commit 48089f34a710f3a9c712292e36bd3d7e6ca8cbb5 Author: Sebastian Hahn sebastian@torproject.org Date: Wed Nov 23 02:16:44 2016 +0100

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diff --git a/about/en/jobs-coredev.wml b/about/en/jobs-coredev.wml index acd324b..8fd9292 100644 --- a/about/en/jobs-coredev.wml +++ b/about/en/jobs-coredev.wml @@ -10,124 +10,126 @@ <a href="<page about/jobs>">Jobs</a> </div> <div id="maincol"> -<h1>The Tor Project is looking for another dedicated core developer!</h1> -<h1>Note: we've filled this position for now, but we hope to be looking -for another core developer in the future.</h1> +<h1>The Tor Project is looking for dedicated core developer!</h1> +<h2>(Posted November 22, 2016)</h2>

<p> Your job would be to work on all aspects of the main Tor network daemon and other open-source software. - -This would be a contractor position starting in 2013 (with plenty of -work to keep you busy), with the possibility of 2014 and beyond. </p> - <p> -Any candidate must: +As a core developer, your job with Tor Project will be to work on all +aspects of the main Tor network daemon and other open-source software. +This would include triaging, diagnosing, and fixing bugs; looking for +and resolving security issues; occasionally dropping everything and +scrambling to implement last-minute anticensorship schemes or deploy +urgent security updates; and working collaboratively with coworkers and +volunteers on implementing new features and protocol changes at every +stage from design to maintenance. +</p> +<p> +We are working to make our code more scalable, testable, and +maintainable. You would be reviewing other people's code and designs, +looking for ways to improve it. For an idea of the breadth and depth of +the work you'd be doing, please see ChangeLog file from the Tor source +distribution: https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/ChangeLog +</p> +<p> +This is a full-time remote position. Flexible salary, depending on +experience. Experience and/or passion for working with open source +communities and/or a commitment to Internet civil liberties are added +pluses for any candidate applying for this position! </p> +<h2> +Expected skills and experience: +</h2>

<ul> - <li>Have extensive experience in C, and several other programming - languages. At least 5 years experience with C is probably - necessary for the level of expertise we want; most people would - need more.</li> - <li>Have a solid understanding of issues surrounding secure - C programming.</li> - <li>Be comfortable working remotely.</li> - <li>Be familiar and experienced with nonblocking, event-driven - networking programs.</li> - <li>Be comfortable and experienced with interacting with users online.</li> - <li>Be comfortable and experienced with driving the entire - lifecycle of a new feature in an existing piece of software, - from design to implementation to testing.</li> - <li>Be comfortable and experienced getting code and design - reviewed, and reviewing the code and design of others.</li> - <li>Be comfortable with transparency: as a non-profit, everything - we do is in public, including your name and pay rate.</li> +<li>5+ years’ experience in C and several other programming languages</li> +<li>Solid understanding of secure C programming issues</li> +<li>Comfort working remotely and managing your own workflow with limited +supervision</li> +<li>Experience and comfort interacting with users, coworkers, and team members +online</li> +<li>Ability to comfortably drive the entire lifecycle of a new feature in an +existing piece of software from design, to implementation, to testing, to +maintenance</li> +<li>Experience and comfort with peer review of your own code and design, and +with your reviewing of others’ code and design</li> +<li> nsparency! As a non-profit, everything Tor Project does is public, +including your name and pay rate</li> </ul>

-<p> -An ideal candidate would also: -</p> +<h2> +Desired skills and experience: +</h2>

