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josecodea··on I failed a take-home assignment from Kagi Search
> Interviewer thinks: "OK, that's a lot of implementation details.. Not sure why candidate feels the need to confirm that"

Really? My email states explicitly why I want to confirm that:

> I would like to know what kind of response I could expect from Kagi if I drive it to completion.

Are you forgetting that the entire transaction implies a lot of work for the candidate?

Are you forgetting that candidate is doing this to land a job?

Do you think the candidate is writing a design document just for fun?

Your subtext implies that I should have guessed the grading, which is quite mind-blowing.

Remember, the instructions mention a web app as an option, the role is for a web-based company, and if my design document did not meet any of the key aspects they could have brought it up and rejected my proposal.

josecodea··on I failed a take-home assignment from Kagi Search
> If there are 20 solid candidates for a single open position, many capable individuals will be rejected.

And yet, the role is still advertised 1.5 months after my rejection, which means they are still getting emails from new candidates applying for the role. Do you suppose they get so many competent candidates that they can't make a decision on whom to hire?

At this point we can only speculate about their intentions, because the intentions are definitely not transparent.

josecodea··on I failed a take-home assignment from Kagi Search
Independence in choosing an implementation is never ever going to give you good results at a job where you have to report to someone else.

I have been at those jobs.

Trust me (or not): even if you are given this kind of freedom at first, it comes back to bite. You want to get the person in charge to agree with your design for any project that takes a week or longer. Otherwise, the moment that your solution does not create the expected happiness in the stakeholders, you are in a position to become the scapegoat.

This sounds cynical at first, but it's just reality. Besides, imagine if you were the boss of someone... It would be of immense value to get a specific plan for a large project before it even begins. There is nothing good about the uncertainty of not having a plan.

Remember this: I did not ask for the plan to be given to me, I created the plan and offered it as a proposal. I am the one doing all of the difficult pieces, and serving it on a golden platter to the person in charge.

josecodea··on I failed a take-home assignment from Kagi Search
Thank you
josecodea··on I failed a take-home assignment from Kagi Search
I know "minimal terminal email client in golang" sounds like a small feat, but it is not simpler than a webapp, it would be about equivalent, at least.

TUI libraries are more of a PITA than HTML. Also you gotta learn the entire API of a specific TUI library to make it work, this learning will never be useful to you again. With HTML at least you know it is a standard.

And remember, they told me:

> We always have a lot of candidates, some they do the basic, some provide a lot of extra features [...] From hiring point of view, we prefer stronger assessments.

and the instructions mention:

> Do the project in a way that shows off your skills as a developer

The instructions also mention "web app" as a valid solution, literally.

So why should I conclude that making the minimal effort would give me a better chance as an applicant?

There is simply no rhyme or reason to the entire process and communication from the company.

josecodea··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Remote | WORLDWIDE

Freelance Web Developer. Full-Stack. $80/hour, availability of 10 weekly hours or fixed scope project.

Location: Costa Rica (LATAM).

Remote: Yes, any timezone (I reside in CT/UTC-6).

Languages: Spanish, English.

Programming: TypeScript, Rust, Elixir, Clojure, NixOS, AWS, Docker, NodeJS, Deno.

Portfolio: https://www.josecodea.com

Email: Refer to the bottom of my portfolio.

Proof of work with Elixir:

- My portfolio includes Open Source contributions.

Proof of work with Rust, NixOS and Docker:

- My portfolio includes two blog posts, each include a small Rust app that I made to turn on/off an EC2 server with a Discord bot.

josecodea··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Remote | WORLDWIDE

Freelance Web Developer. Full-Stack. $80/hour, availability of 10 weekly hours or fixed scope project.

Location: Costa Rica (LATAM).

Remote: Yes, any timezone (I reside in CT/UTC-6).

Languages: Spanish, English.

Programming: TypeScript, Rust, Elixir, Clojure, NixOS, AWS, Docker, NodeJS, Deno.

Portfolio: https://www.josecodea.com

Email: Refer to the bottom of my portfolio.

Proof of work with Elixir:

- My portfolio includes Open Source contributions.

Proof of work with Rust, NixOS and Docker:

- My portfolio includes two blog posts, each include a small Rust app that I made to turn on/off an EC2 server with a Discord bot.

josecodea··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Remote | WORLDWIDE

Freelance Web Developer. Full-Stack. $80/hour, availability of 10 weekly hours or fixed scope project.

Location: Costa Rica (LATAM).

Remote: Yes, any timezone (I reside in CT/UTC-6).

Languages: Spanish, English.

Programming: TypeScript, Rust, Elixir, Clojure, NixOS, AWS, Docker, NodeJS, Deno.

Portfolio: https://www.josecodea.com

Email: Refer to the bottom of my portfolio.

Proof of work with Elixir:

- My portfolio includes Open Source contributions.

Proof of work with Rust, NixOS and Docker:

- My portfolio includes two blog posts, each include a small Rust app that I made to turn on/off an EC2 server with a Discord bot.

josecodea··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Remote | WORLDWIDE

Freelance Web Developer. Full-Stack. $80/hour, availability of 10 weekly hours or fixed scope project.

Location: Costa Rica (LATAM).

Remote: Yes, any timezone (I reside in CT/UTC-6).

Languages: Spanish, English.

