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Amir Malik
Personal blog · amirmalik.net · on HN as ammmirprogrammingai
Amir Malik writes Amir's Blog, a personal blog at amirmalik.net about programming and ai. Since 2012, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 31 times, most often “A simple LLM code sandbox using gvisor”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-09-05, and you can follow it by feed.
31mentions?
3HN people?
2012–2026first – last linked?
Most-linked posts?
- A simple LLM code sandbox using gvisor2 people · 5 mentions · first linked 2025-03-10
What Hacker News says?
Last month, I started playing around with code sandboxes and how LLMs might interface with them and wrote a little blog post about it [1]. I then took the code and vibe coded my way to a multi-tenant (untested!) sandboxing server that lets you run arbitrary Docker containers and provides a simple HTTP interface and UI. A cute, novel idea is that you can fork containers easily, as seen in the video in my repo: https:…
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on “Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025)”Submitted AI Snacks: Small Ways to Sprinkle AI into Everyday Tools as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSEEKING WORK - around Mountain View/San Francisco, CA or REMOTE, TRAVEL OK I'm a problem solver who builds web apps, desktop apps, mobile apps, and APIs. I enjoy working with node.js, Objective-C (OS X or iOS), and Python. I recently picked up Ruby on Rails, and have been playing with Elixir/Erlang in my spare time. Looking for interesting short and long-term projects. Availability is 2-3 days/week. Thanks! http://a…
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (May 2013)”Submitted AWS SCP Starter Pack as a story · 3 points
HN discussionLocation: Bangkok, Thailand Remote: Yes (unless local to BKK, or somewhere nearby like Singapore) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Lua, JavaScript, Next.js, OpenResty, Nginx, PHP, Docker, Podman, CRIU, Linux namespaces, Firecracker, Express, Deno, Bun, Node.js, HTTP, X.509, TLS/SSL, SMTP, OAuth, OIDC, JWT, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, MySQL, AI agents, LLM, RAG, vector databases, Fas…
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on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2025)”Submitted A simple LLM code sandbox using gvisor as a story · 2 points
HN discussionLocation: Bangkok, Thailand Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Lua, JavaScript, Next.js, OpenResty, Nginx, PHP, Docker, Podman, CRIU, Linux namespaces, Firecracker, Express, Deno, Bun, Node.js, HTTP, X.509, TLS/SSL, SMTP, OAuth, OIDC, JWT, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Redis, MySQL, AI agents, LLM, RAG, vector databases, FastAPI, MCP, Streamlit, ELK, Terraform, OpenTelemetry, DevOp…
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on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2025)”Submitted How to share Backbone.js models with node.js as a story · 2 points
HN discussionLocation: Bangkok (UTC+7) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Maybe Technologies: Go, TypeScript, node.js, Deno, Next.js, React, Svelte, Elixir, C, eBPF, Swift, Win32, VPN, GraphQL, SQLite, WebAssembly, SSO, WebAuthn, web3, crypto, browser extension, ... Résumé/CV: https://amirmalik.net/resume Email: amir@amirmalik.net I have 10+ years experience implementing software systems. I'm a full-stack engineer and have experie…
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on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2022)”SEEKING WORK - San Francisco Bay Area, CA or REMOTE I build apps, websites, and APIs that solve business problems. A couple of recent projects (more at http://www.pilvy.com/ ): * IVPN Client for Windows: Developed for IVPN ( https://www.ivpn.net/ ), who had some unique security & privacy requirements. Based on OpenVPN. * VMware End User Computing Demo Portal ( https://www.vmwdemo.com/ ): Lets their sales and marketi…
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2013)”SEEKING WORK - San Francisco Bay Area, CA or REMOTE I build apps, websites, and APIs that solve business problems. A couple of recent projects (more at http://www.pilvy.com/ ): * IVPN Client for Windows: Developed for IVPN ( https://www.ivpn.net/ ), who had some unique security & privacy requirements. Based on OpenVPN. * VMware End User Computing Demo Portal ( https://www.vmwdemo.com/ ): Lets their sales and marketi…
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (December 2013)”Location: Seoul, Korea (currently) Remote: Yes / No Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Go (golang), node.js, Erlang/Elixir, Rust, Swift, Objective-C, C, C++, JavaScript, Cocoa, Win32, SwiftUI, iOS Network Extension, Ruby on Rails, Terraform, Vault, AWS, Packer, VPN, IPsec, IKEv2, WireGuard, OpenVPN, DNS, SMTP, IMAP, HTTP, QUIC, UDP, security, X.509, TLS Résumé/CV: https://amirmalik.net/resume Email: amir@amirmal…
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on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (June 2021)”Location: Bangkok/Seoul (UTC+7/UTC+9) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Go, golang, node.js, Next.js, TypeScript, React, Elixir, Erlang, C, eBPF, Swift, Win32, VPN, API, GraphQL, SQLite, Tailwind, REST, SSO, WebAuthn, web3, crypto, browser extension, ... Email: amir@amirmalik.net Résumé/CV: https://amirmalik.net/resume I have 10+ years experience implementing software systems. I'm reaching out beyond…
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on “Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2022)”SEEKING WORK - San Francisco Bay Area, CA or REMOTE, TRAVEL OK I help companies build web, mobile, and desktop apps, SDKs, and APIs. I work with node.js and Objective-C (OS X, iOS backend), but languages are just tools: in the past month I've also been doing client work in Ruby on Rails, C#/.NET, and working on my own product in Elixir (Erlang). Looking for interesting short and long-term projects. Available in July…
