Hacker News: vladdoster

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

vladdoster — Fri, 15 May 2026 00:44:25 +0000

  Location: Nashville, TN
  Remote: true
  Willing to relocate: false
  Technologies: Python, Django, IaC, Terraform, Golang, CI/CD, Azure/AWS, {ba,z}sh, Lua, Springboot, 
                Redis, Docker, Open Service Broker, {,non}relational & vector dbs, shared services, SOA 
  Email: mvdoster@gmail.com

resume: https://linkedin.vdoster.com && http://github.com/vladdoster

sr. cloud software engineer @ Mastercard (5 years)

  Designed and built Platform-as-a-Service for microservice workloads running on Azure and AWS
  to migrate on-prem workloads to the cloud. The platform operates globally, allowing teams to 
  deploy to several Azure-backed regions worldwide. Helped plan and create regional landing zones
  in Azure for application teams wanting to perform globally. Designed platform components using 
  Terraform, Go, and Node; developed support tooling using Bash, Python, and Azure CLI. De-risk the 
  platform by addressing security vulnerabilities and ensuring the platform is PCI compliant.

api/devops software engineer @ Harvard Medical School (2 years)

  Worked as part of the DevOps team to manage a 15k core CentOS HPC cluster. Designed and implemented
  Python-based security scanning pipeline to securely deploy & run Apptainer images via SLURM.
  Coordinated cross-team emergency patching eﬀorts. Collaborated with researchers and engineers across
  3-letter institutions to deliver secure research infrastructure. Built CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub, Jenkins,
  to automate code builds, testing, and deployments. Wrote Puppet modules to manage configuration of HPC fleet. 
  Wrote custom Puppet module & Python scripts to automatically remediate Tenable findings.

full-stack software engineer @ Global Prior Art (3 years)

  Used Django, Celery, Selenium grid, and AWS API Gateway for IP rotation to scrape USPTO patent PDFs,
  apply CV for data extraction, and generate reports with relevant claims, saving employees 4-5 hours daily.
  Wrote E2E black-box/fuzzing unit tests. Automated on-premise deployment via Github Actions and Ansible.

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

vladdoster — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:25:36 +0000

  Location: Nashville, TN
  Remote: true
  Willing to relocate: false
  Technologies: Python, Django, IaC, Terraform, Golang, CI/CD, Azure/AWS, {ba,z}sh, Lua, Springboot, 
                Redis, Docker, Open Service Broker, {,non}relational & vector dbs, shared services, SOA 
  Email: mvdoster@gmail.com

resume: https://linkedin.vdoster.com && http://github.com/vladdoster

sr. cloud software engineer @ Mastercard (5 years)

  Designed and built Platform-as-a-Service for microservice workloads running on Azure and AWS
  to migrate on-prem workloads to the cloud. The platform operates globally, allowing teams to 
  deploy to several Azure-backed regions worldwide. Helped plan and create regional landing zones
  in Azure for application teams wanting to perform globally. Designed platform components using 
  Terraform, Go, and Node; developed support tooling using Bash, Python, and Azure CLI. De-risk the 
  platform by addressing security vulnerabilities and ensuring the platform is PCI compliant.

api/devops software engineer @ Harvard Medical School (2 years)

  Worked as part of the DevOps team to manage a 15k core CentOS HPC cluster. Designed and implemented
  Python-based security scanning pipeline to securely deploy & run Apptainer images via SLURM.
  Coordinated cross-team emergency patching eﬀorts. Collaborated with researchers and engineers across
  3-letter institutions to deliver secure research infrastructure. Built CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub, Jenkins,
  to automate code builds, testing, and deployments. Wrote Puppet modules to manage configuration of HPC fleet. 
  Wrote custom Puppet module & Python scripts to automatically remediate Tenable findings.

full-stack software engineer @ Global Prior Art (3 years)

  Used Django, Celery, Selenium grid, and AWS API Gateway for IP rotation to scrape USPTO patent PDFs,
  apply CV for data extraction, and generate reports with relevant claims, saving employees 4-5 hours daily.
  Wrote E2E black-box/fuzzing unit tests. Automated on-premise deployment via Github Actions and Ansible.

