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

    Location: USA
    Remote: Yes
    Willing to relocate: No
    Technologies: Python, C, C++, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node, Ruby, Rails, Django, Express, React, PostgreSQL, Linux, Bash, AWS, HTML, CSS. Trying to find time to play with Go and Rust.
    Resume/CV: 15 years experience as a full-stack engineer (web, native, frontend/backend, firmware, devops). Contact for resume.
    Email: ptx2 at-sign ptx2 dot net

Product-minded full-stack engineer with 15 years experience.

Recent technical write-up and open-source project I made that reached #1 on HackerNews: https://ptx2.net/posts/unbricking-a-bike-with-a-raspberry-pi

Some things I've designed/built/launched/maintained professionally: high-traffic web frontend/backends, realtime interactive graphics apps, data visualizations, computer vision apps, firmware, reverse engineering, video/image processing, apis, api integrations (payments/social/data), distributed systems, linux sysadmin, refactoring/maintaining legacy systems, managing small engineering teams, remote work, customer facing work.

Some areas of interest: the outdoors, health and fitness, art, music, environment, games, human computer interaction, product design, ui/ux, embedded/iot devices, privacy, security, networking, optimization, unusual companies/products, web, linux.

Looking for interesting software engineer or tech co-founder/director/advisor opportunities!

  - Location: Chicago, IL, USA
  - Remote: Yes
  - Willing to relocate: No
  - Technologies: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, SQLite, PostgreSQL, SPARQL, HTML/CSS, Tailwind, Git, Node.js, Bun, Deno, React, 
    Astro, HTMX, Hono, Cloudflare, Vercel, MCP, AI
  - Résumé/CV: https://nicobaier.com/resume.pdf
  - Email: nico.baier@gmail.com
  - Github: https://github.com/nbbaier
  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobaier
  - Website: https://nicobaier.com

I'm a former academic researcher (in linguistics) turned self-taught software engineer who'd like to transition into professional software development. I'm experienced across the stack using Javascript/TypeScript, Python, and SQL with platforms like Cloudflare and Val Town. I bring a research-driven approach from my Ph.D. in linguistics. I'm especially interested in working on AI tooling and integrations.

Location: USA Remote: Yes (remote-first) Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Electron, React Native, Expo, Capacitor, Node.js, Express, FastAPI, Python, GraphQL, REST APIs, WebSockets, HTML, CSS, PostgreSQL, Postgres, MongoDB, SQLite, Supabase, SQL, Drizzle, AWS, Amazon Web Services, GCP, Google Cloud Platform, Cloudflare, Docker, CI/CD, Heroku, Vercel, Figma, UI, UX, Design Systems

Resume/CV: https://travisbumgarner.dev (PDF available) Email: travis.bumgarner@gmail.com GitHub: https://github.com/travisbumgarner

Senior / Staff-level product engineer with ~12 years of experience building and shipping production software. Strong frontend focus with deep full-stack experience. I’ve led zero-to-one builds, shipped high-reliability systems, real-time collaborative tools, and large-scale search (1.6M+ searches/month). Comfortable owning architecture, product, UI/UX, and execution end-to-end.

Looking for Senior, Staff, Principal, or Founding Engineer roles at product-driven teams that value team health, self-starters, and high quality work.

Location: Africa or REMOTE

Remote: yes

Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possible.

Technologies: Linux, Front or Backend Web Development, General Software Development, System Administration.

Résumé/CV: on request (software development, CTO, mentoring, training, fluent in English and German, german citizenship)

Contact: Email: see profile or http://codingforafrica.at/

Like this Ask HN: Recommend employers with positive social impact [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31518945], I am looking for similar work, but I am open to work on any interesting project. I am a European software developer who has lived and worked on four continents. Now it's time to move on and so I am in the process to relocate to Africa.

I have more than a decade of experience running a company, doing software development, support and training and mentoring adults and students, as well as working on educational projects, and I am willing to take on a mixture of roles as needed to support a project.

I value good teamwork over fancy tech, and I don't shy away from working on legacy code. I am primarily motivated by solving problems, so let me help you solve your problems.

I am open to work for a company anywhere as long as the work can be done fully remote from Africa.

While I could find a job elsewhere I believe that the experience living in an area where my work is going to have an impact gives me a better understanding of the needs of the location I am serving. Whether it is through direct contact with clients and users or just by being part of a local community and learning about the reality of living there.

In addition, I want to use some of my income to hire local interns and junior developers and train them in order to pass on my experience. I also sponsor children that otherwise can't afford to go to school (see my website). If you want to support this, I would love to work with you. Also if you are interested in hiring African developers yourself. I can help you build up a team for you.