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

    Location: Paris, FR
    Remote: full remote
    Willing to relocate: no
    Technologies: Python, Typescript, Lisps, React, Django, FastAPI, Postgresql, Gitlab/ci, Docker
    Résumé/CV: https://registry.jsonresume.org/jnpn?theme=elegant (github https://github.com/jnpn)
    Email: johan.ponin.pro@gmail.com
    Schedule: Part-time (10/20h per week)

Senior Fullstack Developer | 12+ Years | Seeking Long-Term Collaboration as Freelance

Currently employed but looking to build relationships with teams that value craftsmanship and velocity. I'm offering competitive rates ($70-90/hr) prioritizing team culture and interesting problems over maximizing income.

What I bring:

- 12+ years shipping production code

- Dev tooling expertise (recently: custom Babel AST analyzers for faster debugging)

- Proactive problem-solver who likes to improve processes

Ideal projects:

- Teams with strong engineering culture who build ambitious things cleanly and fast

- Greenfield development or systematic refactoring

- Bonus: Highly formal/industrial model-driven environments and FP/Logic Programming environments (Clojure, Haskell, Prolog)

SEEKING WORK | Remote (NZ/AU/APAC/US West Coast)

Role: Strategy, Enterprise Architecture, & Fractional CTO Advisory

Location: New Zealand Remote: Yes Willing to Relocate: No

Email: hackernews [at] architectfwd [dot] com CV/Site: https://architectfwd.com/about

I help organizations bridge the gap between "high-level strategy" and "technical execution." Most transformations fail because the architecture isn't aligned with the delivery priorities—I’m here to engineer that alignment.

I have 20+ years of international experience across public and private sectors. Currently a Principal Architect, I’ve spent my nights and weekends building the ArchitectFWD™ ecosystem: an AI-augmented platform designed to model enterprise components and evolve strategy in real-time. And performance management for people Not HR.

How I can help your team:

• Fractional CTO/Architect: Strategy, governance, and technical roadmapping without the full-time overhead.

• Architecture Alignment: Mapping product strategy to services and tech stacks to kill "Architectural Drift." • Operating Model Design: Moving from static "shelfware" documentation to value-driven, agile execution.

• Mentoring: Coaching architects and product leads.

Technologies/Frameworks: Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF/Modern Lean EA), Strategy-to-Execution Frameworks, AI-Assisted Development Workflows, Agile/Scrum, Multi-tenant SaaS Architecture, AI enabled Performance Management (prfrm™), AI augmented strategy and architecture (ArchitectFWD Enterprise).

Availability: Looking for part-time advisory, retainers, or fractional capacity. Whether it's a 2-hour "sanity check" on your roadmap or a regular weekly heartbeat, let’s talk.

Location: Europe (located in NL)

Remote: primarily, willing to travel to meet clients and collaborate

Willing to relocate: no

Technologies: Python, Go, Kotlin, Java, Swift, TypeScript, AWS, GCP, Terraform, PostgreSQL, Redis

Résumé/CV: https://robinsiep.com/experience

Email: contact [at] robinsiep.com

I’m currently active as a senior engineer, software architect, and entrepreneur. Having nearly a decade of experience working with startups and larger, established companies. I provide everything from short architecture reviews to hands-on implementation and full technical ownership.

Recent work includes the design, implementation, and operational ownership of a distributed system for a venture capital platform, as well as the creation and maintenance of a survey fulfillment platform. Both engagements involved mentoring and coordinating multiple engineers. More details can be found at https://robinsiep.com.

I’m primarily looking for contract work, but am also open to a longer-term position with the right fit.

Feel free to reach out at contact [at] robinsiep.com. I’m always happy to talk with others in the industry.