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

vladdoster — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:26:53 +0000

  Location: Nashville, TN
  Remote: true
  Willing to relocate: boston || nashville
  Technologies: Python, Django, IaC, Terraform, Golang, CI/CD, Azure/AWS, {ba,z}sh, Lua, Springboot, 
                Redis, Docker, Open Service Broker, {,non}relational & vector dbs, shared services, SOA 
  Email: mvdoster@gmail.com

resume: https://linkedin.vdoster.com && http://github.com/vladdoster

sr. cloud software engineer @ Mastercard (5 years)

  Designed and built Platform-as-a-Service for microservice workloads running on Azure and AWS
  to migrate on-prem workloads to the cloud. The platform operates globally, allowing teams to 
  deploy to several Azure-backed regions worldwide. Helped plan and create regional landing zones
  in Azure for application teams wanting to perform globally. Designed platform components using 
  Terraform, Go, and Node; developed support tooling using Bash, Python, and Azure CLI. De-risk the 
  platform by addressing security vulnerabilities and ensuring the platform is PCI compliant.

api/devops software engineer @ Harvard Medical School (2 years)

  Worked as part of the DevOps team to manage a 15k core CentOS HPC cluster. Designed and implemented
  Python-based security scanning pipeline to securely deploy & run Apptainer images via SLURM.
  Coordinated cross-team emergency patching eﬀorts. Collaborated with researchers and engineers across
  3-letter institutions to deliver secure research infrastructure. Built CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub, Jenkins,
  to automate code builds, testing, and deployments. Wrote Puppet modules to manage configuration of HPC fleet. 
  Wrote custom Puppet module & Python scripts to automatically remediate Tenable findings.

full-stack software engineer @ Global Prior Art (3 years)

  Used Django, Celery, Selenium grid, and AWS API Gateway for IP rotation to scrape USPTO patent PDFs,
  apply CV for data extraction, and generate reports with relevant claims, saving employees 4-5 hours daily.
  Wrote E2E black-box/fuzzing unit tests. Automated on-premise deployment via Github Actions and Ansible.

contributor @ Open-source documentation (5 years)

  Contributed hundreds of documentation corrections and enhancements to 400+ open source projects.

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

vladdoster — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:13:52 +0000

  Location: Nashville, TN
  Remote: true
  Willing to relocate: boston || nashville
  Technologies: Python, Django, IaC, Terraform, Golang, CI/CD, Azure/AWS, {ba,z}sh, Lua, Springboot, 
                Redis, Docker, Open Service Broker, {,non}relational & vector dbs, shared services, SOA 
  Email: mvdoster@gmail.com

resume: https://linkedin.vdoster.com && http://github.com/vladdoster

sr. cloud software engineer @ Mastercard (5 years)

  Designed and built Platform-as-a-Service for microservice workloads running on Azure and AWS
  to migrate on-prem workloads to the cloud. The platform operates globally, allowing teams to 
  deploy to several Azure-backed regions worldwide. Helped plan and create regional landing zones
  in Azure for application teams wanting to perform globally. Designed platform components using 
  Terraform, Go, and Node; developed support tooling using Bash, Python, and Azure CLI. De-risk the 
  platform by addressing security vulnerabilities and ensuring the platform is PCI compliant.

api/devops software engineer @ Harvard Medical School (2 years)

  Worked as part of the DevOps team to manage a 15k core CentOS HPC cluster. Designed and implemented
  Python-based security scanning pipeline to securely deploy & run Apptainer images via SLURM.
  Coordinated cross-team emergency patching eﬀorts. Collaborated with researchers and engineers across
  3-letter institutions to deliver secure research infrastructure. Built CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub, Jenkins,
  to automate code builds, testing, and deployments. Wrote Puppet modules to manage configuration of HPC fleet. 
  Wrote custom Puppet module & Python scripts to automatically remediate Tenable findings.

