Author: phobos Date: 2012-07-05 19:41:49 +0000 (Thu, 05 Jul 2012) New Revision: 25707
Modified: website/trunk/about/en/jobs-browserhacker.wml Log: some clean-ups of the desc based on feedback and pesky US labor laws.
Modified: website/trunk/about/en/jobs-browserhacker.wml =================================================================== --- website/trunk/about/en/jobs-browserhacker.wml 2012-07-05 19:23:30 UTC (rev 25706) +++ website/trunk/about/en/jobs-browserhacker.wml 2012-07-05 19:41:49 UTC (rev 25707) @@ -21,40 +21,38 @@ </p>
<p> -Any candidate must: +All candidates must: </p>
<ul>
-<li>Have experience in C++ and ideally Javascript. At least 5 years experience -is probably necessary for the level of expertise we want, though some of these -years can be replaced with other Object Oriented Programming and/or C -experience. If you meet this level of experience with C++/OOP, Javascript can -be learned on the job.</li> +<li>Have experience in C++ and ideally Javascript. At least 5 years +experience is probably necessary for the level of expertise we want, +though some of these years can be replaced with other Object Oriented +Programming and/or C experience. If you meet this level of experience +with C++/OOP, Javascript can be learned on the job.</li>
-<li>Have a solid understanding of issues surrounding secure C++ programming -(at least to the level of avoiding them).</li> +<li>Have a solid understanding of issues surrounding secure C++ +programming (at least to the level of avoiding them).</li>
-<li>Be comfortable and experienced with repeatedly diving into new, unfamiliar -codebases, looking for ways to alter and augment their functionality in -specific, goal-oriented ways.</li> +<li>Be comfortable and experienced with repeatedly diving into new, +unfamiliar codebases, looking for ways to alter and augment their +functionality in specific, goal-oriented ways.</li>
-<li>Be at least passingly familiar with web technologies and how the web -works, especially the same-origin model and web tracking.</li> +<li>Be at least passingly familiar with web technologies and how the +web works, especially the same-origin model and web tracking.</li>
<li>Be comfortable and experienced justifying and documenting technical decisions for a public, world-wide technical audience.</li>
-<li>Be comfortable working from home (or wherever your preferred - Internet connection is).</li> +<li>Be comfortable working from remotely.</li>
<li>Be comfortable and experienced with interacting with users and other developers online. Have thick enough skin to survive occasional trolling from either group.</li>
<li>Be comfortable with transparency: as a non-profit, everything we do is in -public, including your name and pay rate (though the latter is a little -malleable with proper application of bureaucratic ninja skills).</li> +public, including your name and pay rate.</li>
</ul>
@@ -64,27 +62,33 @@
<ul>
-<li>Already be familiar with writing addons for Mozilla Firefox or other web -browsers.</li> +<li>Already be familiar with writing addons for Mozilla Firefox or other +web browsers.</li>
-<li>Already be familiar with writing patches for Mozilla Firefox or other web -browsers.</li> +<li>Already be familiar with writing patches for Mozilla Firefox or +other web browsers.</li>
-<li>Already be familiar with compiling software for the Android platform.</li> +<li>Already be familiar with compiling software for the Android +platform.</li>
-<li>Be capable of insanely creative yet also ruthlessly pragmatic thinking.</li> +<li>Be capable of creative yet also ruthlessly pragmatic thinking.</li>
<li>Be familiar with probability, statistics, and information theory.</li>
-<li>Know enough about networking to be able to visualize what HTTP 1.1 -looks like on the wire while encapsulated within Tor's network protocol.</li> +<li>Know enough about networking to be able to visualize what HTTP +1.1 looks like on the wire while encapsulated within Tor's network +protocol.</li>
<li>Have experience with open-source software development, including - working with distributed teams across different time-zones containing - employees and volunteers of differing skill levels over email and IRC.</li> +working with distributed teams across different time-zones containing +employees and volunteers of differing skill levels over multiple mediums, +including email, instant messaging, and IRC.</li> + <li>Have basic familiarity with distributed version control systems.</li> -<li>Have contributed significant chunks of code to multiple - open-source projects in the past.</li> + +<li>Have contributed significant chunks of code to multiple open-source +projects in the past.</li> + <li>Genuinely be excited about Tor and our values.</li> </ul>
@@ -95,29 +99,27 @@ <blockquote>
