Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)

Location: Austin, TX Remote: Remote/Hybrid/On-Site Willing to relocate: To California, Massachusetts, Canada, or Europe for the right opportunity Technologies: Go (Golang), Rust, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, SQLite, NixOS, Cloudflare (everything, the whole Cloudflare Developer Platform - I would call myself an expert at this, as I've dogfooded most new developer platform products as they released), Kubernetes CV: https://piperswe.me/cv.pdf Email: [anything]@piperswe.me I just got laid off by Cloudflare, looking for a position doing infrastructure & backend work. I spent my time at Cloudflare working on the Waiting Room, Health Checks, and Load Balancing products, three distributed systems which crunch global data to make decisions globally. I'm happy to move down-stack as well (e.g. to systems programming, especially in Rust).

Location: New York City area, USA Remote: Yes, also open to on-site Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: C/C++, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript/React Native/Expo, C#, (System)Verilog/Vivado/FPGAs/embedded, OCaml, Rocq/formal methods and formal verification, relational/logic programming/symbolic AI, SQL, JUCE/audio/music programming. Resume/CV: https://www.dmitrivolkov.com/volkov-resume.pdf Email: dmitri at dmitrivolkov dot com Website: https://www.dmitrivolkov.com/ Just about done finishing up a CS master's degree, and looking for opportunities starting in the late summer or fall. My background is in programming language theory (particularly logic/relational programming), so would be very happy to work with functional languages, compilers, automated reasoning, and/or formal verification. I also have a background in music (I'm a published composer!) so particularly interested in audio/music-related stuff as well. Open both to software enginering roles and research positions (anyone looking for new PhD/doctoral students?) I've also done full-stack work across databases/cloud infrastructure/web APIs/frontends, and independently released a commercial music production plugin (Pivotuner, more info on my website).

Location: Los Angeles, CA Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Django, FastAPI, Python, React, AI (OpenAI, Anthropic, ChatGPT), Roku BrightScript, Linux, AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, Ant Media Server (HLS/RTMP streaming, 24/7 channels), video pipelines, automation Résumé/CV: https://www.ryanvinson.com Email: info@ryanvinson.com Who I am: Fractional CTO with 25+ years of experience building and scaling products across multiple generations of the web. I’m often brought in to turn ideas into working systems quickly, or to stabilize and evolve existing platforms. I’ve led teams, hired engineers, defined architecture, and stayed hands-on in the code. My work spans AI-driven platforms, streaming media systems, and full-stack web applications. I’m comfortable operating at both the executive strategy level and deep in implementation. Known for being a “Swiss army knife” technologist who can bridge product, engineering, and execution without overengineering. What I am looking for: Part-time Fractional CTO or Head/Director of Technology roles. Best fit: startups or growing companies that need someone to own technical direction, ship quickly, and make practical decisions without unnecessary complexity. Strong interest in AI-powered products, media/streaming, and content platforms, but open to any project where execution speed and clarity matter.

Location: Türkiye (GMT+3) Remote: Yes (Worldwide) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Next.js, TypeScript, Laravel (PHP), Python, PostgreSQL/MySQL, REST APIs, Tailwind, AI/LLM integrations Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atalay-durmaz-7b9514211/?locale=... GitHub: github.com/atalaydurmaz Portfolio: https://terapistibul.com/ Email: durmazatalay6@gmail.com I'm a final-year Information Systems Engineering student at Sakarya University (graduating July 2026). For the past year I've been building TerapistBul — a therapist-matching platform for the Turkish healthcare market. Shipped end-to-end: Next.js frontend, Laravel API, database modeling, deployment. Registered as a sole proprietor (NACE 621000) to operate it legally and to invoice internationally without paperwork friction. Looking for: Junior Full-Stack or Frontend role at a remote-first company. Want to ship from day one and learn from engineers operating at scale. Comfortable owning problems end-to-end. Open to contract or full-time. No US visa needed (remote work from Türkiye).

Location: Los Angeles, CA Remote: Yes (US/EU friendly) Willing to relocate: Open to short on-site trips Technologies: Rust, TypeScript, Node.js, Cloudflare Workers, edge compute, audit-trail / cryptographic-provenance systems (SHA-256, RFC 8785 JCS canonicalization), AI inference proxying, full-stack web, PostgreSQL. Résumé/CV: https://jakejoyner.com/cv/ Email: jakejoyner9@gmail.com I'm building AILedger (ailedger.dev) — tamper-evident chain of custody for every AI inference an enterprise's product makes, aimed at the EU AI Act Article 12 / Article 79 compliance question (enforcement August 2, 2026). Pre-revenue, in early customer conversations. Public Rust work at github.com/jakejjoyner. Primarily seeking short-term contract work (4-12 weeks, ~20-30 hr/week, $150/hr) to fund AILedger's runway. Open to fractional-engineer engagements. Will consider full-time only if exceptionally aligned with the AILedger thesis — compliance / AI infrastructure / audit / Cloudflare-edge stack. Strongest fit: - Audit / compliance-adjacent infrastructure: tamper-evident logging, evidence collection, SOC 2 / AI Act prep, cryptographic provenance. - Cloudflare Workers / edge compute / API proxying — including AI inference middleware (cost metering, prompt-injection defense, observability). - Rust greenfield, or Rust-meets-TypeScript stacks. - Full-stack product work where correctness matters more than ship-speed.