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js4··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2025)
Location: Los Angeles CA

Remote: Yes, or on site

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, Python, React, React Native, Postgres, MongoDB, LLM, Stable Diffusion, GraphQL, REST, AMQP, AWS, Terraform, Docker, SQS, Redis, EVM, Gatsby, Golang, Shopify, Snowflake, Redshift, MySQL, Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Ruby on Rails, Spacy, Scikit, Word2Vec, Postgresql, Torch, Keras, Ember

Résumé/CV: https://linkedin.com/in/jsfour Website: https://www.jsfour.com

Email: jimi at domain above

js4··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2025)
SEEKING WORK | Located US Southern California | Remote 12+ years software engineering experience primarily at early stage startups. Most recently built and lead the entire engineering team for a vc backed startup from seed to series B. The company still exists I left to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. Previously lead the custody team at a widely used cryptocurrency exchange.

I'm proficient in and have written production code that services millions of users in NodeJS, React/NextJS, Go, MySql, PostgreSQL, AWS. Strong preference for Typescript over Javascript. I used to write a lot of Python and Ruby as well. I've also architected and managed infrastructure using Terraform & k8s.

Available up to 3 full days per week and could go to 5 days a week for the right project.

I'm looking for individual contributor work that I can enjoy and open to very competitive rates for non soul crushing projects.

Reach out if you are looking for someone senior who can step anywhere into the stack and make a quick impact.

Current project: https://www.mailmentor.io

Website: https://www.jsfour.com

Reach out: jimi @ hostname above

js4··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Located US Southern California | Remote 12+ years software engineering experience primarily at early stage startups. Most recently built and lead the entire engineering team for a vc backed startup from seed to series B. The company still exists I left to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. Previously lead the custody team at a widely used cryptocurrency exchange.

I'm proficient in and have written production code that services millions of users in NodeJS, React/NextJS, Go, MySql, PostgreSQL, AWS. Strong preference for Typescript over Javascript. I used to write a lot of Python and Ruby as well. I've also architected and managed infrastructure using Terraform & k8s.

Available up to 3 full days per week and could go to 5 days a week for the right project.

I'm looking for individual contributor work that I can enjoy and open to very competitive rates for non soul crushing projects.

Reach out if you are looking for someone senior who can step anywhere into the stack and make a quick impact.

Current project (in the AI space): https://www.mailmentor.io

Website: https://www.jsfour.com

Reach out: jimi @ hostname above

js4··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2024)
Location: Los Angeles CA

Remote: Yes, or on site

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, Python, React, React Native, Postgres, MongoDB, LLM, Stable Diffusion, GraphQL, REST, AMQP, AWS, Terraform, Docker, SQS, Redis, EVM, Gatsby, Golang, Shopify, Snowflake, Redshift, MySQL, Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Ruby on Rails, Spacy, Scikit, Word2Vec, Postgresql, Torch, Keras, Ember

Résumé/CV: https://linkedin.com/in/jsfour

Website: https://www.jsfour.com

Email: jimi at domain above

js4··on Ask HN: Homelab projects to learn Linux admin and DevOps to get hired as one?
This is a great way to learn!

Look into Proxmox(https://www.proxmox.com/) for setting up your own ec2 like VM platform. This makes it pretty easy to experiment with setting up and running different services on the same box in an isolated way. Practice things like setting up a VM with a GPU passthrough and then running gpu enabled docker containers on the VM.

Also look into getting a Hetzner server and setting up site to site Wireguard.

FWIW you don't really need to buy a mini pc. You will learn more by doing a build. The great thing about doing something like this is that you can get old data center parts for cheap. Ex: pickup a server motherboard (maybe a SUPERMICRO X9DRI-F), CPUs, and RAM on ebay for < $300. Then put everything into a used server case with a new PSU and you can do everything for $500 or $600. This setup will have more resources then any off the shelf thing you can buy.

js4··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2024)
Location: Los Angeles CA

Remote: Yes, or on site

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, Python, React, React Native, Postgres, MongoDB, LLM, Stable Diffusion, GraphQL, REST, AMQP, AWS, Terraform, Docker, SQS, Redis, EVM, Gatsby, Golang, Shopify, Snowflake, Redshift, MySQL, Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Ruby on Rails, Spacy, Scikit, Word2Vec, Postgresql, Torch, Keras, Ember

Résumé/CV: [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nkmktxe7sj5mwbrm5pasr/jimi-sm...

