Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026)
by JamesWH577 on Friday April 03, 2026 @04:29AM
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Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Remote: Yes (Full-time / Distributed)
Willing to relocate: No
Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Go, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS (EKS, Bedrock, Terraform), Agentic AI, RAG Pipelines, Vector Databases, C++/CUDA.
Résumé/CV: https://james-website-xi.vercel.app/
Email: [email protected]
I am a Senior Full-Stack and Systems Engineer specializing in "mechanical sympathy"—building high-performance AI infrastructure and real-time distributed systems. Most recently as a Lead Engineer at Pendo, I architected agentic workflows and RAG pipelines that improved user task completion by 40% for over 100k users. Prior to that, I engineered Go-based microservices at Cisco to handle real-time telemetry from millions of global devices.
I thrive at the intersection of 0→1 product build-outs and low-level system optimization. I’m an AI-native developer (Cursor/Claude Code) focused on moving AI from "static prompts" to "autonomous operators" within complex data environments.
Looking for: Staff IC or Founding Engineer roles at engineering-led startups or high-scale infra teams. U.S.-based with a legal entity for 1099 or W2.
I am a Senior Full-Stack and Systems Engineer specializing in "mechanical sympathy"—building high-performance AI infrastructure and real-time distributed systems. Most recently as a Lead Engineer at Pendo, I architected agentic workflows and RAG pipelines that improved user task completion by 40% for over 100k users. Prior to that, I engineered Go-based microservices at Cisco to handle real-time telemetry from millions of global devices.
I thrive at the intersection of 0→1 product build-outs and low-level system optimization. I’m an AI-native developer (Cursor/Claude Code) focused on moving AI from "static prompts" to "autonomous operators" within complex data environments.
Looking for: Staff IC or Founding Engineer roles at engineering-led startups or high-scale infra teams. U.S.-based with a legal entity for 1099 or W2.