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Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2014)

86 points| whoishiring | 11 years ago

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

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[+] logn|11 years ago|reply
Meta:

Someone downvoted 30+ posts on here, all in a few minutes. That's not really how downvoting is supposed to work. If people are submitting spammy or offtopic freelancer posts, then downvote them, or if a person has a really awesome freelance post, then upvote them, but don't game the system and make everyone's posts grey.

[+] sergiotapia|11 years ago|reply
Seriously, what kind of person does that. If Dang has access to the downvoters name, maybe he should have his downvote permissions revoked.
[+] dang|11 years ago|reply
The account that did this is banned unless and until we get a promise that it will never happen again.
[+] yen223|11 years ago|reply
This reminds me of the US elections - there are strict rules regulating financing ads for a candidate, so candidates wind up running a lot more ads against their opponents: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83262.html. Just another victim of the laws of unintended consequence I guess.
[+] krschultz|11 years ago|reply
There is a limit on the downvote/upvote ratio. At some point (relatively quickly) you lose downvote privileges if you start ass downvoting.
[+] krrishd|11 years ago|reply
Seeking Work: Remote or Denver, CO

http://itskrish.co/freelance

I'm a full stack web developer available for hire. I can pretty much do anything web-based you have for me, but my standard packages are:

    1) Landing Pages
    2) Organizational Websites
    3) Prototype/MVP of a web product
My 'stack':

    HTML/Jade/EJS
    CSS/LESS/Sass
    JavaScript
    Angular.js
    Leaflet.js
    D3.js
    Node.js (Express.js, Sails.js)
    MongoDB
    MySQL
    PostgreSQL
    PaaS/IaaS
Overall, I'm looking for quality clients and interesting work, and I'm a student so that definitely factors into rates and discounts as well.

Something recent that I've been a part of was GoCodeColorado (GoCode.co), a government run statewide competition regarding web application development for civic purposes. I won 1st place at the Denver level, and made it to the top 10 in the whole state, where the top 3 won $25k and the opportunity to get $250k more. During this experience, I worked quite a bit with the aforementioned stack, winning acclaim for my work with the UI, data visualization/mapping, and scalability of the backend of the product I built.

Some relevant links:

    - http://itskrish.co
    - http://itskrish.co/resume
    - http://linkedin.com/in/krishdholakiya
    - http://git.io/krish
Looking forward to hearing from you!

- Krish Dholakiya (krishna.dholakiya(at)gmail(dot)com)

Edit: Downvotes? Is something wrong with my post?

[+] johnnyg|11 years ago|reply
I contract with HNers frequently and see nothing wrong with what you've written...have an upvote.
[+] cool-RR|11 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/

[+] iheartmemcache|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - East Coast (Boston, DC, NYC) -- willing to go on-site at the drop of a hat.

We used to, and still do, develop a lot of MVPs (2 or 4 of our MVPs got acquired for approximately 30x what we dev'd them for), but moved into the reporting, BI world. So it's more ETL and OLTP -> OLAP to Data Cubes and MDX these days. Front-ends are usually done in the traditional SPA usually with Knockout and React.js). ASP.NET C# since 3. WebForms, and classic.

We still do develop MVPs in iOS and Android for around $30k-50k for mobile applications and we also still specialize in turning around failed projects (we have an unbelievable amount of customers who went to odesk and got half-written products for $6k-- we fix these.)

Then there's the un-sexy ERP/CRM/PPM stuff. Tons of SAP ECC/Basis/ByDesign experience. Dynamics CRM/XRM and NAV. A bit of AX but just enough to hack around.

Probably not the venue to espouse this talent but, hey, in case you have a legacy business that needs work, especially BI work, our small shop is the Bain (or BCG?) of analysis. E.g. we integrated 3 segmented products (1 COTS, 2 dev'd in house), generated a dashboard where managers could choose their KPIs and generated ~485k in revenue (~35% above forecast) while eliminating redundant labor.

Cleared for federal TS/SCI. Willing to travel for week long+ engagements. Starting at $120.

Email me (principle) at [email protected] for case studies and a time to setup a phone call.

[+] logicdispatch|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote or Southeast/Mid/West Michigan

We are a small, experienced team trying to get off the ground doing cross-platform mobile, web, desktop and game development.

Languages: C#, C++, Objective-C, Java, Javascript, Clojure

Other Buzzwords: Xamarin, Cocos2D-x, SpriteKit, Unity, Angular, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, ASP.NET [WebForms, MVC, Web API], NancyFX

More information can be found at http://www.logicdispatch.com or email mark[dot]rathwell[at]gmail.

