Jesus follower. Co-organizer
@reactmiamiconf
@reactiflux
. Founder
@g2i_co
a hiring community for software engineers. I tweet about open jobs & developer health.
Announcing React Miami 2025!!
๐๏ธ April 17-18, 2025
๐ค 25+ Expert Speakers
๐ 500 React Developers
โจ Sponsor Expo
๐ชฉ Afterparty
๐ด An unforgettable city
...and so much more!
Tickets on sale now โฌ๏ธ
Iโve been married to this beautiful woman for 5 years today!
Weโve been broke, weโve been sick (and I mean really sick), weโve been pregnant (2x), weโve had our ups, and downs (so many ๐ข).
Iโm grateful she has stuck with me ๐ and yes that is us w/ free slurpeeโs on 7-11-15
I think this is a good time to announce that we just hired
@koredefashokun
, our (paid) eng intern full time @ !! He has helped our product team become even more productive ๐
โ He is 15 yrs old
โ Lives in Lagos, Nigeria
โ Already graduated HS
โค๏ธโs Jesus
@DanielleStasko
I havenโt had a drink in 17 years, but when people ask I tell them Iโm allergic to alcoholโฆโฆ I break out in handcuffs.
They usually laugh and donโt ask anything else ๐
I've been in the process of getting sober from workaholism for 2 years. I'm now sober and very thankful. Wondering if there is interest in a blog post about my journey? What do you all think? ๐คทโโ๏ธ
I still have 10+ software engineer roles focused on TypeScript with 5+ yrs experience. Pay is 100k - 200k depending on location and experience. Open to North America, South America, and Europe. DM me for more info and I can get you connected to our team.
RT's appreciated ๐
When I make a hire.. I'm not just hiring you for what you do... I'm hiring you for who you are.
Skillsets can be taught... attitudes are much harder to change.
Today I celebrate 15 years clean and sober ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
I got arrested and sent to rehab for my drug and alcohol addiction when I was 18 and it changed my life. A year ago I also started getting sober from workaholism.
Grateful to be sober ๐
Grateful to God ๐
@karadetwiller
I absolutely love rock climbing โฆ everything about it โฆ the community, the movement, the way it helps my brain chemistry, and lastly my inner child often asks for it ๐
Plus it is a great way to conquer fear
I celebrate 16 years sober from drugs and alcohol today!
So grateful to God, my family, and those that helped me get and stay sober. I canโt believe Iโve been sober almost half my life ๐ I turn 35 next month.
I still have 7 software engineer roles focused on TypeScript with 5+ yrs experience. Pay is 100k - 200k depending on location and experience. Open to North America, South America, and Europe. DM me for more info and I can get you connected to our team.
RT's appreciated ๐
One of our team leads recently moved to Kentucky so that his fiancรฉ could attend school and had to make the difficult decision between quitting his job or not living near his fiancรฉ.
Oh wait!
No he didn't!
He is a remote worker. He can have his cake and eat it too!๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ
I have 10 full time frontend and backend engineering roles open! React/Go. Fully remote US or Canada. 200 - 250k total comp. Plus one very senior role building a new product at 300 - 400k total comp. Loom video in the JD.
RT's are greatly appreciated ๐
I turn 33 today and my only birthday wish is to get healthy again! I've been chronically sick for 6 yrs with extreme headaches, fatigue, & pain in my entire body. Recently, I've been diagnosed w/ CIRS but I cannot afford inpatient treatment. Please RT ๐
We are hiring 200+ Software Engineers for AI Training Data. Part time roles that pay 16 USD to 60 USD /hr. You need 2+ yrs of experience and we are hiring across the US, Canada, LATAM, Europe, Africa, and Asia! 200 countries in total.
Loom video in JD.
My wife gets her first weekend off with me watching the kids in 3.5 years!! Iโm finally healthy enough to do this and boy does she deserve it โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ her so much
What!!!???!!! I just got off the phone with my doctor and I have my FIRST clean labs in 7 years. The labs are usually covered in red ink... but nope... not today!! Iโm getting better!! So excited to be beating the mold toxicity. I still have more treatment left, but this is huge!
I'm 20 years sober today.
