ownership to us. The amount may not be much but may be a good extra incentive if you were looking to do a cool side-project with JS and hardware over the holidays.

Proposals should be sent to project at resin dot io. We will respond within a week and you'll have until the end of the year to complete the project. Projects will be judged based on how original the idea is. Bonus points for using more than one Raspberry Pi for the end result. If you offer to document your process and/or blog about it, we'll be even happier.

As mentioned, the resulting code will remain yours and you can keep evolving it (or not) as you please after the end of the project. We simply want to encourage cool JS projects on embedded devices. Some examples: http://ni-c.github.io/heimcontrol.js/ , http://googlecreativelab.github.io/coder/ .

[+] rglover|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Chicago/Remote

Product Designer and Front-End Developer. I work with clients but design and build my own products as well.

Experience working with companies big and small, all the way to down to solo founders. Most comfortable working with small, focused teams or individuals that are excited about their work. Bonus points if you're technically inclined (willing to teach, too, though).

Portfolio: http://wellroundedgent.com Dribbble (most up to date): http://dribbble.com/rglover

Products: Proper - https://properapp.com (subscription based) WhatWhen - https://whatwhenapp.com (free)

Available for work from now through the new year.

I work based on a day rate (8 hour blocks). Will disclose rate when you get in touch.

Send inquiries to: [email protected].

Hope to hear from you :)

[+] ezl|12 years ago|reply
I've worked with Ryan several times now and referred him to friends who have all informed me afterwards that they intend to work with him again when they have an opportunity.

Ryan has:

1. a slow, thoughtful approach to UI/UX design for your product. he wants to genuinely understand your needs first

2. meticulous attention to detail (unreasonably so, which is good because it lets me be lazier)

3. writes reusable, clean, well commented code (javascript and well structured html and well organized sass),

4. makes working with him easy/low time cost by writing to your codebase and committing to your django/rails project directly in a fork, rather than forcing you to take html/css/js and adapt it back into your templating system

If you're looking for a front end guy who will think about your product from the perspective of another founder rather than a contractor trying to squeeze you for a week of pay, you need to at least start a conversation with him.

Happy to provide more details on my experience working with him as well, just drop me an email.

[+] albedo|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING FREELANCERS - NYC or Bay Area preferred - Remote is okay

Lambda is a talent agency for freelance developers and designers. We help you find clients, negotiate for higher rates, and take care of the business side of freelancing.

  - Exceptional talent only: $100/hr minimum rate.
  - No recruiters or spam. We're developers too and we only match consultants with projects that fit their expertise and interest.
  - Serious clients only: Wanna hear about a disruptive social network for cats that "just needs a coder"? Neither do we.
  - Freelancers with side projects or startups are especially welcome!
If that's appealing, you can read more and sign up at: http://getlambda.com/

We've posted about this on HN a few times and have been amazed by the response. I apologize in advance if it takes a while for us to get back to you -- we interview everyone personally and are still ramping up the process.

Right now, we're particularly looking for NYC Rails devs and SF iOS devs, but anyone else based in the US is still welcome to apply!

[+] aferreira|12 years ago|reply
> but anyone else based in the US

Why US only? Are there significant challenges into opening this platform to internationals? I always thought it was simpler (less taxes to deal with, etc).

[+] ccarpenterg|12 years ago|reply
OFFER TO VOLUNTEER - Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Scientific and Open Source projects

I'm an engineer with experience working for startups doing web development. Currently I'm one of the Community TAs for the Startup Engineering class and for the Machine Learning class at Coursera (Stanford).

I'm looking for opportunities to volunteer, preferably Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence or Scientific projects. Being a Community TA has been a great experience and an opporunity to get a deep understanding on these topics. I'm eager to contribute to scientific, open source projects and the like.

