Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2013)

Have deployed multiple apps on iOS. Experienced at designing OO and concurrent systems.

I'm a full-stack web developer with a slight focus on the backend and a deep appreciation for product. I'm fluent with PHP, Python, Ruby, and JavaScript as well as all the usual web stuff. Ideally I'd like to work with a small company looking for a medium-term boost in their productivity, or needing some outside guidance on their architecture/product plans.

Most recently I've worked with Silicon Milkroundabout, a company that hosts a jobs fair for startups every 6 months. Because they go dormant between events they don't have any full-time developers. I built new features, extended old ones, and helped the business figure out a longer-term roadmap and kept the product on track. Another recent project is http://nopudding.com/ (which hit the HN frontpage). It's a guide to veggie/vegan places to eat in London, built in Ruby on Rails with a decent chunk of CoffeeScript. It uses responsive design to work nicely on mobiles as well as desktops.

I'm available for an immediate start, though I'm talking to a few people so I don't know how long that will be true for. Ideally I'd like a 2-3 month contract based in an office with the people I'm working with, but I'm happy to work remotely or for a different-length engagement too.

Previous projects: http://alexpounds.com/portfolio

More details about what I do: http://alexpounds.com/cv

Contact info: http://alexpounds.com/contact

My name is Ram Rachum, and I’m a freelance software developer. I help businesses solve their problems using software, mostly by developing web-based applications.

I work mainly in Python and Django.

On the technical level, it’s my responsibility to have high problem-solving skills; to design a good architecture for each project I work on; to implement that architecture quickly and effectively; and to be experienced with the languages and frameworks that I’m using, so when a problem comes up, I don’t have to spend 2 hours to research and solve it but rather just 5 minutes, because I’ve seen that problem dozen of times before.

On the project-management level, it’s my responsibility to communicate clearly and honestly with the client and my collaborators on the project; to understand exactly what the client wants to build as we plan together how to build it; to always keep the client updated about progress; to have an owner mentality and make decisions with the best interest of the client in mind; to own up to mistakes when they happen; and to always get feedback as early as possible from the client and from the users, so we know we’re not wasting time going into blind alleys, and we’re spending time only on features that the users are happy with. My email is ram@rachum.com . Send me an email and say hello.

More details about me: http://ram.rachum.com/cv/

I am looking for some small to mid size project. Primarily I code in PHP(w/, w/o Frameworks) but I can work on other languages too.

To summarize, I can develop:

1- Web apps(PHP, Python, Rails and Java) 2- iOS apps in Titanium, Android 3- Facebook Apps 4- APIs and systems integration 5- Browser Extensions(FF, Chrome, IE, Safari)

Contact me via email/Skype( given in HN Profile ) to learn further about it.

I can work on fixed price, hourly basis or Full time remote job