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

Location: Prague, Europe

Senior / Lead Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building and scaling production software across mobile and web platforms. My background spans Android, React Native, React, Next.js, and full-stack development, with a strong focus on delivering reliable, high-performance products that scale.

Over the past decade, I led development for a large two-sided, on-demand marketplace, architecting and shipping customer and provider applications across iOS, Android, and back-end systems. Most of my work has been focused on solving real-world challenges around scalability, performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

Core expertise:

• Full-stack development • React & Next.js • React Native • Android (Kotlin/Java) • API and back-end development • Two-sided marketplace platforms • Performance optimization & scalability • Offline-first and resilient applications • System architecture & technical leadership • AI-assisted development workflows

Rate: €50/hour

I enjoy building products from early-stage MVPs through to large-scale production systems, with a strong emphasis on clean architecture, pragmatic engineering, and shipping software that holds up in production.

Remote opportunities worldwide.

Contact: [jakub@pinchapps.com](mailto:jakub@pinchapps.com)

My blog: nabraj(dot)com

Looking for: Senior full-stack, backend, or platform engineering roles.

Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada. Open to remote US opportunities.

Tech: TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, React, Next.js, Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, RabbitMQ.

Email: ntemail@protonmail.com

I focus on UI/UX, delivery, and working independently. Open to full-time or part-time engagement.

Happy to jump on a call and discuss your project.

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Location: Croatia (Europe)

Remote: Yes (US or EU time zone)

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, GraphQL/REST API, Turbopack/Vite, Ruby on Rails, Docker, AWS

Résumé/CV/Portfolio: https://smikulic.com

Email: sinisa@codewell.studio

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Sample project I co-founded — https://movieo.me/

Remote: Yes, remote only

Résumé: https://sushaantu.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushaantu/

Email: hi@sushaantu.com

Calendly: https://calendly.com/sushaantu

AI-native product manager. I build products to 80%, working and shippable, then hand off to a CTO or senior engineer for the last 20%.

15+ years, often the first product hire. Employee #1 at VWO ($5K to $50K MRR). First product hire at DeleteMe, helped build the B2B side toward parity with consumer. Enterprise work at Imille with Enel and Google Italia, plus my own ventures. I've worked with US, European, Indian, and LatAm teams, B2B and B2C, seed to enterprise. English and Spanish.

Recently built to 80%:

Surprise Button: kid-safe discovery iPad app, on the App Store. https://surprisebutton.com

Agenda Panda: turns GitHub releases into sales pitches, battlecards, launch posts. https://agendapanda.com

Winbox Zero: AI email cleanup. https://winboxzero.com

Boxento: open-source customizable start page. https://boxento.app

Boxento Mailbox: https://boxento.com/mailbox

Open to senior, lead, or founding PM roles on AI-native teams. Full-time, fractional, or advisory.

Remote: Yes, open to remote, hybrid, or in office

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Fortran, Python (Matplotlib, Numpy, Pandas, Scipy), OpenMP, Git/GitHub, Linux, Bash, others...

Résumé/CV: Available on request

Email: cxrqnw5z@trettel.us

GitHub: https://github.com/btrettel

Personal website: http://trettel.us/

I'm Ben Trettel, an experienced mechanical engineer with a PhD, specializing in computational fluid dynamics, design optimization, and verification & validation of computer simulations.

I am particularly interested in opportunities to build cutting-edge physical products where computational simulation and design optimization are key.