It's not a bad advert, honestly. You offer a rough outline of what you need done, you mention some technical concerns (throughput and stability) but you don't l

It's not a bad advert, honestly. You offer a rough outline of what you need done, you mention some technical concerns (throughput and stability) but you don't list a ton of libraries and other tools you demand experience with, and you're up front about the salary. If you're looking for someone to work full time, the salary seems a bit low, as contractors need to pay their own benefits, but it's not unreasonably low, which is a breath of fresh air. HN does hiring posts on the first of every month, and they seem like a great place to advertise. I found my current job with a startup called ThisOrThat through one, and I like that my coworkers read HN and seem to actually give a damn about the business side of "software business" instead of just focusing on the tech. If you can wait three weeks, that would be a good resource for you. To be honest with you, this sounds like something I'd like to work on, except I don't live in the UK. If you can live with a contractor based in the US, I'd like to talk more, because the project sounds interesting. My e-mail address is listed in my profile.