Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2025)

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Hi! This is Victor, looking for interesting and beautiful (or potentially beautiful) projects that I can contribute to.

My strengths are:

  UI, UX, interaction design beyond screens
  Prototyping complex and creative apps, Creative coding
  Tech Stack: React, Nextjs, Vue, Node, Python, docker, Processing, P5js, Node-RED, Figma, Blender
  CV: https://hn.pixeletes.com

» Funky UIs+LLMs: https://llmparty.pixeletes.com

» PHONK: An opensource device-hosted coding/prototyping tool for Android https://phonk.app

Thanks for reading! :)

I have most experience mwith C# (web services, aspnet, razor, ...) also desktop apps (WinForms, WPF, Avalonia), JS/Typescript (mostly for gui, I enjoyed mithril and now SolidJS). I also did some c++ for various small integrations (for example some plugin for Godot, some ffmpeg. Last year I focused heavily on Rust, and created user space network bonding protocol, now audio intercom. I mostly worked with GPC 70% , AWS 20%, other (like Hetzner) 10%.

I like to make GUI/backends that makes sense, are easy to understand (test with users) and performant/fast. Also to last years, with minimum dependencies. I also have experience with live events setup for broadcast of events, have experience with networks.

I also did tons of remote support with people around the world, also know how to use this information to make better programs (or design...).

Looking for 20-100 hours per month.

Last year I started solo career and am now slowly building better references/page etc.

hellohn@smmx.dev

I help Series A-C startups navigate technical chaos and scaling challenges. After 7 years consulting both directly and through agencies (and decades of engineering work), I specialize in organizations experiencing transitions - post-funding growth, leadership changes, or strategic pivots.

What I actually do:

- Transform chaotic delivery through listening-first process design (I discover what YOUR team needs, whether that's Shape Up, incentive realignment, or custom approaches)

- Identify and fix incentive misalignments that sabotage delivery (saved one client $300k+ in unnecessary architecture changes)

- Secure AI tool adoption without the phantom package vulnerabilities most teams miss

- Bridge technical excellence with organizational transformation

My average engagement is ~6 months across 15+ clients.

Recent wins: - Delivered critical project 17% faster during company layoffs using Shape Up

- Established cross-team coordination that unblocked a multiyear replatforming effort

- Prevented costly microservices migration by identifying vendor's misaligned incentives

Technical foundation: Ruby/Rails, Elixir/Phoenix, comprehensive DevOps (AWS/Terraform/Docker), AI security expertise. But I'm hired for my ability to see why your technical initiatives keep failing and fix the root causes.

I thrive in chaos. If your organization is at an inflection point and needs someone who can deliver immediate technical value while building lasting capabilities, let's talk.

Email: dylan+hn at arborealstudios.com Blog: https://www.dylanfitzgerald.net/blog GitHub: https://github.com/arubis

Available for fractional CTO, technical advisory, or focused transformation projects. International relocation a possibility.