Hacker News: nbbaier

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2026)"

nbbaier — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:46:27 +0000

  - 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.

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:58:01 +0000

This looks very cool, will most likely check it out!

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:46:15 +0000

I'd be interested!

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:28:24 +0000

Sounds neat, is the code public?

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:12:11 +0000

This is so cool! I just bought a license.

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:11:20 +0000

Sounds cool! Is the video available anywhere?

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:38:30 +0000

Are the creator of the `.mdsv` format that's referenced in the stash manual? Never heard of it before. If you are, interested if there's a spec.

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:18:00 +0000

Godspeed

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:38:21 +0000

Reminds me a bit of https://github.com/earendil-works/absurd

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:36:29 +0000

This is cool, what's the stack?

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:26:24 +0000

Which device is this? I'm thinking of hopping on the ESP32 bandwagon!

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:08:19 +0000

Love the vibe of the website!

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:49:03 +0000

Sounds interesting, where can I find out more?

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:36:50 +0000

Oh nice! Silly my, I didn't scroll up!

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:06:40 +0000

> https://httpstate.com // a super easy, batteries included, library and server to exchange small bits of data between apps

This is very cool! What's the stack for the actual server?

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:00:49 +0000

This is cool, please add Chicago!

Also, what data sources do you aggregate from?

New comment by nbbaier in "Show HN: textlog – A quiet, text-only microblogging platform, open-source, no JS"

nbbaier — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:11:06 +0000

I think twtxt is really cool. I have one on my site but I don't use it, unfortunately

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2026)"

nbbaier — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:46:06 +0000

  - 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

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2026)"

nbbaier — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:22:51 +0000

  - 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

New comment by nbbaier in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (June 2026)"

nbbaier — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:48:27 +0000

This is very cool!