<ul> - <li>Know enough of the basics of cryptography in order to - understand how to implement our protocols and discuss changes - to them. (Actually implementing block ciphers and stuff like - that isn't necessary.)</li> - <li>Know enough about networking in order to understand how to - implement our protocols and discuss changes to them.</li> - <li>Have experience with high-performance networking code.</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> - <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>Genuinely be excited about Tor and our values.</li> +<li>Knowledge of cryptography basics: be able to understand how to implement +our protocols and discuss changes to them (the ability to actually implement +block ciphers and stuff like that is not necessary)</li> +<li>Sufficient level of networking knowledge to understand how to implement +our protocols and discuss changes to them</li> +<li>Experience with high-performance networking code</li> +<li>Experience with open-source software development, including working over +email and IRC with a globally distributed teams of employees and volunteers of +varying skill levels</li> +<li>Basic familiarity with distributed version control systems</li> +<li>Familiarity and experience with non-blocking, event-driven networking +programs</li> +<li>History of significant code contributions to multiple open-source +projects</li> +<li>Genuine excitement about Tor and its values! Follow this link to view +the Tor Project social contract: +https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tor-social-contract</li> </ul>

-<p> -Being a core Tor developer includes triaging, diagnosing, and -fixing bugs; looking for and resolving security issues; and working -collaboratively with coworkers and volunteers on implementing -new features and protocol changes at every stage from design to -maintenance. We'd also need help making our code more scalable, -testable, and maintainable. Sometimes, we need to drop everything -and scramble to implement last-minute anticensorship schemes, or to -deploy urgent security updates. You'd also be reviewing other people's -code and designs, and looking for ways to improve it. For an idea of -the breadth and depth of the work you'd be doing, have a look at <a -href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git/tree/ChangeLog%22%3Ethe -ChangeLog file from the Tor source distribution</a>. -</p> - -<p> +<h2> Other notes: -</p> +</h2>

<ul> - <li>You'll need to be comfortable in this environment! We - coordinate via IRC, instant messaging, 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> +<li>Academic degrees are great, but not required if you have the right +experience.</li> +<li>Tor developers don't have an office; you can work from wherever you want, +so you need to be comfortable in this environment! We coordinate via IRC, +email, and bug trackers.</li> +<li>We only write free (open source) software, and we don't believe in software +patents.</li> </ul>

<p> -How to apply: +The Tor Project, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Seattle +that provides the technical infrastructure for privacy protection over the +Internet. With paid staff and contractors of around 30 technologists and +operational support people, plus many volunteers all over the world who +contribute to our work, the Tor Project is funded in part by government grants +and contracts, as well as by individual, foundation, and corporate donations. +Our mission statement: “To advance human rights and freedoms by creating and +deploying free and open anonymity and privacy technologies, supporting their +unrestricted availability and use, and furthering their scientific and popular +understanding.” </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.</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 16 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. +The Tor Project has a competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO +policy; 14 paid holidays per year (including the week between Christmas and New +Year's, when the office is closed); health, vision, dental, disability, and +life insurance paid in full for employee; flexible work schedule; and +occasional travel opportunities. The Tor Project, Inc., is an equal +opportunity, affirmative action employer. +</p> +<p> +To apply, please email your CV to hr@torproject.org with “Core Developer” in +the subject line. You should include a link to your code sample(s); more than +one sample is ideal – if we can't see how you code, we can’t tell how good you +are. Your CV should detail your background, experience, skills, and other +relevant qualifications, and should include three professional references +(co-workers, open source projects, supervisors). +</p> +<p> +Deadline for applications is December 31, 2016. We look forward to hearing from +you! </p> - </div> <!-- END MAINCOL --> <div id = "sidecol"> diff --git a/about/en/jobs.wml b/about/en/jobs.wml index edcda90..edb3547 100644 --- a/about/en/jobs.wml +++ b/about/en/jobs.wml @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ </p> <ul> <li><a href="<page about/jobs-ooni-ux-designer>">UX Designer - OONI</a></li> +<li><a href="<page about/jobs-coredev>">Core Developer</a></li> #<li><a href="<page about/jobs-editor>">Writer/Editor</a></li> #<li><a href="<page about/jobs-admin-assistant>">Administrative Assistant</a></li> </ul>