Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (March 2022)

SEEKING CONTRACT WORK | UX/UI & web design

Portfolio: https://www.seanw.org/

Location: Edinburgh, UK and remote (I’m used to time zone differences)

Email: sw@seanw.org

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I help startups with the UX/UI and web design of their products. This includes websites, landing pages, screenshots and copywriting, and I can assist with frontend development where needed. My background as a startup founder and full stack developer helps me come up with practical design solutions that balance usability, aesthetics, development effort and performance.

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The best live example of my work is Checkbot (https://www.checkbot.io/), a browser extension that tests websites for SEO, speed and performance problems. The entire project is my own work including coding the extension itself, UX/UI design, website design (the desktop homepage is optimised to load in 0.7 seconds, 0.3MB data transferred), website copy, and website articles on web best practices.

[ Rated 4.9/5, 50K+ active users, 100s of paying subscribers ]

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I have 10+ years of experience, including a PhD in software verification and 5+ years working for myself for over 20 companies including Just Eat and Triumph Motorcycles. See my website for testimonials, portfolio and more:

https://www.seanw.org

Skills: Figma, Sketch, TypeScript, JavaScript, Vue, WordPress, HTML/CSS, Tailwind, OCaml, Java, Python, C, analytics, website SEO and speed optimisation.

Note: For larger projects, I usually have my partner assist alongside me in the background to speed things up (I’m working towards starting a design studio with her in the future).

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Email sw@seanw.org with a short description of 1) your project and 2) how you think I can help. I can get back to you within one working day to arrange a call to discuss a quote and how we can work together. I work to fixed price quotes when projects are self-contained.

SEEKING WORK | Pittsburgh | C++, Python, Robotics/Automation

Need help building or scaling your robot software? Need to rearchitect a prototype into a product and pay down some technical debt? Need some advice on best practices for robotics programming?

I can help with everything from high-level system architecture, to ROS programming, to pulling off the 3D math required to get your robot moving.

A Carnegie Mellon grad with expert C++ and Python skills, I’ve programmed robots as a robotics software engineer for over 8 years. Additionally, I can tap my network of roboticist friends can help solve any challenge.

Send me an email with a bit more about your problem or goals and we’ll go from there:

hn@fpw.33mail.com

Note: able to assist with other C++ or Python work if robotics isn’t your industry. Just ask!

SEEKING FREELANCERS | REMOTE | Technical PMs

If there are any technical PMs looking for consulting gigs in the ML/AI space, take a look at tribe.ai/join (takes ~5 mins to apply). I've been in the community for more than a year; it's a great experience with interesting projects, internal events (fully remote but they do have a space in NYC you can hang out at). I know there's a huge need for product oriented folks right now - feel free to ping me if you have questions!

SEEKING WORK - Remote, based in Germany I am an older all-rounder programmer with decades of experience in many areas, available for freelance work. I'm up for:

  - MVPs, game development 
  - C, C++, PHP, Javascript, some C# 
  - Interests: working in custom codebases, rapid prototyping
  - Main background: Websocket brokers, server-side rendering, 
    vanilla JavaScript web apps, Three.js, Pixi.js

Things I have experience with: OpenGL/WebGL/HLSL, Cuda, SIMD, MySQL, Arduino/MCUs, cache optimizations, API design, scientific applications, transaction systems, distributed components, custom tools and art pipeline optimizations, rapid prototyping / proofs of concept, performance optimization of existing code, researching solutions to algorithmic challenges

Contact me at: udo@udven.com

https://ud0.io/

SEEKING FREELANCER | Boulder, CO | Remote | US Time Zone\

At Uplift, we’re on a mission to perfect our work life while learning, building, and enjoying our free time. We're looking for well rounded software engineers to join our team. Contract or contract-to-hire, open to employment too. Many more details on our website https://www.uplift.ltd/careers

1. Mid/senior experience in at least 2 of these:

* React/React Native * Django (python)

* GraphQL (Django & React+Apollo)

Usually start part time & ramp up.

2. Scala Engineer

The position involves building backend services in Scala and a GraphQL layer in TypeScript.

*Must* have 1-2 years of experience with Scala. Experience with TypeScript is a big plus.

This is a 6-month opportunity,could turn into a permanent position.

Bonus: * Freelance experience: delivered projects, managed budget/estimate, worked with non-technical clients (most important)

* Heroku or AWS

* Laravel/MVC framework in PHP, PHPUnit

* Thrift

* Excellent CSS skills

* Native iOS/Android

* SQL experience

* Can think critically, build from rough specs (no designs or detailed specs)

One of our core values is continuous learning: within the industry & from each other. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. If you're self-sufficient, passionate & a good communicator, apply now!

Web designers can check out our site for details.

#### To apply:

You have at least 20 hours per week available, and are located in a US timezone.

Visit https://www.uplift.ltd/careers/, select a position, and follow the instructions.