Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2025)
Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location, and whether remote work is a possibility.
Please only post if you are personally looking to hire a freelancer or work as one. Agencies, recruiters, job boards, and so on, are off topic here.
SEEKING WORK - Tennessee, USA (Remote)
I run CheatCode [0]. Creator of the Joystick JavaScript framework [1], Mod CSS framework [2], and Push [3] deployment service. I can help full-stack with any JS framework or tooling. Can be a one-off hired gun or available for long-term support if there's a fit.
I also offer more specific services [4] that focus on using the stack I've built to give you an easy-to-maintain, scalable setup.
I'm also capable of assisting with design, copywriting, and strategy (I just tend to do this as part of my normal work anyways; no surprises or gouging).
I prefer project-based rates and well-scoped work but can be flexible depending on budget and timing.
Contact: ryan.glover@cheatcode.co
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ryangglover
[0] https://cheatcode.co
[1] https://cheatcode.co/joystick
[2] https://cheatcode.co/mod
[3] https://cheatcode.co/push
[4] https://cheatcode.co/services
SEEKING WORK | Remote | Onsite San Francisco Bay Area |
Versatile back end code and infrastructure development services. Typical deliverables are Dockerized microservices specified by OpenAPI, written in Go or Python, with a REST/JSON API and backed by PostgresDB or MySQL. CI/CD pipelines included and deplyment on any of the major cloud vendors. And of course your custom business logic.
If you have more complex needs, e.g. project or team management please reach out as I have extensive career experience in all aspects of of technology development and management in startups and large enterprises. Need a contract manager or CTO perhaps?
At minimum I can help you develop your back end infrastructure from the ground up. Basically I offer development of back-end componenets you can slot into your Kubernetes or Docker environment from day one.
On the business side, you get a fractional developer for a no-haggling fixed monthly rate, corp-to-corp billing, long term support for your code, careful vetting of dependencies for licensing and security, and a professional approach to your technical needs.
Contact: contact@nulladmin.com
Website: https://nulladmin.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abnulladmin/
SEEKING WORK | Remote/Denver, CO [MT/UTC-6] | Technical Leadership for Scaling Teams | Process Transformation | AI Security
I help Series A-C startups navigate technical chaos and scaling challenges. After 7 years consulting both directly and through agencies (and decades of engineering work), I specialize in organizations experiencing transitions - post-funding growth, leadership changes, or strategic pivots.
I can sling code--and I can help your org by:
- Transforming chaotic delivery through listening-first process design (I discover what YOUR team needs, whether that's Shape Up, incentive realignment, or custom approaches)
- Identifying and fix incentive misalignments that sabotage delivery (saved one client $300k+ in unnecessary architecture changes)
- Guiding secure AI tool adoption without blowing up your business
- Bridging technical excellence with organizational transformation
My average engagement is ~6 months across 15+ clients.
Recent wins:
- Delivered project ahead of schedule during company layoffs using Shape Up
- Established cross-team coordination that unblocked a multiyear replatforming effort
- Prevented costly microservices migration by identifying vendor's misaligned incentives
Technical foundation: Ruby/Rails, Elixir/Phoenix, comprehensive DevOps (AWS/Terraform/Docker), AI security expertise. But I'm hired for my ability to see why your technical initiatives keep failing and fix the root causes.
I thrive in chaos. If your organization is at an inflection point and needs someone who can deliver immediate technical value while building lasting capabilities, let's talk.
Email: dylan+hn at arborealstudios.com Blog: https://www.dylanfitzgerald.net/blog GitHub: https://github.com/arubis
Available for fractional CTO, technical advisory, or focused transformation projects. International relocation a possibility.
SEEKING WORK
I'd love to get back into Deep Lerning (torch, cuda, etc, etc), because it's been a lot of LLM API calling lately. But API calling is fine too.PS: If you are into neural networks, you probably have used my https://github.com/xl0/lovely-tensors or https://github.com/xl0/lovely-jax
SEEKING WORK - Data scientist, data/software consulting & fractional leadership, Canada/remote worldwide, email in profile.