Drop me a line: [email protected]

Startup Engineering: https://www.coursera.org/course/startup

Machine Learning: https://www.coursera.org/course/ml

Github: https://github.com/ccarpenterg

[+] artmageddon|12 years ago|reply
I'm a student in the Stanford machine learning class at the moment and wanted to take a moment to say thank you for all the contribution that the community TAs have put in to help us out!
[+] pknerd|12 years ago|reply
Me too. If anyone is offering something then do contact me as well!
[+] robbiemitchell|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING FREELANCER - New York, NY or REMOTE - http://bit.ly/1guW2qr

The Knewton marketing team has marketers, PR, writers, designers, and web developers. We are looking for another developer to support our work.

You should be extremely comfortable with WordPress and web development, and be able to collaborate with designers to go from PSD to responsive layout.

WordPress, JavaScript, and general PHP will compose much of the work. We are also exploring visualizations with D3 and other JavaScript libraries. Any additional web development skills and interests you have will probably find an outlet here.

This position is contract-to-hire, starting part-time and possibly transitioning to full-time eventually. You can be remote during the contractor portion but may need to be in NYC to make the transition to FT.

[+] pknerd|12 years ago|reply
Someone from outside of US can't work?
[+] danialtz|12 years ago|reply
VOLUNTEER

I'd like to keep up to date/sharpen my skills on any scientific and numerical projects. Specifically, Machine Learning (clustering, recommendation systems, forecasting), or any other biophysics, oncology, and biology related projects; open source contributions much preferred.

You can reach me at: [email protected]

[+] bdunn|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote

Looking for a developer to work with me on my product, Planscope (https://planscope.io) - stack is Coffeescript/Backbone.js on the frontend and Rails on the backend.

Primarily looking for someone to assist with the frontend, since the majority of business logic and templating happens client-side. Bonus points if you have experience with optimizing JS/CSS.

Contact: [email protected]

[+] kingofspain|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote

I can be a unicorn for your project! Design & development, building API's, mobile apps and all that kind of stuff.

Past things I done: Ecommerce, API's, apps, intranets, medical compliance systems, CMS, CRM, surveying, events/ticketing, blah de blah. I can build your MVP or help further along the path!

Apps - iOS / Android

* App design, UI/UX

* Development Titanium or PhoneGap (prefer the former)

Recent iPhone app I completed (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pitchup.com-campsite-holiday...) was App of the Week in The Sun here in the UK, which was nice.

Web

* HTML 5, CSS, Javascript (also responsive, bootstrap etc etc)

* PHP (mainly Codeigniter recently)

* Some nodeJS

I could really do with something soon to help with the festive period so for something you want to start now, I can do a healthy discount :)

Email is in my profile. Personal site seems to be down at the moment (http://pitbot.net). Happy to supply links and whatnot for examples of previous work.

I work with Git usually, but mercurial is also fine. Happy with basic sysadmin stuff too.

I'm based in the UK.

[+] TechNewb|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - San Francisco | Remote

Passionate entry level Ruby & Javascript developer seeking either long term or short term opportunities. Have been studying web development for over a year, and recently graduated from Dev Bootcamp here in SF, an intensive web development program. Enjoy working on both the backend and frontend, and consider myself a junior full stack generalist. *

linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sbswigart

twitter: @sbswigart

gmail: sbswigart

[+] adam_albrecht|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote is fine. We're based out of Columbus, Ohio. This would be a fairly short-term project (a few weeks to a month)

We're a small startup building a Rails app and a core piece of it is generating a fairly complex PDF document from an existing template. Ruby doesn't have the greatest PDF tooling, so I could be convinced to use something else for this piece, but sticking with ruby would be ideal.

Would love to find someone with relevant experience generating complex PDF's.

You can read more about us here: http://nextchapterbk.com

If you're interested, you can email me at adam [at] nextchapterbk.com

[+] ccarpenterg|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote/Onsite

I've worked for 3 startups so far doing web development. I'm also a Community TA for the Startup Engineering class and for the Machine Learning class at Coursera (Stanford).

