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

#311
Location: Nigeria

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Maybe

Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, Python, Django, React, Node

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pHPtUItkJIBIKu_1CZwuyX22i_c...

Email: orisakwenwokocha1@gmail.com

Hi, I'm a Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience building scalable backend systems in Java/Spring Boot and microservices architectures. I'm currently seeking a full-time remote position with a well-funded, product-focused company where I can contribute to core engineering initiatives.

What I'm looking for:

A stable, well-funded company (Series B+) with strong engineering culture

Complex backend challenges in fintech, SaaS or enterprise software

Opportunities to grow as a technical leader in distributed systems

Why I'm different:

I combine deep technical skills (Spring Boot microservices, cloud DevOps) with unique domain experience from both fintech (core banking systems) and business (MBA background).

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

#315

Earlier quoted context omitted.

there's a time and a place, this is clearly not it.

Why not?

this isn't a comments section for an article, it's a reverse job posting by a human. you appear to be taking pot shots at the commenter with a stated goal of exposing their lack of depth in one of the technologies they listed in their posting. you don't appear to be making a good faith attempt to hire or interview this person. in the context of a "Who is hiring" post, this is antisocial behavior and rude. additionally, nowhere in the post was any sort of claim made that the author is an expert in anything.

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

#317
I'm a designer who codes with over 14 years of experience in FinTech, Journalism, Media, Health, Science, and more. I've worked with clients like JPMorgan Chase, Santander Bank, Rob Walling, Trello, Peter Diamandis, Syncthing, SimplyCredit, and others. I love working on complex products, while iterating and shipping fast.

Location: Iceland

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Figma, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue.js, React, NodeJS, Django, Python, PHP, Laravel, Phoenix framework, Quasar, Hugo, SASS/CSS, UX/UI Design, Git, REST APIs, GraphQL

Résumé/CV: https://gilli.is

Email: gilli@hn.gilli.is

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

#319
Location: Elkhart, IN

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Racket, JS+React, SQL for day job, but additionally Java, SQL, C#, C, C++, Python, Haskell, Dyalog, Forth, literally anything

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rg1pE98ud14j6_WlOsVcBZjvrGH...

Email: skanaley@gmail.com

10+ years professional dev, 27+ total hobbyist, have learned very many languages and paradigms out there. I loved studying classics like SICP, HtDP, EOPL, etc. and using sites like Project Euler. I did not love boring things like "applying for jobs" and "getting good grades in history". (In one case I failed a class on operating systems because I missed a test while building an actual operating system. The professor agreed to bump it to D+.) So no Stanford->FAANG easy life, but I've since grown up and am an excellent dev, at 1/3 the cost! One of the FAANGs interview feedback was "that's the best answer I've ever gotten on this question", where I'd shown a usually linear-time algorithm (for people that memorize them) had a O(1) solution. But they didn't like my C++ brace placement or whatever. Tough world!

I look forward to becoming way richer in exchange for writing awesome code.

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