[+] chroman|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote (Based in Mexico)

I’m a iOS Engineer based in México with almost 4 years of experience. My expert area is native iOS development but I also do Android and Web development with Ruby on Rails.

Over the last 3 years I have worked on more than 20 native iOS apps including client, in-house and own App Store apps.

I love challenges and I’m always looking for opportunities to do awesome things.

Portfolio (Only relevant and public work): http://chroman.me/portfolio

GitHub: https://github.com/chroman

App store apps: https://itunes.apple.com/artist/christian-roman/id522264047

Design stuff (I'm also a designer): http://dribbble.com/chroman, https://www.behance.net/chroman

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chroman

Resume: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5qduuv61qpp6pwn/ChristianRoman_res...

Contact: [email protected]

[+] Imagenuity|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK -- remote (or Seattle/Portland)

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 Angular, responsive HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript, and RESTful APIs built with PHP or Node.js on the server. Emphasis on a strong design to build projects that are simple and attractive.

Specializing in iOS and Android apps built with Cordova/PhoneGap that work beautifully on different screen sizes and devices. Newly added Ionic skills to the toolbelt.

20+ years professional software developer, 15+ years freelance

app website: http://imagenuity.com

http://github.com/jimbergman

http://codepen.com/jimbergman

http://stackoverflow.com/users/1678813/jim-bergman

more examples of work http://jimbergman.net

Let's discuss your project - contact: jim at jimbergman.net or http://jimbergman.net/

[+] ammmir|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote

I'll be taking a break from consulting for the next few months, and I have a project with a fantastic client that I'd like to hand off to someone capable and trustworthy.

The project is a VPN client for Windows and Mac OS X. It's written in C#, .NET, and Xamarin.Mac/MonoMac, with a dash of Objective-C. OpenVPN is used for VPN connectivity, and the client integrates with firewalls (Windows Firewall, pf on Mac), monitors Wi-Fi connectivity, and a few other things. It's a client/server model with the UI built using WPF/XAML (Windows) and Interface Builder (Mac), talking to a "backend" Windows Service and LaunchDaemon on Mac over localhost.

I'm looking to find a strong candidate I can recommend to my client. The work will consist of adding functionality (UI work is relatively minor) on both platforms, resolving bugs found by customers in the field, etc. The apps are mostly feature-complete, but there is always room for improvement :) Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls), and significant experience working with C#/.NET is a must. Some experience with Xamarin.Mac, Mono, Objective-C, Cocoa, and Xcode are highly desirable :)

Email amir at pilvy dot com if interested.

Thanks for looking!

[+] robertha|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Chicago area or remote Full-stack web developer and freelancer with 10 years of experience and a math background looking for work in the Chicago area. So far I’ve specialized on digital startups, and have worked with clients out of Chicago’s 1871--I love building MVPs. Throughout my work I’ve also been involved in helping startups build the back end of their application, design and optimize their websites and develop their business. Interested in short and long term projects. While working with me you'll also get access to a copywriter and an artist/designer.

Primary Specialties:

- MEAN (MongoDB, Express, Angular.js, Node.js)

- LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP), including Wordpress

- Server set up on: CentOS, Solaris, Ubuntu, and Debian

- Data analysis in R and SAS

All of my development is responsive. In the past, I’ve worked on e- commerce sites, social networks, mobile versions of websites, and other projects. Here are some publicly available examples:

http://loadcost.com - Node.js (JavaScript), data analysis model written in R

http://yolobe.com - Node.js (JavaScript)

http://foundintown.com - PHP

References from past clients available. If you are interested, email me at: [email protected]

[+] sidmitra|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote/Freelance Python/Django/jQuery, with extensive experience building e-commerce marketplaces. I have a research background, data analysis, playing around with NLP right now. I run a django dev shop, currently taking gigs for it. Here's my portfolio:

* http://www.cloudshuffle.com/

* http://www.sidmitra.com/portfolio.html

Contact details in my profile or the link above. Here're some examples from my portfolio:

* http://turbotaxcpaselect.intuit.com - Turbotax CPA Select, to help select accountants.

* http://www.ecomarket.com - An online marketplace for ethical and eco friendly products.

* http://www.teaspiller.com - An online marketplace for tax experts. [Recently acquired by Intuit]

* http://www.hypedsound.com

Github: http://github.com/sidmitra

Homepage: http://www.sidmitra.com

[+] _august|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote/Part-time (SF Bay Area)

Hello!

I'm a Front-end Javascript / Meteor Developer. I also have some experience with BackboneJS and Angular. Love great UI / UX design, I design web apps using Sketch 2.

