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

Location: Menlo Park, CA

Remote: Yes, or possible hybrid if nearby

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://www.geary.com/resume.html or https://www.geary.com/resume.pdf and https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelgeary/

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:

• Developer experience. I love helping my fellow developers solve problems, and building tools to make their jobs easier and more enjoyable.

• 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.

Open to full time or contract.

I look forward to talking with you!

Location: EU

Remote: Yes, exclusively

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: All web tech, React/React Native/Flutter, JS/TS, Golang, Python, PHP, Lua

Résumé/CV: will share via email

Email: contractorforhire@fastmail.com

You have a Web/Mobile app that's a mess? That needs some love and a responsible maintainer? Or need to migrate an old codebase to something more modern? A web app that's not responsive for a mobile screen and needs some optimizations?

Where other programmers find enjoyment in working with new shiny infra/frameworks/tech stacks I find enjoyment and purpose on maintaning stuff, taking care of software that powers current systems and serve real users. No matter how old the tech stack is, today more than ever it is crucial to make software reliable and stable. I maintained and migrated many systems over the years, doing it gradually over short or longer time periods depending on the task, with an eye to quality and with the help of tests.

I’m an experienced remote worker, based in the EU. I over communicate and willing to build trust. I’m a contractor and I already have some gigs, I’m currently available for ~20hrs/week at 35/40€/hr depending on the project.

A note on AI coding: I know how to best leverage these tools in assisting me BUT I’m the solely responsible for the code I push so you won’t get any slop or vide coded stuff from me. I know when to use these tools, when not and for what.

Location: Shanghai, China (relocating to Spain in April 2026)

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Languages & Databases • JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Golang • PostgreSQL, MongoDB Frameworks & Libraries • React.js, Next.js, Express.js, Koa.js • MUI, Tailwind CSS, CSS-in-JS • TanStack Query, Redux, Prisma, Supabase • Highcharts, ECharts, AG Grid • Jest, Cypress DevOps & Tools • Docker, Git, GitHub Actions, CircleCI • Datadog, Sentry Workflow Tools • WebStorm, Figma, CleanShot X • Slack, Jira, Linear, Productive Other • Progressive Web Apps (PWA) • npm, Yarn, pnpm

Resume/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadong-zhang-48a474154/

Website: https://zhyd1997.dev

Email:zhyd007 [at] gmail com

  Location: Mumbai, India
  Remote: Preferred
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies:
  - Python/Pandas
  - Java/Spring Boot
  - Data Engineering (ETL/ELT, data pipelines)
  - Product Development
  - AI/LLM based development (MCP, agents, ADK, CrewAI, etc)
  - Other (SQL, Redis, Docker, AWS, GCP, Azure, DBT)
  Résumé/CV: https://dvalia.in/blob/Darshan_Valia_Resume_Technical.pdf
  Email: On Resume
  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dvalia/

Data/Backend/Agentic AI engineer for the past ten years (Java, Python, SQL). Experience building data platforms (from scratch!) and ELT pipelines for financial data. Currently working on agentic AI projects, but happy to work at any level for any problem that needs solving. Open to work on product management, solutions architecture, agentic AI or customer engineering. Remote is preferred for time zones spanning Europe to India; onsite/hybrid in Mumbai is also great. Unfortunately cannot relocate.

Open primarily to freelance/consulting roles, but full-time roles will also be considered if we're a good fit.