full-stack software engineer @ Global Prior Art (3 years)

  Used Django, Celery, Selenium grid, and AWS API Gateway for IP rotation to scrape USPTO patent PDFs,
  apply CV for data extraction, and generate reports with relevant claims, saving employees 4-5 hours daily.
  Wrote E2E black-box/fuzzing unit tests. Automated on-premise deployment via Github Actions and Ansible.

maintainer @ Zinit (5 years)

  Develop and maintain a zsh plugin manager on Github with  4k stars. Implemented unit tests, 
  containerization, bug fixes, and new features. 
  See: https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit

contributor @ Open-source documentation (5 years)

  Contributed hundreds of documentation corrections and enhancements to 400+ open source projects.

New comment by vladdoster in "Show HN: Omni – Open-source workplace search and chat, built on Postgres"

vladdoster — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:04:46 +0000

Multiple pages link to a `API Reference` that returns a 404

New comment by vladdoster in "When does MCP make sense vs CLI?"

vladdoster — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:49:19 +0000

Thoughts on Agent Context Protocol (ACP)?

New comment by vladdoster in "More macOS 26.3 Finder column view silliness"

vladdoster — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:35:38 +0000

MacOS team probably hired a windows engineer

New comment by vladdoster in "Show HN: Rover – Embeddable web agent"

vladdoster — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:30:41 +0000

  "Sync your logged-in browser sessions from the Extension to Cloud browsers. Access authenticated sites at scale."

Genuine question, have you seen 'cookie syncing' before (google, perhaps)? If so, what was it used for? I could understand if it they were cookies for your service only. It sounds like a security nightmare waiting to happen.

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

vladdoster — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:14:53 +0000

Please email me mvdoster@gmail.com.

New comment by vladdoster in "How to Scale a System from 0 to 10M+ Users"

vladdoster — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:51:31 +0000

Pangram reports the article is 100% AI generated

https://www.pangram.com/history/a4492704-2897-4cfb-b921-b281...

New comment by vladdoster in "Ask HN: Ergo wireless keyboard with mouse for coding?"

vladdoster — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:04:01 +0000

i have the previous version of the kinesis keyboard and have a Magic Mouse trackpad secured with Velcro in the middle area of the keyboard. It fits perfectly and lets me keep my hands on the keyboard.

New comment by vladdoster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2025)"

vladdoster — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 07:07:31 +0000

  Location: Nashville, TN
  Remote: true
  Willing to relocate: boston || nashville
  Technologies: Python, Django, IaC, Terraform, Golang, CI/CD, Azure/AWS, {ba,z}sh, Lua, Springboot, 
                Redis, Docker, Open Service Broker, {,non}relational & vector dbs, shared services, SOA 
  Email: mvdoster@gmail.com

resume: https://linkedin.vdoster.com && http://github.com/vladdoster

sr. cloud software engineer @ Mastercard (5 years)

  Designed and built Platform-as-a-Service for microservice workloads running on Azure and AWS
  to migrate on-prem workloads to the cloud. The platform operates globally, allowing teams to 
  deploy to several Azure-backed regions worldwide. Helped plan and create regional landing zones
  in Azure for application teams wanting to perform globally. Designed platform components using 
  Terraform, Go, and Node; developed support tooling using Bash, Python, and Azure CLI. De-risk the 
  platform by addressing security vulnerabilities and ensuring the platform is PCI compliant.

api/devops software engineer @ Harvard Medical School (2 years)