I came down to Florida 20 years ago today addicted to drugs.... I just couldn't stop and my life was a wreck. I was rail thin and I was high until the day before I entered rehab.
Today I have a beautiful wife and 2 amazing kids that have never seen me
I want to cry right now Iโm so grateful. I have tears in my eyes as I just ate lunch for the first time in at least 6 months without getting sick. In fact I feel great!! No more 2 meals per day. Iโm getting better and Iโm going to beat this illness ๐๐
Iโm about to go into surgery for the 5th time in 15 years. IVโs are in. Iโm ready!
For those that pray โฆ I would ask that you pray this surgery fixes the chronic pain Iโve been dealing with ๐ I have trouble sitting, sleeping, walking and cannot rock climb.
Today Iโm on my first healthy vacation in 7 years!!!! Iโm at Disney World celebrating my sons third birthday. Iโve missed so many trips to Disney or Iโve been in a wheelchair. Iโm so grateful for everyone that has supported me getting healthy financially and prayerfully. ๐๐
My surgery was a success today!!!! will be back to rock climbing in no time ๐ God willing.....
cleaned up the scar tissue from my failed surgery 18 months ago.... my psoas muscle was also literally stuck to my hip capsule from my 3x hip surgeries.
one final prayer request...
Today I celebrate 1 year of health for the first time in 12 years (since 2008)! No surgeries. No chronic illness. I'm so so so grateful because I almost lost my family and I had zero quality of life.
It all started with me asking for help on Twitter ๐
Here is my story ๐งต
I turn 34 today! A year ago I asked for help to get healthy and 250+ people came to my aid. I'll NEVER forget this.
My health is still quite a rollercoaster but I've progressed a lot in 1 year. Thank you all for your support. My kids and my wife are extremely grateful as well ๐
I turn 33 today and my only birthday wish is to get healthy again! I've been chronically sick for 6 yrs with extreme headaches, fatigue, & pain in my entire body. Recently, I've been diagnosed w/ CIRS but I cannot afford inpatient treatment. Please RT ๐
Everytime I exit my hyperbaric chamber, I think of Jim Carey exiting the butt of his mechanical Rhino in Ace Venture ๐๐๐ it's super not easy to get out of
@notnotmoni
my Argentinan wife has three volume levels
English: 95%
Spanish: 120%
Pissed at me cause I didnโt attend the third family event this week: 200%
@cszhu
2 years ago my wife asked me to pick her and the kids upโฆ I told her it had to wait cause I was in the middle of a ranked Valorant game
That was the last time I played a video game ๐
Today my wife and I celebrate 7 years of marriage!
I'm grateful & humbled. We almost didnt make it as the first 5 years of marriage were extremely difficult because of my chronic illness/work addiction
Thankful to so many of you who donated to my gofundme to help me get healthy
Just signed the documents for the next round of funding for
@g2i_co
!! What a journey itโs been! So excited for what 2020 will bring.
Thankful for the entire team that I get to be a part of ๐
Thank you to everyone in the tech community who has supported me personally ๐
I have a few hundred roles open for "junior/mid level" software engineers. 2 yrs of exp needed.
Long term contract work. 41 - 55 USD /hr. Hiring in US/Canada, India, UK, Latam (ARG, BRA, COL, MEX, PER). You'll be training an LLM how to code. DM me!
RT's are greatly appreciated
My daughter Sofia has been in the hospital all weekend with RSV bronchiolitis, having trouble breathing and needs to be on oxygen. She will be okay... and Iโm grateful for this moment where she fell asleep in my arms and wanted to share it ๐
My Argentinian family went absolutely crazy the moment we wonโฆ Iโve NEVER ever seen my wife like this before ๐๐ pure joy
I will remember this moment for the rest of my life ๐
Our product team consists of 2 Africans, 1 Vietnamese, 1 Mississippian, and 1 Brazilian on the engineering side and an Estonian designer... all remote. And that is just one team
We are still looking for a remote product manager at !
You'll get to work with an extremely diverse team from:
โ Brazil
โ Nigeria
โ USA
โ Canada
โ Estonia
โ DR
More info/application is here:
PS. Design skills are a huge plus!!
