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lokicik

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github.com 8mo ago

A zero dependency deterministic placeholder text generator in TypeScript

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www.lokmanefe.com 9mo ago

How I finally got Firebase to verify my Squarespace domain

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www.lokmanefe.com 9mo ago

Professional Job Seeker might be my only full-time role ever

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Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026) 3 months ago

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, Go, Node.js, Express, Claude Code, React, Next.js, Firebase, Docker, GraphQL, Rails, Rust, Spring

Résumé/CV: https://lokmanefe.com/cv

Email: lokmanbefe@gmail.com

GitHub: https://github.com/lokicik

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

Founding fullstack engineer with 2-3 years of experience building and shipping SaaS features end-to-end. Looking for a fullstack or backend role with ownership, strong engineering standards, and room to grow into senior level. I like to get things from 0 to 1.

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Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (April 2026) 4 months ago

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, Go, Node.js, Express, Claude Code, React, Next.js, Firebase, Docker, GraphQL, Rails, Rust, Spring

Résumé/CV: https://lokmanefe.com/cv

Email: lokmanbefe@gmail.com

GitHub: https://github.com/lokicik

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

Fullstack engineer with 2-3 years of experience building and shipping SaaS features end-to-end. Looking for a fullstack or backend role with ownership, strong engineering standards, and room to grow into senior level.

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Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2026) 5 months ago

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, Go, Node.js, Express, LLMs, React, Next.js, Firebase, Docker, GraphQL, Claude Code

Résumé/CV: https://lokmanefe.com

Email: lokmanbefe@gmail.com

GitHub: https://github.com/lokicik

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

2-3 years building and shipping SaaS features end-to-end.

Looking for: Full-stack or backend role with ownership, strong reviews, and room to grow into mid-level

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Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2026) 7 months ago

Location: Europe

Remote: Remote only

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, Go, Node.js, Express, LLMs, React, Next.js, Firebase, Docker, GraphQL

Résumé/CV: lokmanefe.com

Email: hello@lokmanefe.com

GitHub: https://github.com/lokicik

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

Early-career fullstack engineer shipping end-to-end features across frontend, backend, and AI systems. Comfortable owning production work remotely.

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A zero dependency deterministic placeholder text generator in TypeScript 8 months ago

I built a small utility library for generating placeholder text from custom corpora. It has no dependencies, works in both Node and the browser, and supports deterministic output through seeding, which is useful for tests and reproducible fixtures.

GitHub: https://github.com/lokicik/placetext

npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/placetext

Main features:

• zero dependencies

• corpus based text generation (multiple built in corpora)

• deterministic mode for consistent test output

• TypeScript implementation

• ESM and CommonJS builds

• small footprint

Happy to answer questions or hear suggestions.

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Professional Job Seeker might be my only full-time role ever 10 months ago

I’ve been looking for a job in tech for a while. the process feels broken.

- 50 interviews, 1000+ applications → 4 response -> 0 offers (just pure ghosting, even for unpaid work).

- multiple companies asking for “10+ years” in tools that are 5 years old.

- one role asking for frontend, backend, fullstack, and devops basically 4 engineers in a trench coat.

it feels like the system optimizes for keywords, not skills. sometimes i wonder if job posts exist just to harvest free take-home projects or bug bounties. (yes, that happened.)

curious: how are others navigating this market? does ghosting ever end, or is this just the new normal?

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Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2025) 10 months ago

Location: Europe

Remote: Yes, remote only

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Python, TypeScript, Go, Node.js, Express, LLMs, React, Next.js, Firebase, Docker, GraphQL

Résumé/CV: lokmanefe.com

Email: hello@lokmanefe.com

GitHub: https://github.com/lokicik

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

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I love when people enjoy the things I build. The other day I made a realtime Kahoot-style game, 25 of us played together and it was so much fun. I dream of creating moments like that for millions and I’m especially excited about system design, making things scale and stay reliable at that level. I can quickly learn and adapt to any technology if it helps me build better experiences.

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