Programming: TypeScript, Rust, Elixir, Clojure, NixOS, AWS, Docker, NodeJS, Deno.

Portfolio: https://www.josecodea.com

Email: Refer to the bottom of my portfolio.

Proof of work with Elixir:

- My portfolio includes Open Source contributions.

Proof of work with Rust, NixOS and Docker:

- My portfolio includes two blog posts, each include a small Rust app that I made to turn on/off an EC2 server with a Discord bot.

josecodea··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Remote | WORLDWIDE

Freelance Web Developer. Full-Stack.

Two types of projects are welcome:

- You want to hire someone hourly to help you with code in your app, anything you need.

- You want to develop a web application from scratch, you want to know the total cost of the project from the start and you want a designer to handle the UI/UX of the application. We will determine the requirements for a fixed scope and fixed pricing project.

Location: Costa Rica (LATAM).

Remote: Yes, any timezone (I reside in CT/UTC-6).

Languages: Spanish, English.

Programming: TypeScript, Rust, Elixir, Clojure, NixOS, AWS, Docker, NodeJS, Deno.

Portfolio: https://www.josecodea.com

Email: Refer to the bottom of my portfolio.

Proof of work with Elixir:

- My portfolio includes Open Source contributions.

Proof of work with Rust, NixOS and Docker:

- My portfolio includes two blog posts, each include a small Rust app that I made to turn on/off an EC2 server with a Discord bot.

josecodea··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Remote | WORLDWIDE

Freelance Web Developer. Full-Stack.

Two types of projects are welcome:

- You want to hire someone hourly to help you with code in your app, anything you need.

- You want to develop a web application from scratch, you want to know the total cost of the project from the start and you want a designer to handle the UI/UX of the application. We will determine the requirements for a fixed scope and fixed pricing project.

Location: Costa Rica (LATAM).

Remote: Yes, any timezone (I reside in CT/UTC-6).

Languages: Spanish, English.

Programming: TypeScript, Rust, Elixir, Clojure, NixOS, AWS, Docker, NodeJS, Deno.

Portfolio: https://www.josecodea.com

Email: Refer to the bottom of my portfolio.

Proof of work with Elixir:

- My portfolio includes Open Source contributions.

Proof of work with Rust, NixOS and Docker:

- My portfolio includes two blog posts, each include a small Rust app that I made to turn on/off an EC2 server with a Discord bot.

josecodea··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Remote | WORLDWIDE

Freelance Web Developer. Full-Stack.

Two types of projects are welcome:

- You want to hire someone hourly to help you with code in your app, anything you need.

- You want to develop a web application from scratch, you want to know the total cost of the project from the start and you want a designer to handle the UI/UX of the application. We will determine the requirements for a fixed scope and fixed pricing project.

Location: Costa Rica (LATAM).

Remote: Yes, any timezone (I reside in CT/UTC-6).

Languages: Spanish, English.

Programming: TypeScript, Rust, Elixir, Clojure, NixOS, AWS, Docker, NodeJS, Deno.

Portfolio: https://www.josecodea.com

Email: Refer to the bottom of my portfolio.

Proof of work with Elixir:

- My portfolio includes Open Source contributions.

Proof of work with Rust, NixOS and Docker:

- My portfolio includes two blog posts, each include a small Rust app that I made to turn on/off an EC2 server with a Discord bot.

josecodea··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Remote | WORLDWIDE

Freelance Web Developer. Full-Stack.

Location: Costa Rica (LATAM).

Remote: Yes, any timezone (I reside in CT/UTC-6).

Languages: Spanish, English.

Programming: Elixir, Clojure, TypeScript, NodeJS, Rust, NixOS, AWS, Docker, NGINX.

Portfolio: https://www.josecodea.com

Email: Refer to the bottom of my portfolio.

Proof of work with Elixir:

- My portfolio includes Open Source contributions.

Proof of work with Rust, NixOS and Docker:

- My portfolio includes two blog posts, each include a small Rust app that I made to turn on/off an EC2 server with a Discord bot.

josecodea··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Remote | WORLDWIDE

Freelance Web Developer. Full-Stack.

Location: Costa Rica (LATAM).

Remote: Yes, any timezone (I reside in CT/UTC-6).

Languages: Spanish, English.

Programming: Elixir, Clojure, TypeScript, NodeJS, Rust, NixOS, AWS, Docker, NGINX.

Portfolio: https://www.josecodea.com

Email: Refer to the bottom of my portfolio.

Proof of work with Elixir:

- My portfolio includes Open Source contributions.

Proof of work with Rust, NixOS and Docker:

- My portfolio includes two blog posts, each include a small Rust app that I made to turn on/off an EC2 server with a Discord bot.

josecodea··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (March 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Remote | WORLDWIDE

Freelance Web Developer.

Location: Costa Rica.

Remote: Yes, any timezone.

Languages: Spanish, English.

Programming: Elixir, Clojure, TypeScript, NodeJS, Rust, NixOS, AWS, Docker, NGINX.

Portfolio: https://www.josecodea.com

Email: Refer to the bottom of my portfolio.

Proof of work with Elixir:

- My portfolio includes Open Source contributions.

Proof of work with Rust, NixOS and Docker:

- My portfolio includes two blog posts, each include a small Rust app that I made.

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