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mopedon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2025)

My strength is empowering code to run at scale, helping scaling products from 1 to 10, incident management, building a DevOps/SRE practice, and driving improvements in your existing infrastructure. Cloud architecture in AWS and Azure. Javascript, Typescript, and Python, some Java. Also AI Engineering / integration.

I've supported clients in the Fortune 500 (healthcare and finance), US Federal Government, and several startups scaling after achieving PMF.

Former startup founder - I am now focused on contract engagements as a sole practitioner. You can contact me directly at mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

mopedon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2025)

Location: USA (East coast, but flexible with timezones)

Remote: Yes. Willing to relocate: No (open to occasional travel)

Technologies: AWS, Azure, Python, Javascript, Java, docker, k8s, serverless, Dynatrace, AI

Résumé/CV: Full resume on request. Electrical engineering grad with 10+ yrs exp, most recently doing DevOps / Cloud Architecture in AWS and Azure, supporting enterprise scale distributed architecture for customer-facing SaaS apps. US Citizen.

Email: mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

Seeking infra related work - DevOps / SRE / Platform / Cloud Architecture. As well as AI Ops / integration. Essentially anything that helps your code run at scale. Prefer contract work, but also open to part-time and full-time.

mopedon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2025)

My strength is empowering code to run at scale, helping scaling products from 1 to 10, incident management, building a DevOps/SRE practice, and driving improvements in your existing infrastructure. Cloud architecture in AWS and Azure. Javascript and Python, some Java. Also AI Engineering / integration.

I've supported clients in the Fortune 500 (healthcare and finance), US Federal Government, and several startups scaling after achieving PMF.

Former startup founder - I am now focused on contract engagements as a sole practitioner. You can contact me directly at mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

mopedon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2025)

Location: South Carolina, USA (East coast, but flexible with timezones)

Remote: Yes. Willing to relocate: No (open to occasional travel)

Technologies: AWS, Azure, Python, Javascript, Java, AI, docker, k8s, serverless, Dynatrace

Résumé/CV: Full resume on request. Electrical engineering grad with 10+ yrs exp, most recently doing DevOps / Cloud Architecture in AWS and Azure, supporting enterprise scale distributed architecture for customer-facing SaaS apps. US Citizen.

Email: mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

Seeking infra related work - DevOps / SRE / Platform / Cloud Architecture. Essentially anything that helps your code run at scale. Prefer contract work, but also open to part-time and full-time.

mopedon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2025)

My strength is empowering code to run at scale, helping scaling products from 1 to 10, incident management, building a DevOps/SRE practice, and driving improvements in your existing infrastructure. Cloud architecture in AWS and Azure. Javascript and Python, some Java.

I've supported clients in the Fortune 500 (healthcare and finance), US Federal Government, and several startups scaling after achieving PMF.

Former startup founder - I am now focused on contract engagements as a sole practitioner. You can contact me directly at mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

mopedon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2025)

Location: USA (East coast, but flexible with timezones)

Remote: Yes. Willing to relocate: No (open to occasional travel)

Technologies: AWS, Azure, Python, Javascript, Java, docker, k8s, serverless, Dynatrace

Résumé/CV: Full resume on request. Electrical engineering grad with 10+ yrs exp, most recently doing DevOps / Cloud Architecture in AWS and Azure, supporting enterprise scale distributed architecture for customer-facing SaaS apps. US Citizen.

Email: mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

Seeking infra related work - DevOps / SRE / Platform / Cloud Architecture. Essentially anything that helps your code run at scale. Prefer contract work, but also open to part-time and full-time.

mopedon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2025)

My strength is empowering code to run at scale, helping scaling products from 1 to 10, incident management, building a DevOps/SRE practice, and driving improvements in your existing infrastructure. Cloud architecture in AWS and Azure. Javascript and Python, some Java.

I've supported clients in the Fortune 500 (healthcare and finance), US Federal Government, and several startups scaling after achieving PMF.

Former startup founder - I am now focused on contract engagements as a sole practitioner. You can contact me directly at mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

mopedon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2025)

Location: USA (East coast, but flexible with timezones)

Remote: Yes. Willing to relocate: No (open to occasional travel)

Technologies: AWS, Azure, Python, Javascript, Java, docker, k8s, serverless, Dynatrace

Résumé/CV: Full resume on request. Electrical engineering grad with 10+ yrs exp, most recently doing DevOps / Cloud Architecture in AWS and Azure, supporting enterprise scale distributed architecture for customer-facing SaaS apps. US Citizen.

Email: mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

Seeking infra related work - DevOps / SRE / Platform / Cloud Architecture. Essentially anything that helps your code run at scale. Prefer contract work, but also open to part-time and full-time.

mopedon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2025)

My strength is empowering code to run at scale, helping scaling products from 1 to 10, incident management, building a DevOps/SRE practice, and driving improvements in your existing infrastructure. Cloud architecture in AWS and Azure. Javascript and Python, some Java.

I've supported clients in the Fortune 500 (healthcare and finance), US Federal Government, and several startups scaling after achieving PMF.

Former startup founder - I am now focused on contract engagements as a sole practitioner. You can contact me directly at mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

mopedon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2025)

Location: USA (East coast, but flexible with timezones)

Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No (open to occasional travel)

Technologies: AWS, Azure, Python, Javascript, Java, docker, k8s, serverless, Dynatrace

Résumé/CV: Full resume on request. Electrical engineering grad with 10+ yrs exp, most recently doing DevOps / Cloud Architecture in AWS and Azure, supporting enterprise scale distributed architecture for customer-facing SaaS apps. US Citizen.