Website: https://www.jsfour.com

Email: jimi at domain above

js4··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (September 2024)
There probably arent a lot of sales / marketing / consulting people that read the forum.
js4··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2024)
Location: Los Angeles CA

Remote: Yes, or on site

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, Python, React, React Native, Postgres, MongoDB, LLM, Stable Diffusion, GraphQL, REST, AMQP, AWS, Terraform, Docker, SQS, Redis, EVM, Gatsby, Golang, Shopify, Snowflake, Redshift, MySQL, Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum, Ruby on Rails, Spacy, Scikit, Word2Vec, Postgresql, Torch, Keras, Ember

Résumé/CV: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/nkmktxe7sj5mwbrm5pasr/jimi-sm...

Email: jimi at jsfour dotcom

js4··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Located US Southern California | Remote 12+ years software engineering experience primarily at early stage startups. Most recently built and lead the entire engineering team for a vc backed startup from seed to series B. The company still exists I left to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors. Previously lead the custody team at a widely used cryptocurrency exchange.

I'm proficient in and have written production code that services millions of users in NodeJS, React/NextJS, Go, MySql, PostgreSQL, AWS. Strong preference for Typescript over Javascript. I used to write a lot of Python and Ruby as well. I've also architected and managed infrastructure using Terraform & k8s.

Available up to 3 full days per week and could go to 5 days a week for the right project.

I'm looking for individual contributor work that I can enjoy and open to very competitive rates for non soul crushing projects.

Reach out if you are looking for someone senior who can step anywhere into the stack and make a quick impact.

Current project (in the AI space): https://www.mailmentor.io

Website: https://www.jsfour.com

Reach out: jimi @ hostname above

js4··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Located US Northern California / Bay Area | Remote 12+ years software engineering experience primarily at early stage startups. Most recently built and lead the entire engineering team for a vc backed startup from seed to series B. The company still exists I left to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors.

Previously lead the custody team at a widely used cryptocurrency exchange.

I'm proficient in and have written production code that services millions of users in NodeJS, React/NextJS, Go, MySql, PostgreSQL, AWS. Strong preference for Typescript over Javascript. I used to write a lot of Python and Ruby as well. I've also architected and managed infrastructure using Terraform & k8s.

Available up to 3 full days per week and could go to 5 days a week for the right project.

I'm looking for individual contributor work that I can enjoy and open to very competitive rates for non soul crushing projects.

Reach out if you are looking for someone senior who can step anywhere into the stack and make a quick impact.

Current project (in the AI space): https://www.mailmentor.io

Website: https://www.jsfour.com

Reach out: jimi @ hostname above

js4··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (March 2024)
SEEKING WORK | Located US Northern California / Bay Area | Remote

12+ years software engineering experience primarily at early stage startups. Most recently built and lead the entire engineering team for a vc backed startup from seed to series B. The company still exists I left to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors.

Previously lead the custody team at a widely used cryptocurrency exchange.

I'm proficient in and have written production code that services millions of users in NodeJS, React/NextJS, Go, MySql, PostgreSQL, AWS. Strong preference for Typescript over Javascript. I used to write a lot of Python and Ruby as well. I've also architected and managed infrastructure using Terraform & k8s.

Available up to 3 full days per week and could go to 5 days a week for the right project.

I'm looking for individual contributor work that I can enjoy and open to very competitive rates for non soul crushing projects.

Reach out if you are looking for someone senior who can step anywhere into the stack and make a quick impact.

Current project (in the AI space): https://www.mailmentor.io

Website: https://www.jsfour.com

Reach out: jimi @ hostname above

js4··on Ask HN: Is anyone else concerned about OpenAI and safety?
This is my worry.
js4··on Reddit is OpenAI’s moat
The assumption here is that you need to continue to access Reddit to train models.

