<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hey everyone,<br class=""><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class="">We previously announced a position on the Anti-Censorship Team for a Software Developer. We are having a difficult time attracting qualified candidates, so we’re asking for your help spreading the word. If you know someone who might be interested in this job or if you know of a job board or mailing list that would be fitting and appropriate, please share it for us! Thank you! :)</div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><div class="">Software Developer for the Anti-Censorship Team - (<a href="https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/software-developer-anticensorship-2/" class="">https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs/software-developer-anticensorship-2/</a>)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best,</div><div class="">Erin Wyatt<br class="">Director of People Operations<br class=""><a href="mailto:ewyatt@torproject.org" class="">ewyatt@torproject.org</a><br class="">PGP: 35E7 2A9F 6655 45F9 2CB6 6624 BA0C 9400 F80F 91CE<br class=""><a href="https://www.torproject.org" class="">https://www.torproject.org</a><br class="">http://expyuzz4wqqyqhjn.onion/<br class=""><br class=""><div class="">--------------------------------------------->8<br class=""><br class=""># Software Developer for Anti-Censorship Team<br class=""><br class="">The Tor Project, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advancing human rights and freedoms by creating and deploying free and open source anonymity and privacy technologies, is seeking an experienced Software Developer to take our anti-censorship work to the next level.<br class=""><br class="">This role will work on the anti-censorship technologies at Tor. A personal commitment to free and open source software and the application of advanced programming skills for the greater good is essential.<br class=""><br class="">This is a full-time remote position.<br class=""><br class="">## Job Requirements</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This developer position will be an integral part of our Anti-Censorship Team. Main responsibilities for this position are:<br class=""><br class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Continue development of our bridge distribution system, pluggable transports, and other anti-censorship technologies.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Required qualifications:<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Familiarity with Internet security and censorship circumvention technologies in China and other censored countries.<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Experience with designing, implementing, testing, and reviewing complex codebases (ideally in Go).<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Ability to work in a self-directed and independent way.<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Comfortable with working remotely, across time zones.<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Strong familiarity with computer science fundamentals.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Preferred qualifications:<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Experience and intuition about censorship in China, including knowing how to reach Chinese internet user communities to discuss circumvention approaches.<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Familiarity with reading research papers and turning research ideas into prototypes.<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Understanding of the Tor pluggable transport ecosystem and the censorship circumvention research space.<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Past contributions to and familiarity with the practices of free software projects.<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Passion and dedication to Internet freedom is an added plus.<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>• Proficient at reading and writing Simplified Chinese.<br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Salary for this position is $100k USD and there is voluntary opt-in salary transparency for employees and contractors.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div>## To Apply<div class=""><br class="">To apply, submit a cover letter, your CV/resume, and a link to a code sample or some non-trivial software project you have significantly contributed to. In your cover letter, please include the reason you want to work at the Tor Project.<br class=""><br class="">IMPORTANT: Please email application materials in plain text or PDF format, if possible, to job-anticensor at torproject dot org with "Anti-Censorship Developer" in the subject line.</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">## About The Tor Project<br class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The Tor Project's workforce is smart, committed, and hard working. We currently have a paid and contract staff of around 24 developers and operational support people, plus many thousands of volunteers who contribute to our work. The Tor Project is funded in part by government research and development grants, and in part by individual, foundation, and corporate donations.<br class=""><br class="">Tor is for everyone, and we are actively working to build a team that represents people from all over the world - people from diverse ethnic, national, and cultural backgrounds; people from all walks of life. We encourage people subject to systemic bias to apply, including people of color, indigenous people, LGBTQIA+ people, women, and any other person who is part of a group that is underrepresented in tech.<br class=""><br class="">The Tor Project has a competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO policy, 16 paid holidays per year (including the week between Christmas and New Year's, when the office is closed), and flexible work schedule. Insurance benefits vary by employment status and country of residence.<br class=""><br class="">The Tor Project, Inc., is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.</div></div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""></body></html>