I'm a data scientist in a world of data technicians and I look for hard problems to solve. Hair on fire "This is causing lemon-law recalls and we can't solve it." type problems - I've done a few of those. I have 15+ years experience helping companies plan, prototype, and productionize sane data science solutions.
I love avant-garde problems, and have a pretty unique skillset. I've worked with names you know in automotive, aviation, tech, and other spaces. Recently I've been working with Oil & Gas - Production estimates, pricing, failure analysis, and other interesting things.
I've worked on projects including LLMs, knowledge extraction, automotive part failure prediction, vehicle route planning in constrained environments, translation, maintenance optimization, automated sports highlights, maritime piracy, and more.
Two things I would love to work on, feel free to ping me on these:
SEEKING WORK | Dublin, IE | Fully Remote
Hi, I'm a full-stack engineer who's touched everything from PCBs to React components. Most recently co-founded a pharma-tech startup where I visualized drug processes and built a playground for real-time data pipelines (yes, the paperwork to ship in pharma is real).
War stories:
- Autonomous drones delivering coffee (last-mile logistics, before it was cool)
- BMC firmware keeping hyperscale data centers from catching fire
- Logistics robots shuttling parts around automotive factories
- Kubernetes PaaS that actually worked (multi-tenant, auto-deploy, the whole nine yards)
- Made books talk on-demand (text-to-speech system for a major digital library)
Stack: TypeScript/React/Next.js, Python, C/C++ when the physics demand it, WebGPU for the fun stuff, AWS, PostgreSQL, k8s, Docker, PCB design when software isn't enough
Looking for: Deep industry problems where the tech is just the tool, not the product.
Portfolio: https://www.bartekbaran.com
GitHub: https://github.com/BBato
Email: contact@bartekbaran.com
SEEKING WORK | REMOTE / US
Full-stack JavaScript-focused engineer/entrepreneur with lots of experience in building scalable single page apps in various frameworks, web3, multiplayer web games, building transformers and other networks, all sorts of things. Product-oriented, executive and leadership experience, comfortable in both autonomous and collaborative settings, capable Linux sysadmin. I know how to ship.
I've focused for several years now on agentic and generative work such as simulating networked LLM-augmented embodied agents, interface research, too much to list here but always happy to talk more over email. While the rest of the industry is just starting to latch onto agentic systems, I can offer years of experience and product insight.
Available for consulting, projects, anything web or agentic.
email: hello @ bad-software dot com
GitHub: https://github.com/soulofmischief
SEEKING WORK | UX/UI & web design
Portfolio: https://seanw.org/
Live example projects: https://checkbot.io/ https://inclusivecolors.com/
Location: Edinburgh, UK and remote (I’m used to time zone differences and async work)
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I help startups with the UX/UI and web design of their products. This includes web apps, websites, landing pages, copywriting, and I can assist with frontend development where needed. My background of launching my own products and being a full stack developer helps me create practical designs that balance usability, aesthetics, development effort, and performance. I work to fixed price quotes for self-contained projects.
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The best live example of my work is Checkbot (https://checkbot.io/), a browser extension that tests websites for SEO/speed/security problems. The entire project is my own work including coding the extension itself, UX/UI design, website design (the homepage is optimised to load in 0.7 seconds, 0.3MB data transferred), marketing, website copy, and website articles on web best practices.
[ Rated 4.9/5, 80K+ active users, 100s of paying subscribers ]
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I have 10+ years of experience, including a PhD in software verification and 5+ years working for myself helping over 25 companies including Just Eat, Triumph Motorcycles and Fogbender (YC W22). See my website for testimonials, portfolio and more: https://seanw.org
Skills: Figma, Sketch, TypeScript, JavaScript, Vue, Hugo, Jekyll, WordPress, Django, HTML/CSS, Bootstrap, Tailwind, OCaml, Java, Python, C, analytics, WCAG accessibility, website SEO/speed optimisation.
