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Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2023) on Thursday February 02, 2023 @03:52PM (#34632806)
SEEKING WORK - Austin, Texas - Remote or Local

Technologies: C, C++, Rust, C#, Swift, Obj-C, Qt, UIKit, V4L2, Embedded Linux, FPGA, Verilog, OpenGL

Resume/CV: Available on request

Email: [email protected]

I am an experienced software engineer with a career spanning over a decade, having worked in leadership positions on commercial projects as well as hybrid commercial/open source projects, in fields such as consumer gaming, cloud storage, and drone control systems.

In the past few years I have worked on real-time low latency video streaming systems on both mobile and embedded linux platforms, and designed and implemented a commercial end-to-end encrypted cloud storage system for the EU market.

For most of my career I have both contributed to and maintained open source projects, such as Arch Linux ARM where I maintained the Beaglebone Black platform for several years. I was also the maintainer of the OpenHD project[1], where I reorganized and modernized the development and release process, and as the lead developer I created a cross platform touchscreen drone controller called QOpenHD[2].

I have real world experience deploying applications on multiple embedded linux platforms, Mac and Windows systems programming (C, C++, and Rust), iOS/iPad and macOS application development (Obj-C, Obj-C++, Qt, Swift, Rust), and Windows desktop application development (C# .NET/WPF, Qt, Rust).

I have years of experience using the Qt framework on desktop, mobile, and embedded linux platforms, and have in-depth knowledge of low level platform-specific rendering and video handling APIs (OpenGL, Linux v4l2/dmabuf, GL texture/buffer sharing).

I've also designed my own FPGA IP cores for parts from most of the major manufacturers, including Xilinx, Intel/Altera, and Lattice, experience which gives me a much better understanding of how the hardware we run our software on actually works in practice.

Currently I am working on an animal safety monitoring system (embedded Linux, Qt, C++, Rust) that detects and reports hazardous conditions/events that could be life threatening (such as a baby tortoise flipping over under a heat lamp), using a combination of habitat sensors, thermal imaging, and computer vision.

[1] https://openhd.gitbook.io/open-hd/

[2] https://github.com/OpenHD/QOpenHD

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2023) on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @02:56PM (#34616632)
Location: Austin, Texas

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: C, C++, Rust, C#, Swift, Obj-C, Qt, UIKit, V4L2, Embedded Linux, FPGA, Verilog, OpenGL

Resume/CV: Available on request

Email: [email protected]

I am an experienced software engineer with a career spanning over a decade, having worked in leadership positions on commercial projects as well as hybrid commercial/open source projects, in fields such as consumer gaming, cloud storage, and drone control systems.

In the past few years I have worked on real-time low latency video streaming systems on both mobile and embedded linux platforms, and designed and implemented a commercial end-to-end encrypted cloud storage system for the EU market.

For most of my career I have both contributed to and maintained open source projects, such as Arch Linux ARM where I maintained the Beaglebone Black platform for several years. I was also the maintainer of the OpenHD project[1], where I reorganized and modernized the development and release process, and as the lead developer I created a cross platform touchscreen drone controller called QOpenHD[2].

I have real world experience deploying applications on multiple embedded linux platforms, Mac and Windows systems programming (C, C++, and Rust), iOS/iPad and macOS application development (Obj-C, Obj-C++, Qt, Swift, Rust), and Windows desktop application development (C# .NET/WPF, Qt, Rust).

I have years of experience using the Qt framework on desktop, mobile, and embedded linux platforms, and have in-depth knowledge of low level platform-specific rendering and video handling APIs (OpenGL, Linux v4l2/dmabuf, GL texture/buffer sharing).

I've also designed my own FPGA IP cores for parts from most of the major manufacturers, including Xilinx, Intel/Altera, and Lattice, experience which gives me a much better understanding of how the hardware we run our software on actually works in practice.

Currently I am working on an animal safety monitoring system (embedded Linux, Qt, C++, Rust) that detects and reports hazardous conditions/events that could be life threatening (such as a baby tortoise flipping over under a heat lamp), using a combination of habitat sensors, thermal imaging, and computer vision.

[1] https://openhd.gitbook.io/open-hd/

[2] https://github.com/OpenHD/QOpenHD

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2014) on Saturday November 01, 2014 @01:34PM (#8543851)
SEEKING WORK - Columbus Ohio, remote and local projects

My consulting firm specializes in iPhone, iPad and Mac OS X app development, we have about 5 years experience working on both the iOS and OS X platforms. We accept projects of any size, and provide maintenance services for existing apps that need anything from minor style changes or iOS 7/8 feature updates, to a complete overhaul.

We also provide backend server development and management services for apps that need a new one, or have outgrown their existing solution.

A selection of case studies for projects we've worked on are available on the website (http://infincia.com/consulting). Some have been featured on Lifehacker, The Verge, The Unofficial Apple Weblog and various other high profile websites.

I personally have 5+ years of experience writing Objective-C, C, and Javascript, 7 years experience writing Python, and 8 years writing CSS and HTML. I've also been a Linux and FreeBSD administrator for about 8 years, and have used and deployed MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached, Nginx, HAProxy and various other server systems in production.

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Stephen Oliver <[email protected]>

Senior Software Engineer, Infincia LLC

Tel: +1 (614) 636-2295

Skype: infincia

Web: http://infincia.com

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2014) on Wednesday October 01, 2014 @11:16AM (#8395071)
SEEKING WORK - Columbus Ohio, remote and local projects

My consulting firm specializes in iPhone, iPad and Mac OS X app development, we have about 5 years experience working on both the iOS and OS X platforms. We accept projects of any size, and provide maintenance services for existing apps that need anything from minor style changes or iOS 7/8 feature updates, to a complete overhaul.