  Worked as part of the DevOps team to manage a 15k core CentOS HPC cluster. Designed and implemented
  Python-based security scanning pipeline to securely deploy & run Apptainer images via SLURM.
  Coordinated cross-team emergency patching eﬀorts. Collaborated with researchers and engineers across
  3-letter institutions to deliver secure research infrastructure. Built CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub, Jenkins,
  to automate code builds, testing, and deployments. Wrote Puppet modules to manage configuration of HPC fleet. 
  Wrote custom Puppet module & Python scripts to automatically remediate Tenable findings.

full-stack software engineer @ Global Prior Art (3 years)

  Used Django, Celery, Selenium grid, and AWS API Gateway for IP rotation to scrape USPTO patent PDFs,
  apply CV for data extraction, and generate reports with relevant claims, saving employees 4-5 hours daily.
  Wrote E2E black-box/fuzzing unit tests. Automated on-premise deployment via Github Actions and Ansible.

maintainer @ Zinit (5 years)

  Develop and maintain a zsh plugin manager on Github with  4k stars. Implemented unit tests, 
  containerization, bug fixes, and new features. 
  See: https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit

contributor @ Open-source documentation (5 years)

  Contributed hundreds of documentation corrections and enhancements to 400+ open source projects.

New comment by vladdoster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2025)"

vladdoster — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:44:27 +0000

  Location: Nashville, TN
  Remote: true
  Willing to relocate: boston || nashville
  Technologies: Python, Django, IaC, Terraform, Golang, CI/CD, Azure/AWS, {ba,z}sh, Lua, Springboot, 
                Redis, K8s, Open Service Broker, {,non}relational & vector dbs, shared services, SOA 
  Email: mvdoster@gmail.com

resume: http://linkedin.vdoster.com

sr. cloud software engineer @ Mastercard (5 years)

  Designed and built Platform-as-a-Service for microservice workloads running on Azure and AWS
  to migrate on-prem workloads to the cloud. The platform operates globally, allowing teams to 
  deploy to several Azure-backed regions worldwide. Helped plan and create regional landing zones
  in Azure for application teams wanting to perform globally. Designed platform components using 
  Terraform, Go, and Node; developed support tooling using Bash, Python, and Azure CLI. De-risk the 
  platform by addressing security vulnerabilities and ensuring the platform is PCI compliant.

api/devops software engineer @ Harvard Medical School (2 years)

  Worked as part of the DevOps team to manage a 15k core CentOS HPC cluster. Designed and implemented
  Python-based security scanning pipeline to securely deploy & run Apptainer images via SLURM.
  Coordinated cross-team emergency patching eﬀorts. Collaborated with researchers and engineers across
  3-letter institutions to deliver secure research infrastructure. Built CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub, Jenkins,
  to automate code builds, testing, and deployments. Wrote Puppet modules to manage configuration of HPC fleet. 
  Wrote custom Puppet module & Python scripts to automatically remediate Tenable findings.

full-stack software engineer @ Global Prior Art (3 years)

  Used Django, Celery, Selenium grid, and AWS API Gateway for IP rotation to scrape USPTO patent PDFs,
  apply CV for data extraction, and generate reports with relevant claims, saving employees 4-5 hours daily.
  Wrote E2E black-box/fuzzing unit tests. Automated on-premise deployment via Github Actions and Ansible.

maintainer @ Zinit (5 years)

  Develop and maintain a zsh plugin manager on Github with  4k stars. Implemented unit tests, 
  containerization, bug fixes, and new features. 
  See: https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit

contributor @ Open-source documentation (5 years)

  Contributed hundreds of documentation corrections and enhancements to various open source projects.
  See: https://github.com/vladdoster

New comment by vladdoster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2025)"

vladdoster — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:23:38 +0000

  Location: Nashville, TN
  Remote: true
  Willing to relocate: boston || nashville
  Technologies: Python, Django, IaC, Terraform, Golang, CI/CD, Azure/AWS, {ba,z}sh, Lua, Springboot, 
                Redis, K8s, Open Service Broker, {,non}relational & vector dbs, shared services, SOA 
  Email: mvdoster@gmail.com

resume: http://linkedin.vdoster.com

sr. cloud software engineer @ Mastercard (5 years)