I'm interested to work on web apps in the following spaces: fitness, travel, health, community improvement, learning & education. There are more I haven't thought of, but generally not interested in business tools and social networking/messaging apps.

If you have an idea for a webapp, I am available to develop your MVP with the meteor framework, a highly funded javascript platform that's nearing it's 1.0 release. It allows incredibly fast development of new ideas to test the market. For justification, check out http://differential.io/meteor

I'm available to discuss your work in person in the SF/Bekerley area. Looking forward to hearing from you, thanks for reading!

- Shridhar

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Website: http://shridhargupta.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/shridhar-gupta/98/321/563 Email: [email protected]

[+] mustardamus|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - GERMANY, in the EU or REMOTE

Hey, my name is Basti and I've been a freelance web developer for over 5 years. For the past months I've been a nomad traveling through Europe. I've got two backpacks. If your job requires traveling (in the EU): I'm totally ready.

My current area of work includes everything JavaScript (+CoffeeScript) and the rest of the crew: HTML + CSS.

Frontend:

  * jQuery

  * Backbone, Underscore

  * Mustache, Handlebars

  * Stylus, LESS

  * Foundation, Bootstrap, Semantic-UI

  * Gulp, Grunt, Bower
Backend:

  * Node.js, NPM

  * Express, Koa

  * Socket.io, Websockets

  * MongoDB, Redis

  * Git, Ubuntu, Nginx
I am the creator of jQAPI (http://jqapi.com), have sold a jQuery Showcase/Blog/Twitter (http://usejquery.com) and I finished 3rd in the Nodeknockout 2012 in the category Utility/Fun.

My current project is http://pairs.io - a remote control for the web.

Find my mail address in my profile. Or http://mustardamus.com or http://akrasia.me or http://github.com/mustardamus or http://twitter.com/mustardamus.

Looking forward to your message!

[+] draze|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE

Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm a full-time freelancer who's been fully booked for the last couple of years, but, due to recent changes in my life, I am currently available for up to 20-25 hours per week. I mostly do Python these days.

Some things I've recently completed:

- RESTful API for a mobile app (Database design, PostgreSQL, psycopg2, Flask, Jinja2, collaborative filtering, NumPy, SciPy, json, Sphinx)

- A couple of scrappers for large amounts of data (BeautifulSoup, lxml, PyQuery, pdftotext, pdfminer, NLTK, requests, MySQL)

- Concurrent, asynchronous, scalable tool to check wide variety of responses over HTTP (Python 3, XML, ElementTree, concurrent, requests)

- Scalable, non-blocking proxy for Android/iOS/BlackBerry push notifications (Tornado, Supervisor)

- A couple of mobile-optimized websites (jQuery Mobile, SQLite, PHP)

- Many others

I'm partial to FreeBSD, Vim and the command line, but I adapt to circumstances. I'm a quick learner and largely self-taught.

I've also completed a few dozen gigs in a major freelancing website across a wide variety of skills. At one point or another I've been paid to develop in C, Perl, Java, x86 assembly, Matlab, Fortran and a few other languages.

If you think I'm a good fit for your project, contact me. org!sonnenkinder!draze

[+] kingofspain|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE / ONSITE POSSIBLE

UK based developer with design thrown in. Lately I've been mainly working on iOS & Android apps but I have a long history in web dev too.

Recent work:

iOS & Android: was 'app of the week' in a UK national newspaper & recently won a Moma award.

* https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pitchup.com-campsite-caravan...

* https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pitbot.pit...

iOS:

* https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/eatmcr/id384069000

I also have another one due out in the next few days, which I can give more info for on request.

Other recent work:

* http://www.yourtimecounts.org.uk

* http://www.peopleinresearch.org

Techblast: Titanium, Phonegap, HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, responsive design, Wordpress, etc etc.

Contact details are in profile or via http://pitbot.net

[+] mbrain|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK Remote, Relocate, Turkey

Stack: Ruby, Rails, Javascript, AngularJS, NodeJS, PHP, Wordpress

Resume: http://www.mehmet.pw/m/resume.pdf

Contact: [email protected]

I started programming when I'm 15 and I'm graduating this month from BS in Computer Engineering. I'm experienced with Rails for almost 2 years. You can check my github profile for my projects. Currently I'm working on ConfDeck app. It's a open-sourced SAAS conference management app. Code is available in Github.

https://github.com/kodgemisi/confdeck

http://www.confdeck.com

I have experience with Javascript and AngularJS. There are some simple projects I've done are available on GitHub.

https://github.com/beydogan/jPuzzle/

https://github.com/beydogan/blogular

I live in Turkey, I can work remotely but I want to move out if I have a chance.