Note: For large projects, my partner usually assists me in the background (I’m working on starting a design studio with her in the future)
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Email sw@seanw.org with a short description of 1) your project 2) how you think I can help 3) the business outcome you’re looking for and 4) any deadlines. I can get back to you in one working day to arrange a call to discuss a quote and how we can work together!
SEEKING WORK - On-Demand DevOps - WORLDWIDE
On-Demand DevOps not like other companies who rely on certifications for legitimacy and AI to tell them what to do.
I offer solutions tuned to how you and your company operates: what technologies you use, how your customers interact, and how your product teams deliver. I work within the widest possible context, encompassing technology, product, customers, and IT teams. I call this the "DevOps Mindset".
My solutions are fixed-price, rapid, holistic and long-lasting. They are ideal for companies at all phases:
My expertise is built on 25+ years of doing DevOps, from PXE boot-based provisioning of bare-metal clusters to management of massive global cloud-based systems.Here are some examples:
Book a free, 15-minute introductory call at https://www.ondemanddevops.com/?sid=hn2511 and get a 10% discount on your first order.SEEKING WORK | Remote | Lead Infrastructure Engineer
I am a Lead Infrastructure Engineer with 20+ years of experience.
Whether your team is stuck troubleshooting infra issues, needs extra hands on an infra-heavy project or is just lacking tech leadership on the DevOps topics, contact me and we'll figure it out.
I prefer to work along the existing engineering teams, mentoring or training them while working together on the real tasks. This is a very effective and also a flexible way to learn and as a bonus, some work gets done on the way.
I am located in EU (Estonia) and work remotely with occasional on-site visits.
The usual topics are various AWS services, Elastic Stack, Linux, wide range of troubleshooting, infrastructure as code, logging & monitoring, managing cloud costs, but I find it rewarding to venture into new areas together with the team.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martitaremaa/
Contact: hn at kibe.ee
SEEKING WORK
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Remote: Yes, or onsite
Willing to relocate: Yes
Technologies: Python, PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, Svelte, React, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, SQLAlchemy, Laravel, Node, Nuxt, Express, Hono, Firebase, Capacitor, Ionic, Linux, AWS, GCP, Cloudflare, Tailwind CSS, PrimeVue, Docker, Redis, Nginx
GitHub: https://github.com/kode95
Résumé/CV: https://drive.proton.me/urls/GVY8C5H990#AzukNG2ZlrcX
Email: kode.amplify872@passinbox.com
Hi! I've been a fullstack developer since the early 2000s, doing both fullstack, backend, frontend, and occasionally mobile apps with web technologies.
I take great pride in delivering products that actually work, and I have a knack for making user-friendly UIs as well as developer-friendly APIs and good documentation.
SEEKING FREELANCER -
We are a post seed startup that's looking to bring on a core engineer. Our stack is build with typescript in AWS (all serverless). We're looking for a senior engineer who's experienced working with AWS, AWS Lambda, Stepfunctions, CDK, etc.
It's important to us that the person we bring on can understand business problems and be proactive in suggesting technical direction. We are a small team so everyone is working on the entire stack vs siloed positions.
Please don't waste our mutual time if you're not specifically qualified for this role.
How to apply - send me a email austin [at] goroam [.] io and with a link to your linkedin, a few sentences on why you're interested, and what your hourly rate is. If you can't use ChatGPT (I hope you don't actually use ChatGPT) to follow these instructions you're not a good fit for our role =).
SEEKING FREELANCER | United States | Remote
I'm bootstrapping a project and looking for someone that can quickly build a CRUD iOS app using Swift, VisionKit and invoke REST APIs for backend integration. Its a basic app for a web application with the following features:
1. User Login + FaceID (no need for signup, password reset, etc)
2. CRUD operations on an item
3. Ability to take pictures and upload
4. Ability to run Vision operations like Text detection, OCR, etc on the image.
5. Upload data to backend via REST API including background upload.
6. Publish app to iOS app store
API will be provided for login and CRUD operations.