<p> -Being a Tor Browser Hacker includes triaging, diagnosing, and fixing bugs; -looking for and resolving web privacy issues; responding on short notice to -security issues; and working collaboratively with coworkers and volunteers on -implementing new features and web behavior changes. +Being a Tor Browser Hacker includes triaging, diagnosing, and fixing +bugs; looking for and resolving web privacy issues; responding on short +notice to security issues; and working collaboratively with coworkers +and volunteers on implementing new features and web behavior changes. </p>
<p> -We'd also need help making our code more maintainable, testable, and mergeable -by upstream. Sometimes, we need to drop everything and scramble to implement -last-minute fixes, or to deploy urgent security updates. You'd also be -reviewing other people's code, designs, and academic research papers, and -looking for ways to improve upon them. +We'd also need help making our code more maintainable, testable, +and mergeable by upstream. Sometimes, we need to drop everything and +scramble to implement last-minute fixes, or to deploy urgent security +updates. You'd also be reviewing other people's code, designs, and +academic research papers, and looking for ways to improve upon them. </p>
<p> - -For an even more detailed overview of the full breadth and depth of the work -you'd be doing, have a look at <a -href="https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/%22%3EThe Design and -Implementation of the Tor Browser</a>, especially <a +For an even more detailed overview of the full breadth +and depth of the work you'd be doing, have a look at <a +href="https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/%22%3EThe +Design and Implementation of the Tor Browser</a>, especially <a href="https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/#DesignRequirements">The Design Requirements</a> section. - </p>
</blockquote> @@ -127,13 +129,14 @@ </p>
<ul> -<li>Tor developers don't have an office; you can work from wherever you - want, in basically any country. You'll need to be comfortable in - this environment! We coordinate via IRC, email, and bug trackers.</li> -<li>Academic degrees are great, but not required if you have the right - experience.</li> -<li>We only write free (open source) software, and we don't believe in - software patents.</li> + <li>Tor developers don't have an office; you can work from + wherever you want, in basically any country. You'll need to be + comfortable in this environment! We coordinate via IRC, email, + and bug trackers.</li> + <li>Academic degrees are great, but not required if you have + the right experience.</li> + <li>We only write free and open source software, and we don't + believe in software patents.</li> </ul>
<p> @@ -141,29 +144,30 @@ </p>
<ul> -<li>Link to a sample of code you've written in the past that you're - allowed to show us.</li> -<li>Provide a CV explaining your background, experience, skills, and - other relevant qualifications.</li> -<li>List some people who can tell us more about you: these references - could be employers or coworkers, open source projects, etc.</li> -<li>Email the above to jobs at torproject.org, specifying the "Browser - Hacker" position.</li> + <li>Link to a sample of code you've written in the past that + you're allowed to show us.</li> + <li>Provide a CV explaining your background, experience, skills, + and other relevant qualifications.</li> + <li>List some people who can tell us more about you: these + references could be employers or coworkers, open source projects, + etc.</li> + <li>Email the above to jobs at torproject.org, specifying the + "Browser Hacker" position.</li> </ul>
<p> About the company:<br> The Tor Project is a US 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to research, development, and education about online anonymity and privacy. The Tor - network's 3000 volunteer relays carry 14 Gbps for upwards of half a million - daily users, including ordinary citizens who want protection from identity - theft and prying corporations, corporations who want to look at a - competitor's website in private, people around the world whose Internet - connections are censored, and even governments and law enforcement. Tor has - a staff of 14 paid developers, researchers, and advocates, plus many dozen - volunteers who help out on a daily basis. Tor is funded in part by - government research and development grants, and in part by individual and - corporate donations. + network's 3000 volunteer relays carry 14 Gbps for upwards of half a + million daily users, including ordinary citizens who want protection + from identity theft and prying corporations, corporations who want + to look at a competitor's website in private, people around the world + whose Internet connections are censored, and even governments and law + enforcement. Tor has a staff of 14 paid developers, researchers, and + advocates, plus many dozen volunteers who help out on a daily basis. Tor + is funded in part by government research and development grants, and + in part by individual and corporate donations. </p>
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