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Comment by quipacorn | original | Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2026)
[−]quipacorn · 2026-07-01 Wed 15:22 UTC · link
Location: US (WA)

Remote: Preferred

Willing to relocate: For the right role, though I'd prefer to stay in the PNW.

Technologies:

    * Languages: Python (proficient), Bash (proficient), JS/Go/SQL (familiar)
    * DevOps: Kubernetes, Ansible, Docker, Zabbix, DNS (TinyDNS/BIND), Harvester, Netbox, KeaDHCP, CI/CD, GHA
    * Platforms/infra: Linux (Rocky/Debian/Arch), Hetzner, AWS, Colo/On-Prem
    * HPC/ML: SLURM, Ceph, TF/Keras/PyTorch
    * Biophysical: GROMACS, OpenMM, FoldX, PyRosetta
Resume/CV: https://jbarnes.dev/resume

Email: jonathan [at] jbarnes.dev

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barnesjonathane/

Hi, I'm Jonathan, a PhD physicist who moved into infrastructure: Linux systems, DevOps, and automation

I run infrastructure for an open-source blockchain project; a 40+ node Linux fleet covering provisioning, virtualization, DNS, monitoring, deployments, and user-facing services. I also operate a small IT/hosting consultancy where I own the full stack from bare metal up. Before this, my background was postdoctoral biophysics and ML research (GROMACS, SLURM, ML-assisted free-energy prediction) plus contract cloud engineering at a startup.

I'm a strong fit for platform, infrastructure, SRE, DevOps, or computational research roles. I do my best work in small, collaborative teams, and I'm comfortable wearing many hats.