Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2025)

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I'm a data scientist, I'm looking for hard problems to solve. Hair on fire "This is causing lemon-law recalls and we can't solve it."[1] type problems.

I love avant garde problems, and have a pretty unique toolset (LLMs+KB, OR+ML, etc). I've worked with names you know in automotive, tech, and other spaces. Recently I've been working with Oil & Gas - Production estimates, pricing, and things I'm not allowed to talk about.

I've worked on projects including LLMs, knowledge extraction, automotive part failure prediction, translation, maintenance optimization, automated sports highlights, and more. I've also done some more interesting work including vehicle route planning in constrained environments.

Get in touch. Even if you're unsure, get in touch. Referals welcome. Email in profile.

[1] Yup. Done that. A few times.

I’m Micayla — a freelance designer specializing in developing brand identities for startups and small businesses. Think: logos, color systems, brand voice, landing page designs, pitch decks, templates, and everything in between to make your product feel polished. I’m looking to take on new clients — so if you’re working on something cool or know a founder who could use branding support, let’s connect.

Website: micaylarosenbaum.com

Contact: microsestudios@gmail.com

I design and build real-time platforms, full-stack apps, and embedded systems - from cloud dashboards to drones. I've led engineering for a cloud-native analytics platform in regulated pharma (real-time visualization of plant data), developed autonomous delivery systems at Manna Aero, built BMC firmware for enterprise storage at NetApp and designed automated warehouse robots at Eiratech Robotics.

I also help startups go from zero to launch in a week - taking rough ideas and turning them into clean, performant, production-ready tools.

Looking for freelance work in early SaaS teams, integrations, infra-heavy builds, or high-conversion marketing sites.

What I bring:

• Full-stack product delivery (TypeScript, React, Next.js, Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)

• Embedded + backend systems (C, Linux, telemetry, automation)

• SEO-ready, scalable frontends for startup founders

• From idea → clean, tested, deployable code - fast

If you're building something ambitious (or just broken and messy), I can help.

Portfolio: https://www.bartekbaran.com

GitHub: https://github.com/BBato

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fme-hI1aOzxM_t844pHHZQN08Hb...

Email: contact@bartekbaran.com

Application Developer with over a decade of experience.

* Native application development for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows

* Creating and/or integrating APIs/SDKs

* TV/Video applications on all platforms (Apple, Android, Amazon, Roku)

Extensive experience building products and platforms from the ground up.

Email: info at squirrelpointstudios dot com

Hey! I'm Scott, a "designer who codes." Product designer/builder, consultant and SaaS founder working remotely from Atlanta, GA, USA (previously San Francisco & Berkeley, CA).

I'm equally at home in a text editor or Figma file, a stakeholder meeting or collaborative workshop, and I love complex problems. If you're solving something interesting, let's have a chat!

I consult as a designer for engineering teams and dev shops, leading UX and product design for B2B and B2C SaaS products. As a generalist with over 10 years of experience, I get to wear several hats as we go from idea to launch.

→ Here's a summary of the services & benefits I bring to the table:

• On demand "Design Counseling": Short, live sessions to help teams & execs with unexpected design, product and process issues.

-- Once I'm familiar with your company and product, you can book a session any time you need advice from a staff level designer. (Let's connect now so that I'm GTG when you need me!) :)

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• Product design for SaaS products, with a focus on user retention and product led-growth.

-- Exploring opportunities for AI integration is a passion of mine, and the optimal AIX will be different between B2B and B2C products.

-- I love building MVPs for early-stage companies as well as enhancing existing products with features that users demand and stick around for.

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• UX & UI design that inspires user adoption & retention. Great UI is based on UX systems thinking that prevents the problems that cause churn.

-- I utilize methodologies like Object Oriented UX, Jobs to be Done, and Design Build Use to unravel complexity and understand what really motivates users and helps them get shit done.

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• Designing in the browser using markup & CSS. This workflow allows us to rapidly iterate prototypes for user testing.

-- When I hand off clean, shippable frontend code that's customized to your stack (instead of just Figma files), your devs are free from getting bogged down in visual style and CSS. And pesky cross-platform visual bugs never have a chance.

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→ If you've read this far, let's connect and see if we'd be a good fit!

I'd love to learn about your product vision and the challenges you're facing. And once I'm in your rolodex (or on your speed dial?) you'll have a design partner at the ready for quick consults or more extensive work.

Cheers!

Email me: scott [at] designerwho [dot] codes

Portfolio: https://designerwho.codes