Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026)

Location: Cape Town, South Africa Remote: Yes (preferred, any timezone) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: TypeScript, Next.js 15, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Payload CMS 3.x, Tailwind CSS, Directus, Cloudflare Workers/Pages, Docker, Linux, Git, REST APIs, AI integrations (Claude/OpenAI) Résumé/CV: Available on request Email: joshuatwycross@gmail.com GitHub: https://github.com/joshuatza Summary: Senior Full-Stack Engineer with 6+ years of experience shipping production applications end-to-end. I specialize in TypeScript across the stack — Next.js, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL — and I'm most effective when given ownership of a problem and the space to solve it properly. Most recently, I delivered a greenfield estate administration CRM solo in under 3 months — Payload CMS 3.x, Next.js 15, PostgreSQL, 14 collections, 28 migrations, from zero to production. Before that, I built admin platforms on Directus, contributed to multi-tenant SaaS products, and worked across various contract engagements spanning React frontends, Node backends, and cloud infrastructure. I care about clean data modelling, sensible architecture, and writing code that the next person can actually maintain. I work well async, communicate directly, and don't need hand-holding. Currently building two SaaS products on the side (estate administration AI tooling and a consumer cooking app), which keeps my stack sharp and my shipping instincts sharper. Open to full-time remote contracts, fractional engagements, or project-based work. Billing in USD, GBP, or ZAR.

A few notes on the choices I made: I kept it tight and direct, which tends to land better on HN threads where hiring managers skim fast. The solo CRM delivery is your strongest recent proof point so it leads the experience section. I left the SaaS side projects in because they signal initiative without overshadowing availability. Swap in your actual email and GitHub before posting.

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Flask, SQL, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, AWS, Docker

Résumé/CV: https://richard-simmons-portfolio.vercel.app

Email: fowl_137@hotmail.com

Full-stack engineer who will absolutely notice if your button padding is off by 4px. I build things that work and feel good to use, which sounds obvious until you've used enough enterprise software to know it very much isn't. I've shipped production apps at scale and internal tools that people actually open without sighing. The common thread: I can't stop caring about the details. My most personal project is Lucid, an AI music app I built solo from scratch. It's got Python/Flask on the backend, AI integrations that don't feel bolted on, and design decisions I stole from outside the software world entirely. I'm unreasonably proud of it. Building it scratched the itch I can never quite ignore, the one that says this should feel better than it does. Day-to-day I'm most at home in full-stack product roles: React + TypeScript on the front, APIs and SQL-heavy backends in the rear, cloud stuff in between. I'm the person who'll own a feature from the database schema to the hover state and care equally about both. Good fit if your team debates product decisions, ships things that make users feel something, and doesn't treat "good enough" as a finish line. Bad fit if your PRs are just vibes and your staging environment is production.

Location: India (Kerala) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Nope Timezone: Flexible (US / EU / GMT preferred)

Expected Comp: $80k+ USD / €60k-80k EUR / ₹30L-60L INR

Technologies: Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask, Cython), Data/AI (NumPy, Pandas, Polars, GeoPandas), Databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, SQLite), Frontend (React, Javascript)

Resume/CV: https://dheerajck.com/

Email: dheerajck18+hn@gmail.com

I prefer to work in early-stage environments where I can solve ambiguous problems and ship quickly.

  Location: Seattle, WA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes (SF, NYC for the right role)
  Technologies: Go, Python, Kotlin, TypeScript | Cadence/Temporal, Kubernetes, Kafka, Postgres, Redis | GCP, AWS | LLM agents, workflow orchestration
  Résumé/CV: https://elninja.com/resume
  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elninja
  Email: alex [at] elninja.com
  GitHub: https://github.com/ibarrajo

Senior backend/platform engineer, 10+ years building distributed systems at scale (Uber, DoorDash). Looking for a hands-on senior/staff IC role — infrastructure, developer platforms, or applied AI systems.

At Uber I was Developer Advocate for Cadence, an open-source workflow orchestration engine powering 12B+ workflows/month. Drove adoption across dozens of teams, debugged production issues at scale, and integrated Cadence into Uber's Michelangelo ML platform. Fine-tuned LLMs on internal corpora and built classification systems for developer support triage.

Currently building: an autonomous personal operating system with LLM-driven agent orchestration (graph-based scheduling, MCP integrations), an AI-powered job application pipeline, and a consumer AI product. Shipping code daily and looking for a team where that energy is the norm.