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

We are a small senior-only team of former startup founders and engineers who act as the technical engine for startups and scale-ups. We skip the junior developers and project managers to focus on high-speed shipping only. What we do:

* For Startups: We act as fractional co-founders, turning napkin ideas into investor-ready products. We’ve helped founders take ideas to $20k MRR in just a few months

* For Scale-ups: We audit and rebuild tech stacks to handle 100x growth.

* Our Background: Our team originated at Stanford. Our track record includes building core infrastructure for high-growth tech startups and global platforms. We’ve delivered 140+ projects over the last 20 years.

Our guarantee: We deliver a working product in under 90 days, or you don't pay.

If you’re a founder who needs a senior strike team to take full ownership of your roadmap, email me at hello@siroc.com

  Location: Jaipur, India
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Depends on the opportunity
  Technologies: ReactJS, TypeScript, JavaScript, NextJS, CSS, Design Systems, TailwindCSS
  Résumé/CV:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OlMGa7v8QHNzCoJK0ZNC4eqTO0ho3bJr/view
  Email:patniritik@proton.me
  Github: https://github.com/RitikPatni/

Remote: Yes (US-based) Willing to relocate: No

Roles: Engineering Manager, Senior Engineer (EM/IC)

Resume: https://jdo.sh/resume.pdf

Email: j at jdo.sh

Technologies: PHP (Laravel), JavaScript / TypeScript (React, Next.js), Go, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Linux, Docker, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure

Engineering leader with ~13 years in software development and ~16 years working with web hosting, infrastructure, and production systems. I’ve worked across networking, full-stack development, DevOps, and engineering management, which gives me a strong end-to-end view of how systems and teams actually operate. Currently available for remote Engineering Manager or senior EM/IC roles.

    Location: US/Ohio
    Remote: Yes
    Willing to relocate: No
    Technologies: Backend / DevOps / Infra / Platform
    Résumé/CV: https://ndouglas.github.io/resume/resume.pdf
    LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nug-doug/
    GitHub: https://github.com/ndouglas/
    Email: smooth.gift2502 AT tenesm DOT us
    

My professional work's covered in my résumé, but that's mostly boring. I've also written a NES emulator [1], an ECS-based Lisp machine/rule engine [2], a self-organizing gossip mesh that learns to play Flappy Bird [3], and ported _Zork_ to Clojure for no good reason [4]. I also started working on a Math/CS educational site late last year to combat a wave of depression [5].

I'm a bit of an odd duck and don't fit what many teams are seeking, but I'm always growing and getting better, usually in the weirdest possible way. If you're interested, I'd love to hear from you.

[1] https://github.com/ndouglas/greenstone [2] https://github.com/ndouglas/longtable [3] https://github.com/ndouglas/whispers [4] https://github.com/ndouglas/clork [5] https://bit-wit.com/

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: JavaScript, React, Astro, Hono.js, Node.js, Pocketbase, PostgreSQL, PHP, Laravel, Inertia, TailwindCSS

Résumé/CV: https://rijavecb.com/ | https://rijavecb.com/cv.pdf

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rijavecbranimir

Email: hn@rijavecb.com

Hi, I'm Branko. I am looking for a part-time or contract position in a small team where I can wear multiple hats: building features (Frontend/Laravel), handling support tickets, writing documentation, and improving SEO.

I have an engineering degree in Geodesy/GIS and 5+ years of customer support experience. I've developed products like a text analysis tool, a fishing logbook app, and an app for easing certain customer support tasks (links on website).

If you need someone who is just as comfortable handling support and documentation as they are writing code, I'd love to chat.