The RefinedWeb / Falcon model has proven this is not true.

js4··on Show HN: I built a web app for learning Vim from the browser as a 17-year-old
Awesome work!
js4··on I Lost over $200k
If this is the case then you invested 200k. It could take a long time before you get a return. Just change your horizon.
js4··on I Lost over $200k
Everything here could be wrong or right depending on your individual situation.

No two companies are the same. Take advice (or insight) with a grain of salt.

js4··on Ask HN: How to deal with burn out whilst in probationary period?
Are you exercising? If not get out for a walk/hike or run every day to help you refresh.

I know with kids/marriage/etc this can be hard to do but I (someone in a similar situation) find that an hour of exercise every day makes all the difference in the world.

js4··on Why we’re pausing our Pay Later program
Optimizing conversion rate is a best practice. Dont hate the player. Hate the game.
js4··on Starlink Maritime
Probably just split testing.
js4··on Ask HN: How likely are we to see a financial crash this year?
Your emergency fund doesn't mean much if things keep inflating like they are right now.
js4··on A from-scratch tour of Bitcoin in Python
I was thinking the same thing.
js4··on Ask HN: How can a unhireable person get a job?
Stop worrying about a job and start worrying about skills.

The great thing about software is that you don’t need permission (a job) to make impact and to build skills.

Build something or contribute to open source.

If I were staring my career over and had trouble getting a software job I would get any job I could to sustain life -ex busing tables. Then I would spend all of my nights and weekends working on open source or building things publicly.

If you spend the next year doing open source contributions for 30+ hours a week I can pretty much guarantee that you will have a job.

It will be hard sure. But this is the way.

Develop skills and the jobs will come.

js4··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2021)
Outer Inc | Senior Software Engineer | Remote & Santa Monica (US only) | Full time |

Outer is a venture-backed startup based in Santa Monica, California on a mission to get people outside and inspire healthier, happier, and more fulfilling lives by creating innovative direct to consumer outdoor furniture.

We are looking to immediately fill the following rolls: - Product Manager - Sales Associate - Customer Service - Operations - Senior Software Engineer - Lead Analyst

See list of full openings and apply here: https://liveouter.com/careers

Feel free to email me as well _jimi At liveouter [dot) com-

js4··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2020)
Outer | Los Angeles | Remote (US timezones only) or Onsite (Santa Monica) | Full-time | Sr Frontend, Senior Full Stack Developer | http://liveouter.com

Outer is an outdoor furniture brand working to revolutionize retail. Just like how Airbnb turns people’s homes into hotel rooms, our neighborhood showroom platform turns customer's backyard’s into furniture showrooms. This allows for people interested in buying products to see/touch/feel products in a real world setting. It also allows for the showroom host to make extra cash on a per visit basis. Checkout our website: http://liveouter.com

We are looking for full time remote and/or onsite software developers to join the team and improve the customer experience.

Tech stack: React (soon to be Gatsby) NodeJS Golang Rails Postgres

If interested, reach out to jimi /at\ liveouter /dot\ com

js4··on Ask HN: Where do you draw the line between a co-founder and early employee?
Who cares. All that matters is how much of the company someone owns.
js4··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2020)
Outer Inc | Product Manager / Sales / Customer Service / Operations / Marketing / Content | Remote & Santa Monica (US only) | Full time |

Outer is a venture-backed startup based in Santa Monica, California on a mission to get people outside and inspire healthier, happier, and more fulfilling lives by creating innovative direct to consumer outdoor furniture.

We were featured on Shark Tank in November and have seen unprecedented growth since.

We are looking to immediately fill the following rolls: - Product Manager - Sales Associate - Customer Service - Operations - Marketing Manager - Content Director

See list of full openings: https://liveouter.com/careers Apply here: https://airtable.com/shrS0TGbGUMZlerTE

js4··on Kiss Linux – A distribution with a focus on less is more
This
js4··on Zoom Acquires Keybase
Why do I feel that this is Keybase selling out?

Zoom seems so off mission for them. Very disappointing.

js4··on Do whatever you can't stop thinking about
How can you reduce risk?
js4··on Do whatever you can't stop thinking about
Nothing wrong with that.
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