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jk801on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2024)

SEEKING WORK | Backend/DevOps | New York (EST)

Software Engineer with +10 years of experience | Former staff engineer at Grubhub | Former tech co-founder at transportation startup.

Remote: Yes

Skills: Backend development, Microservices, Distributed systems, Data engineering, DevOps.

Languages: Golang, JVM (Java, Scala, Kotlin), Python, Swift.

Technologies: Kafka, Kubernetes, GitOps, SQL/NoSQL, GCP/AWS.

Website: lamm.io

Open to flat-rate or hourly projects.

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jk801on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2024)

SEEKING WORK | Backend/DevOps/Mobile | New York (EST)

Former: Staff Software engineer at Grubhub | CTO (tech cofounder) at venture-backed startup.

Remote: Yes

Skills: Microservices, Data engineering, DevOps, Mobile.

Languages: Golang, JVM (Java, Scala, Kotlin), Swift.

Technologies: Kafka, Kubernetes, GitOps, SQL/NoSQL, GCP/AWS.

Website: lamm.io

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jk801on Show HN: Python Package for Predicting Gender from First Names

This is a great idea.

jk801on Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App

> Faster development/instant updates. Better tracking and UX anazyling.

That’s a horrible argument in my opinion. Yes, it is more convenient from a developer’s or a business point of view. But what if the user sees more value in an app than a website, shouldn’t that be the first thing to consider?

jk801on Is Spotify hacked?

I haven't. And what's strange is that I removed (logged out) all devices on Facebook and Spotify. That should have invalidated any active sessions in my mind. But that same person still has access. I can see it's the same person because of the music he/she listens to (poor pop songs) and it's the same HTC Desire that randomly pauses my songs.

jk801on Is Spotify hacked?

So I use My Facebook as login. It has 2FA.

jk801on Is Spotify hacked?

Nope!

jk801on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2014)

Impaqd (ERA14) is looking for an experienced AngularJS developer: New York based accelerator startup, looking for a great AngularJS freelance developer to help building the frontend of our awesome web app. It is a part time project, but potentially longterm / full-time. Remote OK. Project is well paid. If you are interested, feel free to reach out!

jk801on Math is not necessary for software development

An algebraic solution might have a unique answer, but Math is more than pure Algebra. For instance, Machine Learning problems rarely have a single solution and I would argue that Machine Learning is tightly related to Math.