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

Location: San Francisco

Remote: preferred

Willing to relocate: not a dealbreaker

Technologies: full stack web applications (JavaScript, Python, some Java, React, Svelte, AWS), embedded systems (C++ via Arduino for motor control, sensors, lighting applications), advanced manufacturing/fabrication (Rhino, 3D printing, CNC), power systems (low power DC electronics, solar/battery systems, AC power distribution)

Resume/CV: matthewgerring.com/resume

Email: gerring.matthew@gmail.com

I have ten years of experience in the energy industry, and I am a subject matter expert in utility tariff modeling and design and large scale off-grid clean energy systems. I have prototyped or implemented AI-based tariff modeling solutions at 2 different companies. I’m looking for high-impact roles in clean energy deployment, as close to the metal as possible. Also open to work in enterprise B2B software in a clean energy or climate tech adjacent role.

Location: EU

Remote: Yes, EU timezones preferred

Willing to relocate: Depends on the location (but with a strong bias for EU-Schengen/US locations)

Technologies: Java, Python (and variants thereof like Groovy, Clojure, Pypy), Node/TS | AWS/Lambda Serverless, GCE/Kubernetes | Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB

Resume: https://bit.ly/3B3o65M (It links to my CV repo at Github, pinky promise. You can also visit github.com/.)

I'm not actively looking (hence why my resume link is obfuscated like that) but I'm at least interested in getting a feel for the market right now. That said, I'm willing to consider a position with a great fit for my skill set and career goals.

Here's my pitch: I have experience in a multitude of industries and positions. From improving legacy infra and processes in an established telco company to scaling a fast-moving startup from 200K to 2M users. In my free time, I love writing Code That Is Poetry but day-to-day I am not an idealist engineer who doesn't compromise. Well-engineered code is clean and correct but correct above all else.

Oh, also, I'm great at writing documentation. I consider myself introverted but apparently my communication skills are above average for Software Engineers. I also pride myself on my humility and modesty.

I'm currently a backend engineer developing features and improving infra for an online game with millions of daily active users. I'd love to explore other technical positions in the games industry short of joining a AAA studio because (a) I don't want to crunch and (b) my skill set does not lay that way; other tech-creative industries would also appeal to me! Another particular interest is in B2C businesses where the 'C' is software developers. I'd love to chat and network about opportunities; if you think you have a product that could benefit from my skill set, drop me a line!

  Location: India
  Remote: Yes, can travel for sprints
  Willing to relocate: Can live in the EU for extended periods
  Technologies: Rust, Python, Typescript but focused only on agent enabled products, with multi-agent, multi-tool orchestration using supervisor or other patterns
  Résumé/CV: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rxGkNPF8bT89sC7WZ1Fd3W6yWnLYFAIEItQVYituNuE/edit?usp=sharing
  Email: My name (no spaces) hosted with Google's email domain

Hey, I am Sumit Datta. I have been working full time on my ideas around LLMs for about 2 years. My product nocodo, https://github.com/brainless/nocodo, is a culmination of my learning.

It is a multi-model, multi-agent orchestration framework and I am building logging, evals, user and permission management on top. If you are building an agent based product, I am happy to have a talk. nocodo is GPL v3 licensed but I sell commercial license and support.

  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 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.