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2013)”SEEKING WORK - around Mountain View/San Francisco, CA or REMOTE, TRAVEL OK Full-stack developer who builds web apps, desktop apps, mobile apps, and APIs. I enjoy working with node.js, Objective-C (OS X or iOS), Python, and more. Currently working on a couple of projects for VMware, but would like to expand to other companies (enterprise is ok!). Looking for interesting short and long-term projects. Availability is 2…
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (April 2013)”SEEKING WORK - REMOTE or near Mountain View, CA (SF Bay Area) I'm a full-stack developer looking for projects, both short-term and long-term. I'm mainly interested in node.js, Objective-C (OS X or iOS), REST + other web APIs, and working on PoCs. Available to start next week, on a daily rate or a project price. http://amirmalik.net | https://github.com/ammmir | amir at pilvy dot com
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (March 2013)”SEEKING WORK, remote or near Mountain View, CA Hi, I'm Amir. I'm a backend developer who specializes in node.js apps and building APIs. I'm also available for API-related Objective-C work for iOS and OS X. A list of my recent projects can be found at http://amirmalik.net My tech stack includes tools like Redis, MongoDB, CouchDB (Cloudant), PostgreSQL, and ElasticSearch. If you're starting something new, I'll work wi…
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (January 2013)”SEEKING WORK | Bangkok, Thailand | REMOTE (APAC timezone) Hi, I'm a seasoned software professional with 15+ years of experience across the stack, from low-level systems and protocols to web and mobile apps to DevOps CI/CD pipeline engineering to modern AI/LLM/agentic workflows. I like solving real business problems using stable and proven tools, as well as prototyping ideas, so whether you're looking to build a v1 o…
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2025)”SEEKING WORK - Anywhere - REMOTE ONLY, TRAVEL OK I have 10+ years of experience building software and can help you solve your business problems. For the past 5 years, I’ve been in the VPN and cybersecurity space, but I’m open to projects in all areas, and eager to learn about other industries. I don’t follow the latest development fads, but rather, I try to understand how to create more value for your business with…
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking Freelancer? (January 2020)”SEEKING WORK | Worldwide | REMOTE I have 10+ years experience implementing software systems. I'm in the process of exploring full-time opportunities, but in the meantime, I'm open to some contract work for the next month or two. I'm specifically looking to get my hands dirty on a Go project or something other than the usual React/node.js/TypeScript :) Keyword soup: Go, golang, Elixir, Erlang, C, Swift, Win32, VPN, A…
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (June 2022)”SEEKING WORK - Mountain View, CA or REMOTE Full-stack engineer consultant looking for either a) node.js & API projects, b) Objective-C API/SDK work, or c) prototype/PoC web development. * Portfolio: http://amirmalik.net * GitHub: https://github.com/ammmir * LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/amirmalik * Email: amir at pilvy dot com I'm available 2-3 days a week. Fixed project rate or daily billing only. P.S. Pleas…
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (February 2013)”I feel like I always need more than one project on my plate, so I'm working on two main apps right now: CloudPlay ( http://cloudplay.fm ), my first Mac app, is a music player that searches for music locally (iTunes) and online (YouTube, SoundCloud), similar to Spotlight, and makes it easy to build playlists and share them. I'm going to iterate on it lots this summer while in the nReduce ( http://nreduce.com/ ) progr…
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on “Ask HN: What are you Building?”SEEKING WORK - Anywhere - REMOTE ONLY [authorized to work in US/EU/KR] I have 10+ years of experience building software and can help you solve your business problems. I'm available for the next 4 weeks for a challenging project (part or full time), so if you’re in the need for a CTO-for-hire or a full-stack professional with a wide range of experience, please reach out! Email: amir@amirmalik.net Resume: https://amir…
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on “Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (July 2020)”This is an app I've been working on for the past couple of months (see [1] for some background). A lot of us listen to music while coding or designing and I wanted to build something that makes it as pain-free as possible. I'd love to know what you guys think! [1] http://amirmalik.net/2012/08/09/cloudplay-a-music-player-for...
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on “Show HN: CloudPlay - A music player for YouTube, SoundCloud, and more”We launched http://dialog.gs/ into private beta a week ago. Dialoggs is a social conversation network that can be used in a number of ways. See my explanation at http://amirmalik.net/2012/04/27/introducing-dialoggs if you're interested. With ~100 users (~20 active/day), it's been great iterating on the product and seeing user feedback first-hand. Our app is incomplete with obvious bugs, yet we still launched. People…
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on “Ask HN: What did you build or launch in April?”https://amirmalik.net - I haven't blogged in a while, but have been experimenting with single-file build-step-free HTML tools (inspired by simonw's tool catalog) at https://amirmalik.net/tools -- I'm hoping to add more "bring your own API key" local-first mini tools that store their data in IndexedDB or OPFS and sync. I should probably write a post about it :)
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on “Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here?”Two months ago, I started exploring how LLMs can securely run arbitrary code. Since then, we've seen Manus and others build code inside sandboxes and I believe there are some YC startups in this space, too! I wrote a blog post [1] about building a simplistic version of this using Jupyter Notebook, but since then I've built a fully open source sandboxing server with more ergonomic HTTP endpoints (MCP should be next I…
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on “Show HN: Sandboxer – Forkable code execution server for LLMs, agents, and devs”