Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2011)

Allround hacker - programming for the last 18 years, professionally the last 12. worked on projects ranging from informix-c on sysV unix, to embedded node.js on ARM, from web framework in Common Lisp to embedded C++ for midi controllers, from neural networks on dspic to REST API in python.

I'm looking for projects where things need to get done, which are dirty (legacy codebases, nasty DB schemas, cpu cycles optimization, concurrency on 8-bit microcontrollers) or wildly interesting (encoding audio for error tolerant streaming, building custom controllers for lighting installations, ...).

I am currently working mostly in web programming (PHP, python, frontend javascript). My latest "let's do some opensource on a weekend project" was a mustache php compiler: https://github.com/wesen/proust .

outdated "artsy" portfolio: http://portfolio.ruinwesen.com/

CV: http://bl0rg.net/~manuel/cv-english.pdf

Contact: wesen@ruinwesen.com

Slightly out-of-date resume at http://quadium.net/work/resume.pdf

Contact me at vsync@qt.quadium.net and it'll pop right up in my "clients" mail group.

(I normally live in Orlando but I'm in Providence for the summer)

email kelvin@tinkerbox.com.sg for more information.

Rails/Sinatra development and AdWords management> http://ninthyard.com

Our Location: New York City or Los Angeles Your Location: Anywhere (only occasional onsite meetings, even if you are local.) Any may apply.

>> iOS development & Android development (2 location finder apps + 1 bubble-bobble style game = 6 apps total).

>> Server and API development (faceted searching with Solr or ElasticSearch, database design with MongoDB or postgres spatial.) You choose the language (python or ruby preferred) and help set the roadmap / timetable.

Reasonable, but not generous compensation, however, work through the end of the year at a minimum. Payment via oDesk or PayPal, no work restrictions.

Teams welcome.