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Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2026)

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  1. nbbaier · · focus · HN ↗

      - Location: Chicago, IL, USA
  - Remote: Yes
  - Willing to relocate: No
  - Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, Python, Cloudflare Workers/Durable Objects/D1/KV, Hono, Drizzle ORM, SQLite, PostgreSQL, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, MCP, Tailwind, Git
  - Résumé/CV: https://nicobaier.com/resume.pdf
  - Email: nico.baier@gmail.com
  - Github: https://github.com/nbbaier
  - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicobaier
  - Website: https://nicobaier.com
    Full-stack TypeScript engineer building AI-powered developer tools and edge-first architectures. Recent work includes an autonomous AI research agent with LLM tool chaining, a per-user data isolation system on Cloudflare Durable Objects, and a SQLite database browser used by 200+ developers on Val Town (featured by Val Town's creator on Learn with Jason). Contract work for Val Town (Attio-to-Slack integration template) and Mastra (technical case studies, customer interviews). Background in linguistics research (PhD, UC Berkeley). Looking for roles in full-stack development, AI tooling, or developer experience/tooling.
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