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

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://bit.ly/4cXoofS

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: Las Vegas, NV / Los Angeles, CA
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: React, Vue, Next, Python, TypeScript, SQL, NoSQL, GraphQL, TF, Keras, PyTorch, RAG, RLHF, CUDA, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Selenium, Puppeteer, Unity3D, Capacitor, Quasar
  Résumé/CV: https://jddunn.github.io/Johnny_Dunn_Resume_2025.pdf
  Email: johnnyddunn@gmail.com

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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.

Willing to relocate: Possibly

Technologies: Python, Ruby, C, C++, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, PowerShell, Flask, SQL, PostGIS, Shapely, Unity, Unreal Engine, multiple assembly/machine languages, Windows user code and kernel drivers, Google Maps and other map APIs, geographic and airspace data

Résumé/CV: https://resume.geary.com and https://linkedin.geary.com or https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgeary/details/experience/ for the full details

Email: mike@geary.com

Hi, I'm Michael Geary. I've programmed in many languages and environments over the years. Some of my current interests are:

• Aviation and geographic data. For example, airspace and obstacle data importers for Wing; election results and voter information maps for Google; many interactive maps for other companies.

• Hardware interfacing. In a way, I am a "full stack" developer, but my stack may involve a front end to a piece of hardware rather than the cloud. I first got into programming via ham radio, so RF hardware remains an interest.

• Designing and building APIs. Too often an API is designed by exposing the internals of whatever system provides the API. My philosophy is the opposite: start with the apps. I like to build a series of sample apps before starting on the API. This way I can imagine what API will make those apps and others like them easy to build.

• Talk with users! I don't like to sit in a back room cranking out code. I want to make sure it's the right code for what my users need, and that it's easy to maintain and improve as we learn more about what they want.

I look forward to talking with you!

-Mike