My wife is undergoing a battery of tests today. Over the past week she has been experiencing dizzy spells, lost part of her vision suddenly (which returned), & yesterday started having headaches. We have no clue what's going on and I really hope she is okay. We need prayer plz ๐
This week I'm officially 75% of the way through my thirties and I'm crying thinking about what I've accomplished:
- Built a startup nearing 10M in revenue w/ a few hundred dollar investment
- Battled for 8 years w/ chronic illness and won!
- Recovered from 2 major surgeries
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My doctor is having me tested for Covid-19 tomorrow. Precautionary measures I hope but I have immune issues from CIRS and Iโm sick now. I didnโt go into the parks at Disney but my family did a few days ago.
Prayers are appreciated ๐
Sept 20, 2004 I entered a drug/alcohol rehab in South Florida. I was 130 pounds cause of all the amphetamines I was doing. I had gotten arrested the week before which led me to this point, which changed my life forever. I was an atheist but I started seeking God that week in FL๐
Update: I got the biopsy results and I donโt have cancer!! thanks for all your prayers. It looks like the swelling of my lymphnodes were caused by toxic mold exposure and Iโm hooked up to an IV as I write this to treat the mold. Also, a full hip replacement in Nov ๐โs please
Still at the hospital. Just finished the biopsy. Ultrasound showed positive signs and Iโll have the results of the tissue biopsy hopefully next week? Iโm pretty hopeful itโs not cancer and itโs just my body reacting from toxic mold in my old office space. Weโll know โsoonโ
This is a huge deal for me. 5 months ago I was barely leaving my house and wasnโt working much because of my chronic illness. 2 months ago I started climbing and in the last week Iโve been sending V3-V4โs and loving it ๐๐ thank you all for helping me make this happen ๐
Yesterday I was diagnosed with nerve pain in my pelvic floor (pudendal neuralgia). I feel relief to know what is going on finally. I had no answers as to why my surgery 11 months ago made me worse.
I've experienced suicidal ideations, hopelessness, depression, anger, rage, and
9 months ago I had a surgery that failed. I've been in pain ever since. I'm in pain as I type this. I've had some good days here and there but mostly pain. I struggle with sitting and sleeping. I can't walk right. Choosing the surgery is the biggest regret of my life.
After 8
Wow! Last week my brother in law could have died if it werenโt for his
@Tesla
His model 3 saw an accident before he did and automatically slowed him down. There happened to be another
@Tesla
in front of him and we think the same thing happened ๐
Thank you
@elonmusk
๐
I'm 18 years sober today!! I can't believe it... I'm 36 years old and I've spent half of it sober from drugs and alcohol. I'm really really really grateful ๐
Last night I played ice hockey for the first time in a year!!!! Thank you to all who helped support me and make this happen ๐๐ Iโm sick today and still going through ups and downs of treatment...but lately more ups!!
@Jules_K
@Apple
I considered it because it's so much "easier".... there is so much friction on eBay. do you have any suggestions on a better way to sell a mac?
I'm still blown away by the
@discordapp
engineering team. "We are incredibly proud of our amazing engineer to user ratio at Discordโโโ40 engineers to 130M+ users."
I told my wife I'd be home at 5pm today. She believes me. My kids need me. They will be excited to see me. The simple fact that I can actually come home on time from work (no longer thinking about work) is a MIRACLE in my life.
I have a few roles open for developers focused on React Native! Pay is ~160k plus 10% bonus. DM's are open if you want to learn more!
You must have production experience with RN and be based on the US ๐ RT's appreciated.
I still have 5 software engineer roles focused on TypeScript with 5+ yrs experience. Pay is 100k - 200k depending on location and experience. Open to North America, South America, and Europe. DM me for more info and I can get you connected to our team.
RT's appreciated ๐
4.5 months of treatment, 2 IVโs per day, hyperbaric chamber 3x per week, binders 4x per day (that make me sick), anti parasite meds for 3 weeks, low dose naltrexone nightly, an insanely restricted diet, myofascial release 3x per week, and I did this today. Grateful for you all ๐
9 months ago I had a surgery that failed. I've been in pain ever since. I'm in pain as I type this. I've had some good days here and there but mostly pain. I struggle with sitting and sleeping. I can't walk right. Choosing the surgery is the biggest regret of my life.
