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  1. mannanj · · focus · HN ↗
    Location: Alexandria, VA

    Remote: Yes

    Willing to relocate: yes

    Technologies: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Python, FastAPI, Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Cloudflare, agentic AI (Claude, Claude Code, MCP servers, agent harnesses, RAG)

    Résumé&#x2F;CV: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mannan.is" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mannan.is | <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linkedin.com&#x2F;in&#x2F;mannanjavid&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.linkedin.com&#x2F;in&#x2F;mannanjavid&#x2F;

    Email: hello@mannan.is

    10+ years across fintech, healthcare, and national security, most recently Principal Engineer at Capital One (shipped features for 3M+ daily users, delivered a revenue-generating product in two months with a skeleton crew). This past year I&#x27;ve been founding Spirit &amp; Hammer, consulting &amp; shipping AI products end-to-end: built the agent harness for a security startup, released Sun Signal (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sunsignal.app" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sunsignal.app) for circadian timing, and SkillGuard (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;skillguard.sh" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;skillguard.sh) to protect agent skills and harness environments from malicious injection.

    I have a Mannan MCP server: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mcp.mannanteam.workers.dev" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;mcp.mannanteam.workers.dev

    Looking for senior&#x2F;staff product or AI engineering roles. Full-time, part-time or contract.

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