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

Location: Los Angeles, California Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Full Stack, Linux, Media Pipelines, FFmpeg, Cloud Infrastructure, Docker, Agentic Engineering, Python, Django, SQL, Javascript, Typescript, Adobe, Resolve, VFX Software Résumé/CV: https://danzimmer.net CV Available upon request Email: dan@danzimmer.net I'm a Software Engineer with 15 years of entertainment industry experience, specializing in full-stack development, complex media pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. Lately I have been building SaaS products like https://timelinetranslate.com which enables video editors to easily create translations of their content. Open to senior/lead engineering roles using AI.

Location: EU, overlap with US East+West Time Zones Remote: Yes Relocation: No Technologies: Claude Code, Rust, C++, Python, Go, Zig, Haskell, TypeScript, JS, Nix, K8s, Terraform, PostgreSQL, Linux, React, infosec, ... Email: damianjobsites+hn@gmail.com CV: on request 長 Senior engineer / tech lead (20+ YOE). Former IC → EM → Director → CTO. 宝 Multiple exits. Hands-on, or owning the whole technical org. 勝 Highlights: — Designed and shipped a commercial LLM end-to-end (algorithms → training → MLops) — Expert at agentic workflows (Claude Code, harnesses, autonomous agents, LLM-powered dev) — Shipped prod systems for Oracle, Shell, Time Warner, BoA, Sparkasse, Saatchi & Saatchi, Digitas — Launched and audited major blockchains (e.g. Tezos, Solana) — Built + scaled a software NGO (2M+ supporters, 1k+ volunteers) 睿 Strengths: Turn ambiguous problems into shipped systems; MVPs that don’t need rewriting; ML, LLMs, Foundation Models, RAGs, vector DBs; 10x–1000x performance wins on legacy systems; FP, Compilers, DSLs, distributed systems, security-critical code 功 Further work: Contributor: Rust Book, Rust By Example, Python docs, Haskell Communities and Activities Report; Dozens of audits, background in cryptography, infosec, formal methods 運 If you need someone who can own the stack and ship reliably, email me at damianjobsites+hn@gmail.com

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Location: Delhi, India Remote: Yes (worldwide), preferred Willing to relocate: Open to it for the right role Technologies: Python, Go, PostgreSQL, Docker, Linux, AWS, Nginx, Pytorch, MERN, AI coding and open to learn Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Bz-FduL6G6nOdf8NbhDbBZD72n... Email: shashwatbansal247@gmail.com GitHub: github.com/bansal247 Backend engineer, ~3 years. Currently building a 9-service biometric verification platform end-to-end as a solo contractor — FastAPI + Postgres 16 with Fernet-encrypted PII and PgBouncer transaction pooling, an APScheduler container coordinating AWS Rekognition with two Java microservices for fingerprint and iris matching, plus a Kotlin Android client with offline-first sync. https://github.com/bansal247/exam_biometrics_server Before this, low-latency Go services at Longshot Systems (London algo-trading firm). Joined without Go, was shipping in my second month — comfortable picking up new stacks fast. In parallel, solo client work on Upwork: 32 jobs, 1,100+ hours, 100% Job Success Score, 5.0/5.0 rating, Rising Talent badge, repeat clients. Across Python/Go automation, MERN-stack apps, ML/CV, and JS/React. Profile: upwork.com/freelancers/~01adc60eaf87e012ae .

Location: Europe Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: LLM API Integration, AI Agent Development, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS, Heroku, Datadog, React.js, JavaScript, Next.js, Apollo, GraphQL, data visualizations (D3.js, Mapbox, Leaflet), headless CMS (Contentful, Prismic, Strapi), Wordpress, Tailwind, TypeScript, web3 (ethers.js), chrome extensions and more. Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrejgajdos Email: mail [at] andrejgajdos.com I am a full-stack dev and tech lead with focus on PERN/MERN stack and over 10 years of experience delivering software. I have a strong background as a software architect and have successfully led teams as a fractional CTO. I have worked with clients from diverse industries worldwide. I have successfully delivered over 20 projects for a range of clients, including early stage startups, growing startups, solo founders, digital agencies, and notable companies like Apple and Binance. Portfolio: https://andrejgajdos.com/projects Personal Website: https://andrejgajdos.com Github: https://github.com/AndrejGajdos