After 8
15 minutes before surgery!!! Im feeling very grateful to God for my journey over the last 18 monthsโฆ despite all the pain Iโm a more loving human today. That is an absolute miracle ๐
I celebrate 19 years sober from drugs and alcohol today! I came to south florida to go to rehab as a teenager and it's the best thing that ever happened to me. I'm 37 now, married with kids and I grew up in sobriety. I've spent more than half my life sober at this point!!
I'm so
Any React Native focused freelancers out there looking for remote contracts or full-time work? Please hit me up if you love RN/have production experience and I'll tell you more. gabe
@g2i
.co
Ya know what!! My wife is the BEST... she watched the kids all day long so I could build my dream project. A rock climbing (bouldering) wall in our tiny garage!
Iโm exhausted but day one is complete. Framing is up. Plywood is painted with chalkboard paint. Hereโs my inspiration:
I still have 10+ software engineer roles focused on TypeScript with 5+ yrs experience. Pay is 100k - 200k depending on location and experience. Open to North America, South America, and Europe. DM me for more info and I can get you connected to our team.
RT's appreciated ๐
Originally we were gonna have a professional photographer take a picture of us at a conference... but nope. That's not our normal habitat. This is. Remote life.
First
@g2i_co
photoshoot with the entire team!!! Launches with our new website next week ๐
We have a hiring team member role open! Fully remote. Perfect for:
- non-technical people that want to learn to code
- semi-technical people that want to grow in their frontend skills
- ex-developers who enjoy the people side
Apply here:
Today is exactly 90 days since I started rock climbing (indoors). I'm so excited to climb on real rock in Oregon at Smith Rock State Park on Monday with the team
@g2i_co
! 160 days ago I was sick every day & while stuck in a hyperbaric chamber daily I watched a doc about climbing!
When I started getting healthy in February this year I was 128lbs and Iโm 6 feet tall ๐ณ
Just weighed myself and Iโm 160 lbs from getting healthier and rock climbing ๐งโโ๏ธ
So happy Iโm no longer a shell of myself ๐
A buddy of mine has lymphoma and just had surgery Monday. He is in a TON of pain today and could use prayers. His name is Dan. Would appreciate anyone willing to pray ๐
If you are starting out or even if you aren't I would highly recommend learning React Native. It is highly in demand and there are less developers that have production experience than React (web).
Starting to see more enterprise companies adopting RN like
@ShopifyEng
@coinbase
I have 200+ roles open for Software Engineers focused on AI Training Data. No AI experience needed. 3 yrs of soft eng exp. Its long term contract work (1-2 yrs) open to US/UK/Canada/India/LATAM. Pay is 6.5 - 9k USD per month. Details:
RT's appreciated ๐
Just celebrated 4 years of marriage to my wonderful wife Carolina ๐ We celebrated by climbing a 450 ft 5.7 called First Kiss ๐ Her first climb ever & she crushed!! Our marriage has been incredibly difficult b/c of my chronic illness & workaholism but we are stronger for it ๐
I'm going to make one prayer request. I'd really love to live with my family at my home this month as it's been since Superbowl Sunday (Feb) that I moved out. If you could pray that I could live with them this month at our home, I would be very very grateful ๐๐
I havenโt been able to live at my home for almost 6 months because of health issues. The main thing Iโve realized is ... I donโt need all the crap I have. Actually I only need about 10% of what I have. When Iโm able to live there again, Iโm going to give away a lot of it ๐
I quit video games 5 months ago. My life is definitely better and Iโm very grateful ๐ I have nothing against video games... but if you find yourself wanting to quit but canโt feel free to DM me ๐
We at
@g2i_co
have 2 engineers on our team from Lagos, Nigeria.
@thebabscraig
is a 31 year old lawyer turned engineer who is currently mentoring our new Lagos based intern
@ko_red_e
who is 15 yrs old!! ๐ Received our first few
@reactnative
/
@expo
PRโs from
@ko_red_e
this week!!
I've noticed there has been a seeming explosion of talent coming out of Africa over the past few years, notably Nigeria.
I've started following a few folks that are in those communities & am consistently impressed.