Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2026)
I am posting the monthly 'Who wants to be hired?' thread for October 2026. I ask job seekers to share their location, remote preference, relocation willingness, technologies, resume/CV, and email. I request that only individuals looking for work post, and that readers only email to discuss opportunities.
Location: Malaysia / nomading in Southeast Asia Remote: Yes, experienced with US/EU hours and async teams Willing to relocate: Within Southeast Asia Technologies: Python, SQL, PostHog, GTM, GA4, Shopify Web Pixels, n8n, analytics/attribution, technical SEO, landing pages Résumé/CV: https://lightyoruichi.com/work?password=octhn182 Email: harinder.mke@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lightyoruichi
I'm a full-stack marketer and developer. For about 15 years, I've worked where customer insight, growth strategy, and implementation meet. Companies usually bring me in when the product is good but growth is blocked. Positioning may be unclear, the funnel may be leaking, attribution may be broken, or niche's where there's no existing playbooks. I go through the customer data, sales calls, support messages, product usage, and analytics. Then I find the real problem and build what is needed: the positioning, landing pages, tracking, automations, content, or first growth test.
Some things I've done: - Grew a professional-services company from zero to 210k monthly organic visits and 20 to 222 qualified leads a month. - Interviewed 20+ potential customers for an AI company, found two use cases, and helped get two enterprise design partners before launch. - Built SEO, analytics, tracking, landing pages, and acquisition systems for SaaS, ecommerce, and service companies. - Managed performance marketing across Southeast Asia with budgets up to $2.5m a month.
Looking for contract, fractional, or full-time work in growth, product marketing, GTM, growth engineering, or marketing operations.
Location: Porto, Portugal Remote: Yes; occasional office visits Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, REST, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ClickHouse, Kafka, Redis, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, OpenTelemetry, Vue.js, React Résumé/CV: https://thaler.dev/thaler.cv.pdf Email: dmitry@thaler.dev
Senior full-stack engineer with a backend focus and 15+ years of experience. Most of my work is at the integration layer: bringing awkward external systems together behind GraphQL and REST APIs that product teams can rely on. This has included payment gateways and government services at a national lottery, multi-protocol network telemetry, and retail planning systems processing billions of sales and inventory records. I take ownership beyond the application code, including infrastructure, deployment, and observability. I care about keeping systems reliable and cloud costs under control. EU-based B2B contractor; no sponsorship required. Experienced working remotely with US companies via Deel and Globalization Partners. Available with 7 days’ notice.
Location: Hanford, CA (Pacific Time, US Citizen) Remote: Yes (Preferred) Willing to relocate: Yes (SF Bay Area, San Diego, PNW, or West Coast tech hubs) Technologies: Python (FastAPI, Django, Pytest), Go, Ansible, Rootless Podman, systemd Quadlets, Traefik, GCP (Cloud Functions, Secret Manager), GitOps, Linux Résumé/CV: https://resume.delpilar.net GitHub: https://github.com/redjordan2539 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jordan-del-pilar/ Email: jordan@delpilar.net
Backend & Platform Automation Engineer with 4+ years of experience building API middleware, GitOps infrastructure, and event-driven automation. I bridge the gap between application software and systems administration—writing clean Python, securing endpoints, and automating manual workflows.
Selected Repos & Impact: - Chiron-Relay (github.com/redjordan2539/Chiron-Relay): Async serverless FastAPI middleware on GCP Cloud Functions bridging Twilio webhooks and Gmail API. Features raw payload HMAC-SHA1 request validation, GCP Secret Manager integration, and Pytest coverage in CI. - johto-infra (github.com/redjordan2539/johto-infra): Declarative Ansible IaC repository deploying rootless Podman Quadlets bound natively to systemd unit files. Features Traefik TLS cert resolution, Ansible Vault secret management, Gitea Actions CI/CD with ansible-lint, and automated Restic DR pipelines with explicit retention policies. - Production Dispatch Engine: Built a Python automation tool to parse daily delivery workflows and send customer SMS alerts—cutting a multi-hour manual task down to under 30 minutes.
US Citizen based in CA with zero visa requirements. Looking for mid-level Backend, Platform, or SRE / Infrastructure Automation roles (Remote, or West Coast Hybrid/On-site).
Location: Paris / Fontainebleau, France Remote: Yes, EU/CET (hybrid Paris ok) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: TypeScript, React, Node.js, LLM agents, MCP servers, Claude Code, Codex, Figma Plugin API, TouchDesigner, WebGL/GLSL Résumé/CV: https://www.somaticbits.com/David_Pettersson_Senior_Creative... Email: hn@somaticbits.com
Creative technologist / product engineer. Two sides: AI tooling and automation for teams, and generative/immersive art. Same instinct either way - prototype fast, make the abstract real.
Recent work: - Idea Engine (open source): start from a seed word, wander an association map, and pin the path you took into a buildable concept card. Three-model pipeline - one proposes associations, one scores and filters them for surprise and coherence, one writes the card. Svelte + Hono + SQLite, runs locally in Docker. https://github.com/somaticbits/idea-engine - Forward-deployed engineer at a large hospitality/marketplace company. Built automations that removed up to 6h of manual work per project. - Slides and websites generated straight from existing Figma components. Design system in, finished artifact out. - Currently writing a custom MCP server for a calisthenics training app, so workouts and progress are coached and queried by an agent rather than through the UI.
Looking for full-time work where AI tooling meets creative tech. Teams building something new rather than iterating on what's there. AI & automation: https://www.davidpettersson.com Generative & immersive art: https://www.somaticbits.com
Location: Spain Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Prefer remote, open to travel and occasional onsite Technologies: Scala, Java, Kotlin, Go, Python, Ruby, Rust, TypeScript/React, Postgres, AWS, GCP Résumé: https://alexitc.com/resume LLM-readable résumé: https://alexitc.com/llms.txt Email: alexis+hn@alexitc.com
10+ years, generalist. I pick the tool for the problem instead of forcing one stack everywhere. Most of my work is backends, data and event pipelines, full-stack product work, crypto, and rescuing broken or legacy systems. I've led teams of up to 12. I use Claude Code daily on real production work, generate-and-review, and build my own AI tooling. If you want a fast read on whether I fit, paste my llms.txt into an LLM with your job description and ask where I match and where I don't. My site has an "Ask AI" button that does the same. Available immediately and used to working on US timezones. US C-Corp for contracting.
Location: Europe (Netherlands, CET) Remote: yes Willing to relocate: no Technologies: Go, Python, Kotlin, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Terraform, GCP, AWS Résumé/CV: https://robinsiep.com/experience Email: contact [at] robinsiep.com
Senior backend engineer focused on distributed systems and system design, with about a decade of end-to-end ownership across design, implementation, and production. Most recently, I was lead backend engineer and architect on a distributed platform for venture capital workflows (Go services, event-driven architecture on GCP, data reconciliation, observability), and lead engineer on a survey fulfilment system integrating various third-party providers. Both roles included mentoring and coordinating other engineers. I'm looking for a permanent role, but remain available for contract work in the meantime.