3riverdev (u/3riverdev)

3riverdev commented on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2024) · Posted by u/whoishiring

3riverdev · a year ago

SEEKING FREELANCER, Remote

Looking for a Ruby on Rails freelancer willing to work on a legacy platform on an as needed basis. Please email brett@impactupgrade.com with your info and hourly rate. Thank you!

3riverdev commented on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2024) · Posted by u/whoishiring

3riverdev · 2 years ago

SEEKING WORK | Indiana, USA | REMOTE

I'd love to serve you!

  Backend software engineering expertise.
  Software scaling, optimization, & refactoring.
  Middleware, integration, & automation.
  Frameworks, libraries, & open source development.
  Databases & data-intensive applications.

Languages: Java, Kotlin, Scala, Python, PHP, Javascript

Generalist, but do have some deep expertise in a few frameworks:

  Hibernate ORM (former full-time maintainer, still a committer)
  Apache Camel, Apache ServiceMix / Karaf / Felix / Aries, OSGi in general, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache CXF, Red Hat Fuse
  Spring
  Java EE / Jakarta
  Django
  REST, SOAP, GraphQL

Former: Twilio, Disney, Red Hat

brett@scenicroute.systems, https://scenicroute.systems, https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettmeyer, https://github.com/brmeyer

3riverdev commented on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2024) · Posted by u/whoishiring

3riverdev · 2 years ago

SEEKING WORK | Indiana, USA | REMOTE

I'd love to serve you!

  Backend software engineering expertise.
  Software scaling, optimization, & refactoring.
  Middleware, integration, & automation.
  Frameworks, libraries, & open source development.
  Databases & data-intensive applications.

Languages: Java, Kotlin, Scala, Python, PHP, Javascript

Generalist, but do have some deep expertise in a few frameworks:

  Hibernate ORM (former full-time maintainer, still a committer)
  Apache Camel, Apache ServiceMix / Karaf / Felix / Aries, OSGi in general, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache CXF, Red Hat Fuse
  Spring
  Java EE / Jakarta
  Django
  REST, SOAP, GraphQL

Former: Twilio, Disney, Red Hat

brett@scenicroute.systems, https://scenicroute.systems, https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettmeyer, https://github.com/brmeyer

3riverdev commented on Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2024) · Posted by u/whoishiring

3riverdev · 2 years ago

SEEKING WORK | Indiana, USA | REMOTE

I'd love to serve you!

  Backend software engineering expertise.
  Software scaling, optimization, & refactoring.
  Middleware, integration, & automation.
  Frameworks, libraries, & open source development.
  Databases & data-intensive applications.

Languages: Java, Kotlin, Scala, Python, PHP, Javascript

Generalist, but do have some deep expertise in a few frameworks:

  Hibernate ORM (former full-time maintainer, still a committer)
  Apache Camel, Apache ServiceMix / Karaf / Felix / Aries, OSGi in general, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache CXF, Red Hat Fuse
  Spring
  Java EE / Jakarta
  Django
  REST, SOAP, GraphQL

Former: Twilio, Disney, Red Hat

brett@scenicroute.systems, https://scenicroute.systems, https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettmeyer, https://github.com/brmeyer

3riverdev commented on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2024) · Posted by u/whoishiring

3riverdev · 2 years ago

Impact Upgrade | Remote | full-time (W2 or contract)

Must have a fair amount of overlap with US timezones.

Impact Upgrade focuses on nonprofits and mission-driven businesses that serve people. We’re looking for a new team member to position as a fullstack developer, working on both client projects and internal products. We do have specialties and tools we often reach for, but we strive to be flexible generalists. So although there are a few areas that you need to have in your background, we otherwise bend over backwards to keep things simple.

Must-haves:

    Development experience with Django/Python.
    Expertise with vanilla Javascript and jQuery, HTML, and CSS.
    Exposure to Bootstrap (we typically use Material Design for Bootstrap).
    An emphasis on mobile-first, responsive design with digital accessibility as a high priority.
    Experience with any RDBMS (we’re typically on postgres or mysql/mariadb).
    Experience with API integration and automation.
    A consultant’s mindset. Assume nothing you find has to be the way it is. Ability to keep eyes open for better/easier/simpler/cheaper ways of doing things, recommend them, and oversee improvements.
    Ability to work independently in ambiguous and dynamic environments.
    Understand that some projects demand enterprise/hardened development, others a looser get-it-done approach, and others a mix — and know when each is appropriate.
    Previous experience as a remote team member.
    Fun, easy going, and service-centered heart. Our primary focus is serving missions as well as helping organizations’ staff in any tech-centric way we can.

Nice-to-haves:

    Experience working both on client projects as a consultant as well as direct product development.
    Exposure to other full-stack ecosystems. PHP, Ruby on Rails, and others periodically come up.
    Exposure to Stripe and/or Square.
    Exposure to WordPress.

If that describes you, we’d love to chat and move quickly! Email brett@impactupgrade.com with an intro and resume.

More details: https://impactupgrade.com/about/hiring/

3riverdev commented on MessageBird rebrands as Bird, and slashes prices by 90% on SMS to take on Twilio techcrunch.com/2024/02/01... · Posted by u/3riverdev

3riverdev · 2 years ago

https://bird.com/blog/messagebird-is-now-bird

3riverdev commented on MessageBird rebrands as Bird, and slashes prices by 90% on SMS to take on Twilio techcrunch.com/2024/02/01... · Posted by u/3riverdev

3riverdev · 2 years ago

+ rumors that Bird may be considering a push to acquire Twilio outright.

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/dutch-messaging-star...

3riverdev commented on Plane: Open-Source Alternative to Jira github.com/makeplane/plan... · Posted by u/viharkurama

kschrader · 3 years ago

Having spent 7 years now building https://www.shortcut.com/ it's very clear to me that at a certain point in the life-cycle of many organizations a bunch of people get hired who can only "think in Jira" and the vast majority of feature requests are attempts to get us to add whatever feature(s) they love using.

Conversations about why it's bad for developers or product managers or attempts to show them how to get the same value in another way often fall on deaf ears (or don't happen at all) because it's the only way that they know how to work.

One of the key indicators that this is happening is when people start saying things like "this can't do Agile because it doesn't have PET_FEATURE"

Jira isn't just software, it's a way of working that's become the de facto standard, and it's hard to get out of that box for a lot of people.

3riverdev · 3 years ago

For what it's worth, thank you for fighting this fight. Shortcut has been a fantastic tool for us as a direct result of it doing things differently and more naturally. Please don't change that!

3riverdev commented on Ask HN: Recommend employers with positive social impact · Posted by u/sepiasaucer

3riverdev · 4 years ago

Impact Upgrade solely works with nonprofits and missional businesses, mainly focusing on process automation and systems integration. If anyone is interested in a small team and big impact, we'd love to chat. https://www.impactupgrade.com or my email is in my bio.