Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2025)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: talking to users, python, pandas/numpy, jupyter, js/ts

Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paddymullen/

Email: paddy@paddymullen.com

In my next role, I want a broad mandate to make a meaningful impact within an organization by developing products that address genuine business challenges, with a preference for data related problems.

Recently I built the data table for Jupyter/Pandas/Polars that I have wanted for over a decade. The open source Buckaroo (https://github.com/paddymul/buckaroo) data table combines a performant table, summary statistics, and a low code UI to expedite common data analysis tasks.

Willing to Relocate: No

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, Managing Interview Pipelines, Architecting & Implementing Greenfield Solutions, Education & Team Growth, Leading Communication and Coordination Between Stakeholders Across Teams and Organizational Silos, Turning LLMs into Products

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, 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.

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, patent-pending process; 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.

I have extensive experience working for and running both startups and software consulting shops, with some mid-sized company engineering experience as well; which gives 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/all 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.

    Location: Ohio (Eastern Time)
    Remote: Yes
    Willing to Relocate: No
    Technologies: Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Nomad, GitOps, Argo CD, AWS, Rust, JS, etc.
    Résumé/CV: https://bitterbridge.github.io/resume/resume.pdf
    Email: safe.maze9320 AT tenesm DOT us (or look in my profile, or on my résumé)
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nug-doug/
    GitHub: https://github.com/ndouglas/
    Fun Project: https://clog.goldentooth.net/

I'm interested in machine learning and AI, ideally HPC and/or scientific/research computing. My idea has been to move into MLOps, then move from there into HPC, and my longterm goal (5-10 years) is to move into deep tech research (possibly get my PhD).

But I have broad interests and my feelings about AI are complicated. I don't think I'm searching for a destination, but searching for a journey and companions. I don't know much more than that, except that it probably doesn't involve me doing frontend.

My current fun-time project is writing an LLM agent to personify my Raspberry Pi research cluster, and write tools, MCP plugins, etc to embody that simulated consciousness within the infrastructure. It feels weirdly like stapling a ghost to a circuit board.

    Q. Where do you see yourself in five years?
    A. Ascending slowly into the sky from the parking lot of the Santa Fe Institute.

I'm also open to contract work, or hybrid in greater New England (and NYC). Looking to put my head down and get to work. I have experience with both greenfield projects and breathing new life into legacy code through careful testing and refactoring. Open to work outside of robotics/SLAM if C++/Rust based. Would also be open to hacking on Unreal Engine (I have some prior experience there).

Remote: Yes or hybrid

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Security, AI, LLMs, AppSec, ex-YC Founder

Resume: https://freeqaz.com

Email: me at (the above domain)

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I'm a versatile engineer with 15+ years of professional experience now. Ex-(Uber, Snap, YCombinator, Figma).

Actively interviewing but always curious about interesting opportunities. Looking to work more directly with AI and LLMs, as that has been my focus in recent years!