Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2024)

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Overall Pattern

  • Thread is almost entirely individuals advertising themselves for hire in response to an “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired?” post.
  • Wide range of seniority: interns and recent grads, career switchers, mid-level, seniors, staff/principal, VPs/CTOs, founders, and long‑time consultants.

Roles & Seniority

  • Strong concentration of:
    • Full‑stack / backend / frontend web engineers.
    • DevOps / SRE / platform / infra engineers.
    • Data scientists, ML/AI/LLM engineers, operations research specialists.
    • Mobile engineers (iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native).
    • Embedded/firmware, robotics, systems, and game developers.
    • Product managers (IC and executive), product designers, UX/UI, and technical writers.
  • Several people explicitly seek junior/entry‑level or internships; others emphasize 10–20+ years’ experience and leadership.

Technologies & Domains

  • Very common stacks: JavaScript/TypeScript with React/Next.js/Vue, Node; Python; Go; Java; C#/ .NET; Ruby/Rails; C/C++; Rust.
  • Many mention modern infra: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure, Terraform, CI/CD, observability.
  • Specialized areas highlighted:
    • LLMs, RAG, NLP, CV, ML infra, optimization, numerical computing.
    • Security: penetration testing, red‑teaming, system audit.
    • High‑performance, embedded, kernel, robotics, AR/VR, game engines.
    • Fintech, health tech, sports tech, edtech, search and data pipelines.

Remote, Relocation & Geography

  • Remote work is strongly preferred or accepted by most; many have years of remote experience.
  • Locations span US, Canada, Europe, UK/Ireland, LatAm, Africa, Middle East, and Asia; relocation attitudes vary from “no” to “worldwide for the right offer,” often constrained by family or visa status.
  • Some explicitly seek time‑zone overlap (e.g., US or EU hours).

Motivations & Preferences

  • Recurrent themes:
    • Desire for “interesting problems,” mission‑driven work (climate, health, education, public benefit), or products for developers.
    • Avoidance of adtech/gambling; mixed feelings about fintech.
    • Preference for small/medium startups or early‑stage teams, high‑trust cultures, and good work–life balance.
  • A few emphasize financial urgency or willingness to work free briefly to prove value.

Notable Projects & Interactions

  • Many link substantial side or open‑source projects: CDC frameworks, analytics platforms, session replay, websocket infra, dev tools, robotics/AR apps, etc.
  • Some back‑and‑forth occurs about broken links and a small number of recruiters or hiring managers publicly reaching out, but discussion stays minimal; the thread is primarily a directory of candidate profiles.