You'll be working with me (backend developer) to make it as close to production ready and publish to app store.
If you are interested please respond with rate and approximate start date and time required to build, my email in profile.
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SEEKING WORK
Germany, remote only.
Software engineer and technical writer with over 10 years of experience.
Backend, frontend, mobile, cloud, crypto, AI, APIs.
My latest endeavours led me to Effect-TS while building a decentralised web crawler for a grant.
Before that I kept the docs of a cloud provider up-to-date.
I'm also volunteering as the editor in chief of a public goods foundation.
Homepage: https://kay.is/
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SEEKING WORK | SF Bay Area, CA | Remote OK
Programming Languages: Ruby, Scala, Javascript, Python, TypeScript, Haskell, Scheme
Programming Strengths: Data Structures and Algorithms, Data Engineering, Programming Language Theory, Type Theory, No-Code, AI&Prompt Engineering, Complex & Unusual Domains (Healthcare, Fintech, Music, Arts, Sciences)
Front-End, Databases & Tools: Vue, React, Postgres, HBase, MongoDB, Kafka, Jenkins, AWS, Docker
Other Skills: Leading Teams & Managing Projects, Productizing LLMs, Managing Interview Pipelines, Architecting & Implementing Greenfield Solutions, Education & Team Growth, Leading Communication and Coordination Between Stakeholders Across Teams and Organizational Silos
CV: Available Upon Request
Email: poetic.artifice@gmail.com
I am a seasoned (>13 years experience) full-stack staff-to-principal-level software engineer/consultant specializing in the backend, systems architecture, AI, platform engineering, internal tools, prototyping, and data engineering. In addition to strong programming and architectural skills, I'm a force multiplier for any team in either role through the three T's -- teaching, talking, and tooling. I also hold a US patent in the AI space.
In the past, I've taught a number of scientists and students to code in python; I've led and managed a number of high-impact engineering teams of up to 12; and pioneered a number of no- and low-code solutions for stream processing, data model and query generation, form building, workflow systems, and front-end construction for a variety of industries, including those with strong regulatory requirements and complex business rules such as healthcare and fintech. >10% of all medicare applications and millions of individuals currently flow through pioneering no-code systems I conceived and built and have ran in production for over a decade.
More recently, I've built a no-code automated form-filler and a workflow engine for coordinating LLMs and other generative AI processes, and on top of this a platform for both minimizing hallucinations and working with documents that are far too large for existing context window inputs or outputs using a novel, patented process that I invented; and applied these tools to various contracted projects requiring analysis and and cross-checking of information and other forms of integrity across textual and video/audio corpus data in a variety of domains (fiction and non-fiction).
I am also an improvisational pianist, published poet, and I've created novel algorithms and tools for studying and composing both music and poetry, which I have given a talk on at a recent functional programming conference.
I have extensive experience working for and running startups, software consulting shops, with some mid-sized company engineering experience as well; these give me a unique insight into speaking with customers and internal stake-holders, translating between engineering and other departments, gathering requirements, aligning stake-holders across departments on a vision and attainable timeline, and architecting/building/taking ownership over significant internal and customer-facing areas of responsibility.
If any of the above seems like a match for you and your organization or project, don't hesitate to reach out.
SEEKING WORK | US | Remote OK
I am a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Google Style, with experience at both large and small organizations. I can help you build a Platform Engineering practice from the very beginning. I'm looking to help small dev teams increase their velocity by implementing best-practices of Devops: CI/CD, Kubernetes Deployments, and effective Monitoring frameworks.
My resume: https://resume.gauntletwizard.net/ThomasHahnResume.pdf
My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-hahn-3344ba3/
My Github: https://github.com/GauntletWizard