  Designed and built Platform-as-a-Service for microservice workloads running on Azure and AWS
  to migrate on-prem workloads to the cloud. The platform operates globally, allowing teams to 
  deploy to several Azure-backed regions worldwide. Helped plan and create regional landing zones
  in Azure for application teams wanting to perform globally. Designed platform components using 
  Terraform, Go, and Node; developed support tooling using Bash, Python, and Azure CLI. De-risk the 
  platform by addressing security vulnerabilities and ensuring the platform is PCI compliant.

api/devops software engineer @ Harvard Medical School (2 years)

  Worked as part of the DevOps team to manage a 15k core CentOS HPC cluster. Designed and implemented
  Python-based security scanning pipeline to securely deploy & run Apptainer images via SLURM.
  Coordinated cross-team emergency patching eﬀorts. Collaborated with researchers and engineers across
  3-letter institutions to deliver secure research infrastructure. Built CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub, Jenkins,
  to automate code builds, testing, and deployments. Wrote Puppet modules to manage configuration of HPC fleet. 
  Wrote custom Puppet module & Python scripts to automatically remediate Tenable findings.

full-stack software engineer @ Global Prior Art (3 years)

  Used Django, Celery, Selenium grid, and AWS API Gateway for IP rotation to scrape USPTO patent PDFs,
  apply CV for data extraction, and generate reports with relevant claims, saving employees 4-5 hours daily.
  Wrote E2E black-box/fuzzing unit tests. Automated on-premise deployment via Github Actions and Ansible.

maintainer @ Zinit (5 years)

  Develop and maintain a zsh plugin manager on Github with  4k stars. Implemented unit tests, 
  containerization, bug fixes, and new features. 
  See: https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit

contributor @ Open-source documentation (5 years)

  Contributed hundreds of documentation corrections and enhancements to various open source projects.
  See: https://github.com/vladdoster

New comment by vladdoster in "Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement"

vladdoster — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 14:26:23 +0000

ah, I assumed it would be visible in the browser since it said read only. I stand corrected.

New comment by vladdoster in "Typst: A Possible LaTeX Replacement"

vladdoster — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 22:40:52 +0000

The git repository[0] for your typist to latex filter in the “transform” article[1] you link in the conclusion returns a 403 error :/

I’d love to see the code

[0]https://lee-phillips.org/typstfilters/code

[1] https://lee-phillips.org/typstfilters

New comment by vladdoster in "SSH3: Faster and rich secure shell using HTTP/3"

vladdoster — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 22:24:40 +0000

given last commit was 1+ year ago, anyone know what the status of the project is?

New comment by vladdoster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (September 2025)"

vladdoster — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 14:53:10 +0000

  Location: Nashville, TN
  Remote: true
  Willing to relocate: boston || nashville
  Technologies: Python, Django, IaC, Terraform, Golang, CI/CD, Azure/AWS, {ba,z}sh, Lua, Springboot, 
                Redis, K8s, Open Service Broker, {,non}relational & vector dbs, shared services, SOA 
  Email: mvdoster@gmail.com

resume: http://linkedin.vdoster.com

sr. cloud software engineer @ Mastercard (5 years)

  Designed and built Platform-as-a-Service for microservice workloads running on Azure and AWS
  to migrate on-prem workloads to the cloud. The platform operates globally, allowing teams to 
  deploy to several Azure-backed regions worldwide. Helped plan and create regional landing zones
  in Azure for application teams wanting to perform globally. Designed platform components using 
  Terraform, Go, and Node; developed support tooling using Bash, Python, and Azure CLI. De-risk the 
  platform by addressing security vulnerabilities and ensuring the platform is PCI compliant.

api/devops software engineer @ Harvard Medical School (2 years)

