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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2026) on Monday June 01, 2026 @08:40PM (#48364409)
Location: Seattle but looking to move to CA

Remote: Remote or in-office

Willing to Relocate: Absolutely!

Technologies: C++, python, C#, Java, DevOps and Infra, AWS, software architecture, productionization, blockchain security, automation, project management, technical project management, program management, JIRA, roadmapping, AI and LLMs, technical editing and writing.

CV: http://bit.ly/3SfyXo0

Email: [email protected]

I'm a backend engineer of 8+ years pivoting to technical project management and program management. For a lifetime my peers and mentors have commented on my organizational skills, and I've decided to lean in hard.

Currently, I'm working on a Google Project Management Certificate to round out my existing PM knowledge and skills. I also have a previous career in biomedical research.

I'm like an organizational octopus with a tentacle in every facet of a project, and I thrive on challenging and complex work. I love to mentor, and love the idea of helping to shape culture at a smaller company after my time at Meta.

Over the course of a decade, I've led numerous hackathon teams to first and second place, as I love to spearhead projects, am a wildly creative and curious person, enjoy tasking group members with work that best suits their skillsets while digging into the architecture and code myself, and I like to think outside that boring hackathon box of monotonous, similar projects.

I bring energy, curiosity, resourcefulness, and warmth to my teams, and believe that complex projects are truly best achieved via collaboration and sharp, clear planning.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2026) on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @01:28PM (#47326281)
Location: Seattle, WA

Remote: Optional; remote or in-office ok

Willing to relocate: Only to CA; WA or remote preferred

Technologies: AWS, C++, Python, Java, TypeScript + JavaScript, Docker, Kubernetes, Claude, all manner of CI/CD, automation and monitoring, DevOps. Automation, generally.

Résumé/CV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zlcxp2hkeAxJv00FgD4PkcNUQna...

Email: [email protected]

About: ~10-yr Backend Engineer with experience across AI/ML model and platform development, blockchain security, FAANG container systems, research and tech journalism, security standards writing, and large, multi-team, high-risk projects spanning months and effecting billions of people. Seeking non-coding role with opportunity to lead teams and optimize troublesome systems.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2024) on Wednesday December 18, 2024 @01:04PM (#42453083)
Location: Seattle, WA Remote: Open to remote or in person

Willing to relocate: Only if LA or California

Technologies: cloud/AWS, backend generalist. Java, Python, TS, JS, and Solidity

Résumé/CV: http://bit.ly/3ZqmpKr

Email: morganjweaver (at) (gmail) (dotcom)

Stats:

- 5 years of non-internship software engineering experience across a variety of backend disciplines: consumer application software development including monoliths and microservices, infrastructure development (CI/CD, alerting, platforms, pipelines, integrations, etc.), cloud systems, system design and architecture, APIs, security automation, container management, cluster management (mesos), and backend oncall for a variety of issues.

- 3 years of C++ in grad school, plus a mix of Python, JavaScript/Typescript, C#, Java, and a smattering of Kotlin, Solidity, and scripting languages like bash and dockerfiles.

- Other tools: GCP, AWS, Kubernetes/Docker, Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform, Tensorflow, Datadog, NewRelic, SQL, NoSQL, React, Pandas/Python data sci, various scripting languages, GenAI/LLMs, REST endpoints, etc.

- Guest lecturer on Containers + DevOps at University of Washington i-School, various European and American conferences (blockchain security topics)

- Technical writing (architectural docs, systems-related content, research papers, etc.), security standards work, commissioned tech journalism

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2024) on Friday December 06, 2024 @12:29PM (#42341892)
Location: Seattle, WA

Remote: Open to remote or in person

Willing to relocate: Only if LA or California

Technologies: cloud/AWS, backend generalist. Java, Python, TS, JS, and Solidity

Résumé/CV: http://bit.ly/3ZqmpKr

Email: morganjweaver (at) (gmail) (dotcom)

Stats:

- 5 years of non-internship software engineering experience across a variety of backend disciplines: consumer application software development including monoliths and microservices, infrastructure development (CI/CD, alerting, platforms, pipelines, integrations, etc.), cloud systems, system design and architecture, APIs, security automation, container management, cluster management (mesos), and backend oncall for a variety of issues.

- 3 years of C++ in grad school, plus a mix of Python, JavaScript/Typescript, C#, Java, and a smattering of Kotlin.

- Other tools: GCP, AWS, Kubernetes/Docker, Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform, Tensorflow, Datadog, NewRelic, SQL, NoSQL, React, Pandas/Python data sci, various scripting languages, GenAI/LLMs, REST endpoints, etc.

- Guest lecturer on Containers + DevOps at University of Washington i-School

- Technical writing (architectural docs, systems-related content, research papers, etc.), security standards work, commissioned tech journalism

Re:Working Off-Grid Efficiently on Friday January 15, 2021 @05:35PM (#25797437)
I’m off-grid in a jungle on the Big Island of Hawaii.

For internet I’ve been using a GlocalMe global portable modem with a data package and a VPN. Data is $100/50GB/month though I’ve realized I only use about 20/mo, and the modem talks to cell towers—all of them—and has its own data provisioning contracts. Internet solved—faster than tethering your phone.

Re:Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project? on Friday May 15, 2020 @08:30PM (#23199189)
Signal jamming device on custom PCBs.

Comparing banana bread recipes.