We also provide backend server development and management services for apps that need a new one, or have outgrown their existing solution.

A selection of case studies for projects we've worked on are available on the website (http://infincia.com/consulting). Some have been featured on Lifehacker, The Verge, The Unofficial Apple Weblog and various other high profile websites.

I personally have 5+ years of experience writing Objective-C, C, and Javascript, 7 years experience writing Python, and 8 years writing CSS and HTML. I've also been a Linux and FreeBSD administrator for about 8 years, and have used and deployed MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached, Nginx, HAProxy and various other server systems in production.

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Stephen Oliver <[email protected]>

Senior Software Engineer, Infincia LLC

Tel: +1 (614) 636-2295

Skype: infincia

Web: http://infincia.com

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2014) on Monday September 01, 2014 @03:48PM (#8254410)
SEEKING WORK - Columbus Ohio, remote and local projects

I own a consulting firm (http://infincia.com) located in central Ohio, specializing in iPhone, iPad and Mac OS X app development. We have about 5 years experience working on both the iOS and OS X platforms.

We accept projects of any size, and provide maintenance services for existing apps that need anything from minor style changes, to a complete overhaul.

We also provide backend server development and management services for apps that need a new one, or have outgrown their existing solution.

A selection of case studies for projects we've worked on are available on the website (http://infincia.com/consulting), some have been featured on Lifehacker[1], The Verge[2], The Unofficial Apple Weblog[3], and other high profile sites.

As the lead software engineer at the company, I have 5+ years of experience writing Objective-C, C, and Javascript, 7 years experience writing Python, and 8 years writing CSS and HTML. I've also been a Linux and FreeBSD administrator for about 8 years, and have used and deployed MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached, Nginx, HAProxy and various other server systems in production.

Website: http://infincia.com

Email: [email protected]

[1] http://lifehacker.com/5981974/hypegram-for-mac-brings-the-si...

[2] http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/10/3752366/hypegram-app-os-x...

[3] http://www.tuaw.com/2011/12/13/daily-mac-app-mi-fi-monitor/

Yes, it's invaluable.

I run a consulting firm in Ohio (http://infincia.com). We build and maintain new and existing iOS and Mac apps, and create highly available server backends for them.

Everything from short term contract requests to full employment offers at well funded startups in SV have hit my work email address, specifically mentioning the freelancer thread in the initial conversation.

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2014) on Friday August 01, 2014 @12:52PM (#8121371)
SEEKING WORK - Remote, Freelance, central Ohio

I run a consulting firm located in central Ohio, focused on iOS and Mac OS X development with about 5+ years experience working on both platforms. We also handle custom app backend server development and management for apps that need one.

Projects we've worked on have been featured on Lifehacker[1], The Verge[2], The Unofficial Apple Weblog[3], and various other high profile sites. A selection of project case studies are available on our website (http://infincia.com).

I have at least 5 years of experience each with Objective-C, C, Python (7 years), Javascript, CSS+HTML (8 years), and have used + deployed MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Nginx, HAProxy and other systems on Linux and FreeBSD over the course of the last 8 years.

Website: http://infincia.com

Email: [email protected]

[1] http://lifehacker.com/5981974/hypegram-for-mac-brings-the-si...

[2] http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/10/3752366/hypegram-app-os-x...

[3] http://www.tuaw.com/2011/12/13/daily-mac-app-mi-fi-monitor/

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2014) on Tuesday July 01, 2014 @02:59PM (#7972776)
SEEKING WORK - Remote, Freelance

OS X and iOS consultancy with 5+ years experience working on both platforms.

We've designed, implemented and managed the deployment and continued operation of complete apps and the custom backend systems to support them, both for our own projects and for clients.

At least 5 years experience each with Objective-C, C, Python, Javascript, CSS, and HTML5.

We've used MongoDB, Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Nginx, HAProxy and others extensively in production.

Additionally have about 8 years experience managing Linux in production environments.

Company website at http://infincia.com/consulting

Email us: [email protected]

Re:Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2014) on Sunday June 01, 2014 @03:31PM (#7830326)
SEEKING WORK - Remote, Freelance

I'm primarily a Mac and iOS developer. I've been working with both platforms, writing native Objective-C and C, and working with Apple's frameworks (and 3rd party frameworks like TwUI when necessary) for just a little over 5 years now.

I also have experience porting software to the Mac and iOS from other platforms. The most recent project I ported from Windows to Mac was an app called Hypegram[1].

I've also designed, implemented and managed the deployment and continued operation of complete app backend systems written with Python for my own projects and for clients.

And I've got about 8 years experience working with Linux in production environments.

[1] http://lifehacker.com/5981974/hypegram-for-mac-brings-the-si...

Email: [email protected] Website: http://infincia.com

Re:Show HN: A graph of the languages you use on Github on Monday February 20, 2012 @01:40PM (#3613338)
I was a bit shocked to see numbers like this: http://i.imgur.com/2ayTD.png

But then I realized there are a ton of libraries included in some of those repos, so for languages or platforms where it's common to include 3rd party libraries in the tree (obj-c is a big one, appengine too and i hit both :), you'll get all that stuff counted by the github API too.

Nice little tool though, good work :)