  Worked as part of the DevOps team to manage a 15k core CentOS HPC cluster. Designed and implemented
  Python-based security scanning pipeline to securely deploy & run Apptainer images via SLURM.
  Coordinated cross-team emergency patching eﬀorts. Collaborated with researchers and engineers across
  3-letter institutions to deliver secure research infrastructure. Built CI/CD Pipelines with GitHub, Jenkins,
  to automate code builds, testing, and deployments. Wrote Puppet modules to manage configuration of HPC fleet. 
  Wrote custom Puppet module & Python scripts to automatically remediate Tenable findings.

software engineer @ Global Prior Art (3 years)

  Used Django, Celery, Selenium grid, and AWS API Gateway for IP rotation to scrape USPTO patent PDFs,
  apply CV for data extraction, and generate reports with relevant claims, saving employees 4-5 hours daily.
  Wrote E2E black-box/fuzzing unit tests. Automated on-premise deployment via Github Actions and Ansible.

maintainer @ Zinit (5 years)

  Develop and maintain a zsh plugin manager on Github with  4k stars. Implemented unit tests, 
  containerization, bug fixes, and new features. 
  See: https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit

contributor @ Open-source documentation (5 years)

  Contributed hundreds of documentation corrections and enhancements to various open source projects.
  See: https://github.com/vladdoster

New comment by vladdoster in "Using Claude Code SDK to reduce E2E test time"

vladdoster — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 19:49:55 +0000

Few questions:

    1. Are you seeing a lower number of production hot fixes? 

    2. Have you tried other models? Or thought about using   Output of different models and using combining the output if they have a delta.

    3. Other than time & cost, what benchmarks in terms of software are considered (i.e., less hot fixes, etc.)?

This is really cool, btw

New comment by vladdoster in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2025)"

vladdoster — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 23:08:03 +0000

  Location: Nashville, TN
  Remote: true
  Willing to relocate: boston || san francisco
  Technologies: Python, Django, IaC, Terraform, Golang, CI/CD, Azure/AWS, {ba,z}sh, Lua, Springboot, 
                Redis, K8s, Open Service Broker, {,non}relational & vector dbs, shared services, SOA 
  Email: mvdoster@gmail.com

resume: http://linkedin.vdoster.com

sr. cloud software engineer @ Mastercard (5 years)

  Designed and built Platform-as-a-Service for microservice workloads running on Azure and AWS
  to migrate on-prem workloads to the cloud. The platform operates globally, allowing teams to 
  deploy to several Azure-backed regions worldwide. Helped plan and create regional landing zones
  in Azure for application teams wanting to perform globally. Designed platform components using 
  Terraform and Go; developed support tooling using Bash, Python, and the Azure CLI. De-risk the 
  platform by addressing security vulnerabilities and ensuring the platform is PCI compliant.

api/devops software engineer @ Harvard Medical School (2 years)

  Worked as part of the DevOps team to manage a 15k core CentOS HPC cluster. Designed and implemented
  Python-based container security scanning pipeline to securely deploy Docker & Singularity 
  containers to an HPC cluster. Coordinated cross-team emergency patching eﬀorts. Wrote custom Puppet 
  Module & Python scripts to automatically remediate Tenable findings. Wrote custom Ruby Facts for 
  visibility and reporting.

software engineer @ Global Prior Art (3 years)

  Used Django, Celery, Selenium grid, and AWS API Gateway for IP rotation to scrape USPTO patent PDFs,
  apply CV for data extraction, and generate reports with relevant claims, saving employees 4-5 hours daily.
  Wrote E2E black-box/fuzzing unit tests. Automated on-premise deployment via Github Actions and Ansible.

maintainer @ Zinit (5 years)

  Develop and maintain a zsh plugin manager on Github that has 3750 stars. Implemented unit tests, 
  containerization, bug fixes, and new features. 
  See: https://github.com/zdharma-continuum/zinit

contributor @ Open-source documentation (5 years)

  Contributed hundreds of documentation corrections and enhancements to various open source projects.
  See: https://github.com/vladdoster