SEEKING WORK | Cambridge/London UK or Remote
I'm a software engineer with over a decade of programming experience. I've helped startups get started and big companies keep going.
I've organised a couple of jobs through HN now; it's been a good way to find interesting projects, and my clients have been pleased with the work. One said: "Thank you! I've played with it a bit and it looks very impressive! Way better than what I imagined this project could be."
React Native is a particular interest at the moment, as it suits my polyglot programming skills and I can always dive into native code to understand and fix issues if needed.
I've also worked on a very wide variety of web-based projects, so I will be able to hit the ground running on those. If you need more general programming, I can do it. If you're doing something a bit esoteric, that would definitely suit me – I've done FPGAs, network protocols, more ETL than you can shake a stick at, and devising novel algorithms.
I am productive in every commercial programming language I've tried. In the last 5 years I've done commercial projects in (at least):
Typescript/Javascript (React Native, browser, and Node.js), Ruby, Java, C#, and Python. Last year, I completed 23 days of Advent of Code in Rust.
I'm friendly and easy-going. I can talk to customers and other stakeholders, and help work out what we should be building, as well as building it. I enjoy working with other developers and helping the team learn. I'm happiest on fixed-term projects that I can complete on a schedule that suits both of us, and my clients have been very happy with this process too.
My website is <a href="
Email: robin [at] the website above
Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2021)