Github: https://github.com/beydogan

Blog: http://www.mehmet.pw

PS: All feedbacks about me and my profile are welcomed. Please leave me some feedback and I will do my best to improve myself and my skills.

[+] Oculus|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Toronto/Kitchener or Remote

I'm a full stack web developer based in Toronto/Kitchener.

Skills: AngularJS, D3.js, Node.js, Express.js, Android, jQuery, pure Javascript, Photoshop, PostgreSQL, Nginx Experience: I've written RESTful APIs, survey Widgets, web applications, and Android apps. I also have experience with Arduino (maze solving car), 8085 Assembler, and C (both at a basic level). I'm always open to learning anything that gets the job done.

===Past Projects===

OrgoShmorgo (Organic Molecule Visualizer - D3.js): http://orgo.stolarsky.com/

Gekko (Market Share Visualizer - AngularJS/D3.js): http://emils.github.io/gekko/

2048-Multiplayer (Real-time Multiplayer - SockJS/Node.js/PostgreSQL): http://emils.github.io/2048-multiplayer/

Portfolio: http://stolarsky.com/projects/

Github: https://github.com/EmilS

Email: [email protected]

[+] desmondmonster|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK, New York City, remote or onsite

I've been a full-stack web developer for the last four years. Before that I worked as an accountant, a bass player, and even built point-to-point tube amplifiers. These days my main tools are Ruby and the Rails ecosystem with some work in iOS and Clojure. I've built analytics systems, consumer-facing health care sites (not the big one that failed!), and enterprise-oriented education products. I'm also good with APIs and infrastructure.

My main strength is the combination of humor and empathy I've developed throughout my diverse experiences. The code needs to work, but it's a pyrrhic victory if the complementary human realities of the stakeholders and team members involved are ignored. Before I program anything, I listen, ask questions, and think.

Available for part-time engagements (20-25 hrs/week) involving development, project management, or strategic planning.

https://github.com/desmondmonster https://www.linkedin.com/in/desmondbowe

[+] ashraful|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - REMOTE - Web+Mobile UI designer and front-end developer.

4+ years of experience with designing usable interfaces with a focus on increasing user conversions.

Designed patio11's site which increased his conversion rate and profits:

http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/04/19/ab-testing-is-frustratin...

http://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/08/06/stripe-and-ab-testing-ma...

Also designed the VideoLAN website and the interface for VLC Media Player for Windows 8:

http://www.videolan.org

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1061646928/vlc-for-the-n...

Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript/Jquery.

Knowledge of Ruby, Rails, BackboneJS, Git and Heroku.

Portfolio: http://ashraful.me/work

Pricing: $55/hour

Email: [email protected]

[+] m4nu|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK

China, Shenzhen (French Expat) | Full & Part Time | Remote

Main Languages: PHP / JS / HTML&CSS

Current favourite tools: Laravel(3 years XP), BackboneJS(3 Years XP), AngularJS (Few months), Meteor(Few months), AWS

Secondary Languages: NodeJS, Python

Resume: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1u39jlth9tndro0/emmanuel_chappat_f...

I am a completely autonomous full stack dev with roughly 10 years experience. I can build a product from the ground up, from design work to maintaining & setting up Unix servers. I have strong product sense & write agile and future proof code.

My latest app: https://nota.io (personal project). I also have a rather outdated portfolio at: http://m4nu.co/work/

I can be reached at nota.io domain's, my handle is manu.

PS: For the right opportunity of learning an interesting tech, I can take a few week off to get up to speed. I already know quite a few languages as a hobby so chances are that I won’t have to start from scratch.

[+] joshavant|11 years ago|reply
SEEKING WORK - Remote - Pacific Standard Time

I'm a 3-year iOS developer, who remembers developing for early iOS 4.x builds + iPhone 3.

Currently, I'm working remotely on Pacific Standard Time.

I have resume experience from in lead roles, LivingSocial, an acquired startup, Apple, Microsoft, and Google.

Not very long ago, I published an academic breakdown of UITableView - a popular iOS control - on my employer's tech blog: https://techblog.livingsocial.com/blog/2013/12/02/lsctablevi...

I also contribute to the tools I use, too! I've made contributions to PonyDebugger, AFNetworking, and SDWebImageCache.

My various street cred links: http://github.com/joshavant http://linkedin.com/in/joshavant http://twitter.com/joshavant

Looking for any term contracts on new, exciting projects!

Reach out at: joshavant [at] gmail [.] com