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Can someone not get in touch with this gentleman and just offer him a job already? Beyond his obvious technical knowledge and analytical approach to things, read through the comments here and you'll see a person who is levelheaded, humble, and seems genuinely happy to foster discussion with likeminded people. I wish I were a hiring manager at my company, but someone out there has to be. Snap this guy up before someone else does.

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Sure, but does he want to emigrate and do you want to go to the trouble of getting him a visa?

> Sure, but does he want to emigrate?

I'd love to. This is a dream that I'm striving for.

> do you want to go to the trouble of getting him a visa?

Now, that'd be a tough one for anyone to answer.

Yeah, I very carefully didn't assume that he wanted to emigrate to the west to "enrich his life" or rescue him from blah blah White Man's Burden. He mentioned that (paraphrasing) he was trying to better himself in emerging technologies so he could get a job abroad.

And as someone in Austin who has seen how insanely hard it is to find a good culture fit despite a large pool of "talent," yes, I'd jump through hoops to find someone as humble and self-motivated. Unfortunately, I'm just not in a position to do so at my current place.

And then the company that does hire him will be vilified here for hiring H1B workers.

Erm, "someone out there has to be" in a position to hire him. I realize that it sounds like I meant that someone on HN was a hiring manager at my company. More coffee before commenting next time.

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