Python: Django/Tornado/GAE Framework

node.js: express.js, ejs, Sequelize, Bookshelf

Frontend: jQuery, D3.js, Backbone.js, AngularJS, Bootstrap

IAAS/PASS: Linode, Heroku, Google App Engine, AWS

Databases: Postgresql, MongoDB, Redis, mysql

Tools: vim, git, Chrome Dev tools, virtualenv, foreman, vagrant, screen, emacs, dotfiles

Machine Learning/Data Science: Octave, R, numpy, sci-kit-learn, pandas

Visualization: D3.js, matplotlib

Github: https://github.com/ccarpenterg

Drop me a line: [email protected]

[+] SteveMorin|12 years ago|reply
Shot you an email, just respond to me at: steve at stevemorin.com
[+] JoeCortopassi|12 years ago|reply
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SEEKING WORK - Based in Southern California

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Joe Cortopassi

Email: joe[at]joecortopassi[dot]com

Skype: joe.cortopassi

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iOS developer

Full stack web developer

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Technologies:

(not just the language, but also the appropriate frameworks and libraries)

Objective-C

iPhone/iOS

PHP

MySQL

Javascript

HTML

CSS

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Specialties:

Business Analytics

Digital Marketing Strategy

Api integration and development

Persistent Data Management (across multiple devices and/or server)

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http://joecortopassi.com

http://linkedin.com/in/joecortopassi

https://github.com/JoeCortopassi

https://twitter.com/JoeCortopassi

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About Me:

I started off in web development, doing mid-large size lead generation web sites. As a big part of dealing with lead generation, I became proficient in RESTful API integration and development, along with complex javascript web applications used for analytics. I then began working on iPhone and iPad applications over the years, working on apps for Cie Studios, BuySellAds, and their respective clients. My ability to understand complex api's, also helped me build connection management and caching systems for iOS apps that assured the user that their information would always be posted to the server, regardless of their data connection.

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[+] railsprojectapp|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING FREELANCER

Full-time Contract position approximately 2 months

Responsibilities: Sole full-stack Ruby on Rails developer on a web app overhaul or re-write

Location: remote - U.S., Canada, Western Europe only (HQ in Toronto)

We're a start-up seeking an experienced full-stack Ruby on Rails developer or very small team for a challenging project.

Must: - Have at least 2 years solid Rails experience developing web apps. - Be able to start within 1 or 2 weeks.

Please include your CV, links to past projects you developed that are live on the web and a link to your Linkedin profile if you have one.

[railsprojectapp] a.t. g-m-a-i-l

Thank you

[+] awdyson|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Cambridge / Boston - Remote

I do full stack web development, specializing in heavy JavaScript apps. Most of my work has been with the start-up community, though I've done a few projects for bigger companies as well.

Languages: ● Perl ● Python ● Java ● Ruby ● JavaScript ● HTML5 ● CSS3 ● LESS & SASS (dynamic CSS meta-languages)

Frameworks: ● Angular ● jQuery & jQuery UI ● Bootstrap ● Mojolicious ● Node.js ● Flatiron ● Rails ● Express ● Backbone

linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexdyson

gmail: [email protected]

[+] cool-RR|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote only. (Based in Tel-Aviv.)

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

I work mainly in Python and Django.

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

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

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

[+] dpdawson|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote preferred. Based in London. US citizen.

Web development/design and business development background. Took courtcovered.com from idea to launch and beyond. See parispicnic.com for a small, fun, recent project I did for some friends.

Experience with Ruby, Rails, HTML, CSS, Sass, JavaScript, jQuery, CoffeeScript, Git, and a variety of databases. Proponent of TDD/BDD.

Contact me if you are looking for someone with experience performing a variety of functions who can offer suggestions and turn your ideas into quality, finished products.

[email protected]

[+] freelancedatasf|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - San Francisco, CA / Remote / Limited travel Strategy consultant turned data scientist available for strategic data-driven projects. Experience and interest in the following high-impact areas:

* Fraud Prevention and Risk Management: Experience designing and implementing technical and policy-level systems for combating a wide range of fraud vectors -- both online and for offline, technology-enabled partners

* Pricing: Available for projects focused on novel pricing challenges and pricing/product launch strategy. Experienced with novel mechanisms such as information/prediction markets, modeling market and other social dynamics.

