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Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2026) on Monday November 02, 2026 @11:13AM (#50338972)
LOCATION: Dakar, Senegal (UTC+0 — full overlap with Europe, morning overlap with US East)

REMOTE: Yes. Remote only, worldwide. No visa or relocation needed; I work as a contractor or through an EOR, whichever is easier for you.

WILLING TO RELOCATE: Not right now but Will be in the U.S. in 2027

TECHNOLOGIES: Go (9y), JavaScript/TypeScript (10y), MongoDB, PostgreSQL, WebSockets, Docker, LLM agents, MCP, static analysis (go/ssa)

RÉSUMÉ: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u-IMedsYBY78MCgEvlf9tp7PMV6...

EMAIL: [email protected]

Go engineer since 2017, shipping backend systems since 2014.

I've built the unglamorous kind — warehouse management, parcel tracking, banking integrations, real-time dashboards over WebSockets, Twilio and Outlook integrations, PDF and spreadsheet generation. Systems that had to stay up and be correct, not systems that had to demo well. I've done it as a founder, as a senior engineer, and as the person who owns a problem end to end rather than a ticket.

For the last two years I've been building AI tooling in Go, because that's where the interesting backend problems moved: an AI coding agent (godex), a browser side-panel assistant (lite-agent), a taint analyser built on Go's SSA package (leakcheck), and an EBNF-based validator for LLM tool calls. I write about Go regularly — measured teardowns of things I built, including the parts that broke.

Looking for a backend or platform team where Go is the default.

Happy to do a trial task. Email me.

Re:Maybe a Rewrite is a new form of procrastination on Friday October 23, 2026 @07:32AM (#50207335)
Here is a full breakdown with the nulbers to back it: https://cheikhhseck.medium.com/go-typescript-or-rust-which-h...

Maybe a Rewrite is a new form of procrastination

Old heads, back in the day, would say if it works don't touch it.My older brother used to tell me just because you can do something does not necessarily mean you should.I'm what you would consider token poor and I'm getting along with my Minimaxes, deepseeks and most recently dots-studio.The point I'm trying to make is that rewriting your codebase in a language no one on your team understands...

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Re:Go Time Patterns for Agent Scheduling on Friday October 23, 2026 @07:12AM (#50207202)
In case you run into a paywall, here is the link to view it for free: https://cheikhhseck.medium.com/10-go-time-patterns-for-agent...
Im still refining it. I ll keep this in mind for future posts.
Use a model. Knowing how it works with a simple example is cool though
II appriciate the feed back but 've essentially promoted myself to an editor. Where liteagent.cloud gives me 20 - 30 ideas and I pick the best ones and proof read for coherence.

The process is not as simple as prompting, each post takes atleast 48 - 72 hours to polish and submit

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (August 2026) on Thursday August 06, 2026 @09:48AM (#49196678)
Lite Agent — https://liteagent.cloud | Hiring Sales Agent | REMOTE | Worldwide

Lite Agent is a privacy-first AI browser copilot (Chrome extension) that combines AI chat, page automation, voice input, smart memory, and encrypted backups in one tool. It reads and summarizes any page you visit on demand, composes and sends emails, and acts on your behalf — analyzing articles, filling forms, and navigating the web. OpenRouter powered, no manual API keys. $15 one-time, lifetime access.

We're looking for tech accounts with medium-sized followings (10K–100K) to help spread the word.

- Location: Worldwide — remote, no restrictions

- Compensation: Commission-based — $5 per referral who signs up

- Referral bonus: The person you refer also gets a $5 discount on any Lite Agent plan

- Free agent: Anyone who signs up as an affiliate gets Lite Agent for free

- No upfront cost — just share your strategy and audience details

If you're interested, send your strategy and audience details to [email protected] and we'll get you set up.

I spent days on this lol why so cruel. have you read it

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