Email: mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

Seeking infra related work - DevOps / SRE / Platform / Cloud Architecture. Essentially anything that helps your code run at scale. Prefer contract work, but also open to part-time and full-time.

mopedon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2025)

My strength is empowering code to run at scale, helping scaling products from 1 to 10, incident management, building a DevOps/SRE practice, and driving improvements in your existing infrastructure. Cloud architecture in AWS and Azure.

I've supported clients in the Fortune 500 (healthcare and finance), US Federal Government, and several startups scaling after achieving PMF.

Former startup founder - I am now focused on contract engagements as a sole practitioner. You can contact me directly at mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

mopedon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2025)

My strength is empowering code to run at scale, helping scaling products from 1 to 10, incident management, building a DevOps/SRE practice, and driving improvements in your existing infrastructure. Cloud architecture in AWS and Azure.

I've supported clients in the Fortune 500 (healthcare and finance), US Federal Government, and several startups scaling after achieving PMF.

Former startup founder - I am now focused on contract engagements as a sole practitioner. You can contact me directly at mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

mopedon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (March 2025)

My strength is empowering code to run at scale, helping scaling products from 1 to 10, incident management, building a DevOps/SRE practice, and driving improvements in your existing infrastructure. Cloud architecture in AWS and Azure.

I've supported clients in the Fortune 500 (healthcare and finance), US Federal Government, and several startups scaling after achieving PMF.

Former startup founder - I am now focused on contract engagements as a sole practitioner. You can contact me directly at mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

mopedon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2025)

My strength is empowering code to run at scale, helping scaling products from 1 to 10, incident management, building a DevOps/SRE practice, and driving improvements in your existing infrastructure. Cloud architecture in AWS and Azure.

I've supported clients in the Fortune 500 (healthcare and finance), US Federal Government, and several startups scaling after achieving PMF.

Former startup founder - I am now focused on contract engagements as a sole practitioner. You can contact me directly at mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

mopedon Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2025)

SEEKING WORK - Remote | USA

DevOps | Cloud Architecture | Infra | SRE. Electrical engineering grad with 10+ yrs exp, comfortable as equally with code as with people. US Citizen.

My strength is empowering code to run at scale, helping scaling products from 1 to 10, incident management, building a DevOps/SRE practice, and driving improvements in your existing infrastructure. Cloud architecture in AWS and Azure.

I've supported clients in the Fortune 500 (healthcare and finance), US Federal Government, and several startups scaling after achieving PMF.

Former startup founder - I am now focused on contract engagements as a sole practitioner. You can contact me directly at mjmoped+hn@gmail.com

mopedon SpaceX Dragon Ship Falls Back to Earth

Though, if the angle of re-entry is too shallow, it would skip off the atmosphere (like a rock would across water).

mopedon Stop Looking For A Technical Co-founder

Plus, with a vesting schedule (~4 years), a potential co-founder would have motivation to stick around long-term, or cut his losses and move on.

mopedon "I Won The Windows Phone Challenge, But Lost 'Just Because'"

Apparently, Microsoft has apologized, and offered the guy a laptop+phone

http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/26/2903250/microsoft-smoked-b...

mopedon How Writing a Book Is Like Starting a Company

As someone who's working on a non-fiction travel memoir (and tried my hand at a startup), I'd agree with the author.

Another comparison not mentioned-- many writers who attempt to write a book fail.. whether it's actually completing the 1st draft, finding a publisher, or gaining traction once launched. Kinda reminds me of a pg talk, where he argues that startups fail by default, and it's our goal is to avoid dying at each milestone.

mopedon Killing Your Startup By Listening to Customers

This reminds me of the Simpsons ep. where they had an Itch & Scratchy (and Poochie) focus panel--

Man: How many of you kids would like Itchy & Scratchy to deal with real-life problems, like the ones you face every day?

Kids: [clamoring] Oh, yeah! I would! Great idea! Yeah, that's it!

Man: And who would like to see them do just the opposite -- getting into far-out situations involving robots and magic powers?

Kids: [clamoring] Me! Yeah! Oh, cool! Yeah, that's what I want!

Man: So, you want a realistic, down-to-earth show... that's completely off-the-wall and swarming with magic robots?

Kids: [all agreeing, quieter this time] That's right. Oh yeah,good.

mopedon Afraid of Your Child's Math Textbook? You Should Be.

WolframAlpha is a good visual tool also, and I often use it when I tutor math.

mopedon Getting Real About Design Inspiration

tl;dr: Good artists copy; great artists steal

mopedon Why I Hire People, Not Skills

Page is down.. here's a cached version:

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:oLv6n49...

mopedon How to travel around the world for a year.

Also, CouchSurfing is a great way to find free places to stay and meet intersting folks. I've been on the site ~5 years, and the experiences have been nothing short of amazing..dare I say, a lifechanger

www.couchsurfing.org

mopedon Want Something? Make It Easy To Say Yes

+1 on the quote. You can never force people to do things...but you can convince them they want to.

mopedon The iPhone / Android cost difference is getting large

You can go to an AT&T store, and just ask for a iPad sim.

mopedon The iPhone / Android cost difference is getting large

I've had some success with putting an AT&T GoPhone SIM directly into an iPhone 4 with no jailbreak/unlock.

Couple that with Google Voice (and the Talkatone app), and you can barely use cell minutes.