* Crowdsourcing/Open Innovation: Experience designing large-scale public contests, and evaluating other open innovation mechanisms. Significant experience convening thought leaders and innovators, designing collaborative workshops, etc.

Brief background:

* 4 years of experience at a top-tier management consulting firm, including 2 years of experience designing projects and managing 2-5 person project teams

* 1 year of applied technical experience in a full-time data science role. Overhauled employer's fraud prevention system, and built custom machine-learning system processing thousands of transactions per day in < 100ms. Previously had quantitative social science academic training and completed 2 major technical side projects in the fields of remote sensing (satellite imagery) and bioinformatics/genomics

* Technical skills and experience: Experienced with a Python stack for data analysis, machine learning, analytic web apps, and formal APIs. Additional experience with R and GIS applications. Experience working with a hybrid C/Cython/Python stack where speed is of the essence

* Other technical background: Amateur bioinformaticist, 2nd place finish in the DoD's $1M Metagenomics Algorithm Prize (http://www.prweb.com/releases/dtra/algorithmchallenge/prweb1...)

Please feel free to contact me at freelancedatasf [at] gmail.com with any questions and inquiries. Happy to discuss any and all interesting projects at the intersection(s) of competitive strategy, data, and social/user dynamics.

[+] Imagenuity|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK -- remote or Portland, OR area - available part-time for short and long term projects

Just want a banana, and end up getting the gorilla and jungle too? My experience will help you define your business needs, and come up with the right solution to fit your requirements.

Full-Stack Developer. Front end development in Responsive HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript (jQuery, jQuery mobile, JSON), and RESTful APIs built with PHP or Node.js on the server. Emphasis on a strong design to build projects that are simple to use and attractive.

Specializing in iOS and Android apps built with Cordova/PhoneGap that work beautifully on different screen sizes and devices.

20+ years professional software developer, 15+ years freelance

      newly redesigned app website: http://imagenuity.com
      http://bit.ly/scorekeepr-android
      http://bit.ly/scorekeepr-bacon-android
      http://bit.ly/scorekeepr-ios
      http://bit.ly/scorekeepr-bacon-ios
      http://github.com/jimbergman
      http://stackoverflow.com/users/1678813/jim-bergman

      twitter: @jimbergman
      http://jimbergman.net/contact/
[+] akbarnama|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - remote only, from Mumbai-India

Recently helped a couple of clients with next version of their web projects - implementing haystack, integration with payment gateways like PaypalExpress, PX Fusion

https://www.book-pay.com went live in June 2013 - developed from scratch in Django and Postgres,a site for booking seat for cycling tours offered by www.londonbicycle.com - so far 530+ users with 400+ seats booked

Helped in launching http://www.foodfan.com - Django,Postgres, S3 for photos, Sphinx for search, Jquery

8+ years of software development experience in dotnet and Django, open to working on other technologies. Have worked with clients from US, UK and Syria

A blog post - http://www.vishalsodani.com/programming/experience-report-fr....

https://www.github.com/vishalsodani/

http://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalsodani

Contact: [email protected]

[+] ammmir|12 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - San Francisco Bay Area, CA or REMOTE

I build apps, websites, and APIs that solve business problems. A couple of recent projects (more at http://www.pilvy.com/):

* IVPN Client for Windows: Developed for IVPN (https://www.ivpn.net/), who had some unique security & privacy requirements. Based on OpenVPN.

* VMware End User Computing Demo Portal (https://www.vmwdemo.com/): Lets their sales and marketing teams easily demonstrate the Horizon product suite to potential customers. Eliminated a ton of time-consuming work by automating Active Directory/LDAP account provisioning, expiry, and integration with Horizon Workspace.

I'm looking for short-term (near-full time) and long-term (part-time) projects. Immediate availability.

tech: node.js, JavaScript, Objective-C/Cocoa/iOS, Python, Ruby on Rails

http://amirmalik.net | https://github.com/ammmir | amir at pilvy dot com