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ska80

638 karma · joined January 3, 2013

Seasoned software engineer

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/skaaks; my proof: https://keybase.io/skaaks/sigs/v0SkGCRsmzV1VArnmh6MAMs9GE81-d-q5hWy36WYH10 ]

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ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2026)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: C, Common Lisp, TLA+, PostgreSQL
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
I work on complex projects where standard solutions are often not enough. I am comfortable with non-standard approaches, low-level work, and mainstream languages when they are the right tool for the job. Open to full-time or contract work.
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2026)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: TLA+, C, Common Lisp, PostgreSQL
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
I work on complex projects where standard solutions are often not enough. I am comfortable with non-standard approaches, low-level work, and mainstream languages when they are the right tool for the job.
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2026)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Zig, C, Python, Common Lisp, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2026)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Zig, C, Python, Common Lisp, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Microsoft new Outlook takes 10 seconds to do what Outlook Classic does instantly
enshitification
ska80··on AI agent bankrupted their operator while trying to scan DN42
Lisp
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2026)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Zig, C, Common Lisp, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on OpenBSD 7.9
I wish OpenBSD supported Bluetooth. Unfortunately, its absence is a deal breaker for me. I did use OpenBSD on the desktop it was great.
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Zig, C, Common Lisp, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, C, Common Lisp, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2026)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: C, Zig, Common Lisp, Erlang/OTP, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2026)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, C, Common Lisp, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2026)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Common Lisp, C, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2025)
SEEKING WORK

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Common Lisp, C, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2025)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Common Lisp, C, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2025)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Common Lisp, C, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2025)
SEEKING WORK

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Common Lisp, C, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2025)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Common Lisp, C, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2025)
SEEKING WORK

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Common Lisp, C, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2025)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Common Lisp, C, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2025)
SEEKING WORK

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Spring, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2025)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Spring, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2025)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, C, Common Lisp, PostgreSQL
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2025)
SEEKING WORK

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes
  Technologies: Java, C, Common Lisp, PostgreSQL
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2025)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, C, Common Lisp, PostgreSQL
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2025)

  SEEKING WORK

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes
  Technologies: Java, C, Common Lisp, PostgreSQL
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2025)

  SEEKING WORK

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes
  Technologies: Java, C, Common Lisp, Zig, PostgreSQL
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2025)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, C, Common Lisp, Zig, PostgreSQL
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2025)

  SEEKING WORK

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Clojure, Common Lisp, C, Zig, PostgreSQL
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
ska80··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2025)

  Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
  Remote: Yes (US or EU time zones if needed)
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Clojure, Common Lisp, C, Zig, PostgreSQL
  Résumé/CV: upon request
  Email: ska80 [at] gmx [dot] com
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