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

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Java EE, Spring, Spring Security, REST, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Node.js, Python, Jaspersoft Studio, Eclipse, Tomcat, MySQL, Oracle, Git

Résumé/CV:

https://www.aroranishchal.com/resume

Email: nishchalaro[at]gmail[dot]com

I am a senior developer and consultant with over 15 years in the industry. My expertise is in building robust, secure and scalable backend services and enterprise applications.

My expertise includes data visualization, business intelligence and analytics. I have extensive experience with the TIBCO Jaspersoft BI suite - Jaspersoft Studio, JasperReports Server and Jaspersoft ETL (Talend Open Studio and Server).

I am looking for part-time or full-time freelance / consulting opportunities at the moment (up to 40h/week).

Website: https://www.aroranishchal.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishchal-arora

Location: USA

Remote: Preferred

Willing to relocate: Maybe

Expert backend developer primarily focused on data engineering, mission critical/low latency/highly available systems, and AWS (certs: https://www.credly.com/users/jon-north.ad78f0c8). Happy to deal with greenfield or legacy or any mix of the two. I learn new things extremely quickly.

I prefer long term contract work, though I’ll help you with smaller things as well. W2 employment is a possibility if the fit is right. Whatever you’re doing with AI is also fine by me, and I’ll lead/adapt as appropriate.

Technologies: Python, C/C#/C++, SQL, NoSQL, Go, Golang, Docker, Git, Linux/Windows, Bash, Kafka, Redpanda, PySpark, Spark, AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, Redis, Postgres, MySQL, SQL Server, SAP HANA, LDAP, Active Directory, OAuth2

Resume/CV: www.adiuvat-consulting.com

Email: jon.north@adiuvat-consulting.com

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  Remote: Yes (Open to working in Office)

  Willing to relocate: Yes

  Technologies: Java, Python, C++, Rust, Zig, Typescript 

  Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13lej5L8mnIGct1phoryqTWVenaJImObg/view?usp=sharing
  

Email: mshoosterman@gmail.com

Software Engineer with experience building and scaling real-world financial systems at Nasdaq. Worked across the stack with Java/Spring Boot, React, and SQL to deliver high-performance trading infrastructure and leading onboarding for billion-dollar enterprise clients.

Strong foundation in mathematics (BSc from the University of Toronto) with a deep interest in data structures, algorithms, and computational theory. Comfortable owning features end-to-end, collaborating and building scalable, reliable software. Looking to contribute to solving complex, high-impact problems.

Location: India

Remote: Preferred

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, React Native, Node.js, NestJS, Go, Python, SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis

Résumé/CV: surajnegi.com

Email: surajnegi@outlook.in

  Location: Hood River, OR
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Vue, React, TypeScript, Ruby, Rails, GraphQL, Claude Code, Convex, PostgreSQL
  Résumé/CV: jasonives.com
  Email: jason@jasonives.com

SEEKING FREELANCE/CONTRACT WORK — I build production software for founders and growing teams. Full-stack engineering across Rails, Vue, and React, with AI-augmented workflows. 25 years of shipping, leading teams, and owning technical direction.

I spent a decade as CTO at EMEX, growing the engineering team from scratch through private equity acquisition. Today I operate through Brightform Technology, working with founders who need senior-level engineering without a full-time hire. The kind of problems where product sense and architectural judgment matter as much as code output.

Past work:

* Led all frontend architecture for an IoT platform processing high-volume sensor data across nationwide deployments. Built real-time building floorplan visualization, time-series HVAC dashboards, and a modular device configuration system.

* First engineering hire → CTO at EMEX. Built the flagship real-time reverse auction platform that drove seven-figure annual sales. Grew and led a team of 6 through acquisition.

Best fit: founders with a clear idea and the budget to move fast. You might have Figma mockups, a vibe-coded prototype, or just a well-defined concept. I bring product direction alongside the engineering.