Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2014)

Remote: No

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: node.js, Objective-C, Cocoa (Mac & iOS), Elixir/Erlang, Ruby on Rails, Swift, C#/.NET, Go, Python, Lua; and PostgreSQL, Redis, Riak, MongoDB, CouchDB, Docker, RabbitMQ, AMQP

Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirmalik and https://www.pilvy.com and https://github.com/ammmir

Email: amir at amirmalik dot net

About me:

I'm a software engineer with 8 years of experience, of which I've spent the past four consulting. Now, I'd like to get away from the hectic consulting lifestyle :) I'm fairly language-agnostic, as I believe in using the right tool for the right job, but I'm excited about Elixir, Objective-C/Swift, Go, and hybrid application stacks.

I'm looking for a product engineering role or a similar full-stack position where I can contribute both on the frontend and backend. I've been learning design on the side, and it would be great to put those skills to use. I'm interested in products revolving around mobile, collaboration, messaging, B2B, SaaS, etc.

I have a lot more we can discuss about, so email me if interested. Thanks for looking!

P.S. At this time, I'm interested in more established companies (i.e. with a shipped product, and ~20+ employees).

Remote: No

Willing to relocate: Yes, definitely

Technologies: NodeJS, Javascript, AngularJS, PHP, Linux, Laravel, Docker, SQL, C#, CSS, HTML...

Resume: http://meznaric.net

Email: meznaric@outlook.com

  Location: Southern California (two hours East of San Diego, in Imperial County)
  
  Remote: (Yes and No) - 
  Yes, because I think it would be interesting to be able to work fully remotely and manage my own times/days of work and still earn good money doing so.
  No, because I also feel like working remotely might not allow me to learn as much from my team (due to all of the small interactions that occur within a normal work environment) and it might also make me more expendable (since where I currently live there's a severe lack of tech jobs, unless there was another remote opportunity that immediately arose I could be out of a job for quite a while).
  
  Willing to relocate:
  Yes, of course I would relocate willingly for the right opportunity without hesitation, though particularly for the Bay Area my primary concern would be the much more expensive housing situation there and the potential risk that could cause for my family if we were to move (this concern primarily arises out of my being used to paying $700 for rent each month compared to $2000+).
  
  Technologies:
  My first love (though some employers may roll their eyes at this) has been PHP and is the language I'm most comfortable with and I'm also very comfortable working with databases and writing complex queries (MySQL / Oracle).
  Of course, working with web technologies I have quite a bit of experience working with the other basic tools of the web: HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
  Additionally, I've extracted data and integrated with a number of outside services, worked with various types of APIs (SOAP / RESTful Web Services) and have also used Microsoft's PowerShell for scripting out tasks.
  I'm familiar with Linux and have used Apple computers in the past, though I still gravitate towards using a Windows PC (which I understand may cause some of the die-hard Mac users to roll their eyes at me too ;-) and have also been exploring delving into languages I've never had to use for my current workplace, but which I feel would be useful to me and make me more employable with tech companies: NodeJS, Ruby/Rails, C, C#, and Java.
  Basically though, I'm really willing to learn anything...what I don't have right now is good teachers for really learning the stuff I don't know (and I'm not able to focus much of my current work week on learning new languages that are non-essential to current work, even though I find them interesting).
  
  Resume:
  I've primarily worked my entire professional career at a higher education institution, working my way up from Webmaster to the manager of the Online Services Department (even though I'm still the only person handling online services for the college).
  During this time I've re-architected our entire website, built numerous web applications handling specific pain points (creating an online Faculty / Staff Directory, a Password Reset Tool, a centralized Syllabi Repository and Online Schedule, a management system for a complicated Program Review process, a Student Portal, full provisioning of student email accounts with Office 365, migration of staff emails to Office 365, automation and repository of Notice of Employment documents for employees, numerous provisioning/syncing integrations for outside systems such as Blackboard, etc.). To put it simply...I've done quite a lot.
  Since there's a lack of experts in my field locally, I've also had the opportunity to teach a few classes here as well.
    
  Email:
  hnwhowantstobehired@gmail.com
  
  What I'm looking for in a potential employer:
  I would love to find a workplace that will provide me a lot more opportunities to solve problems worth solving and learn new programming languages and allow me to continue building my skills as a software writer.
  A job that would provide me lots of freedom to get things done, while also providing resources (teammates) to continually learn from and ask questions.
  A job that I don't have to worry about losing anytime soon so I can have that feeling of security (one of the big pluses of working for a school is that there is strong job security).
  A workplace where my opinion will be respected and where I can also learn and grow my leadership skills.
  A workplace where I can make a big impact.
  Good medical and retirement benefits and a salary that allows me to live with the same comfort I'm currently able to have would also be strongly factored into my decision too.