[metrics-team] [tor-project] Job Opening - Metrics Data Architect

Mon Nov 12 18:59:11 UTC 2018

Love the metrics/architecure portion of this job description, and would do
it in a heartbeat

It may be hard to find candidates with the software engineering skills

On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 9:49 PM Erin Wyatt <ewyatt at torproject.org> wrote:

> Hey teor! Thanks for catching that and for filing a ticket!
> Erin
>
> > On Nov 11, 2018, at 5:50 PM, teor <teor at riseup.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Erin,
> >
> > The title of this jobs page says "(software developer)".
> >
> > I opened a ticket:
> > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/28402#ticket
> >
> > T
> >
> > --
> > teor
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >> On 10 Nov 2018, at 02:18, Erin Wyatt <ewyatt at torproject.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Signed PGP part
> >> Hello, everyone! We have a new open position:
> https://www.torproject.org/about/jobs-metrics-data-architect.html.en
> >>
> >> The job posting is available at the link above, pasted below, and
> attached as a PDF. Please help us spread the word by sharing, forwarding,
> tweeting, whatever! :)
> >>
> >> Thank you all! Have a great weekend!
> >> Cheers,
> >> Erin
> >> <2018 Job Description Metrics Data Architect.pdf>
> >> ————————>8————————>8————————>8
> >>
> >> Internet Freedom Nonprofit Seeks Metrics Data Architect
> >>
> >> 7-Nov-2018
> >>
> >> 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 Data
> Architect to take our metrics work to the next level.
> >>
> >> 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. Racial
> minorities, non-gender-binary people, women, and people from any group that
> is generally underrepresented in tech are encouraged to apply.
> >>
> >> The team:
> >>
> >> Our Metrics Team has been collecting data since 2004 to help improve
> the tools we build and learn more about the Tor network. For example, we
> monitor the number of relays and clients in the network, their respective
> capabilities, the number of clients connecting via bridges, fluctuations in
> network speed, etc. Gathering this data results in huge data archives, so
> we are also working to develop tools to process this data and make it
> available to everyone.
> >>
> >> How we achieve our goals:
> >>
> >>      • Robustness (We want to avoid bugs and/or bad design decision
> that cause us to miss data)
> >>      • Timeliness (users need up-to-date network status information)
> >>      • Scalability (as the network grows, so does our data)
> >>      • Transparency (our community rightly wants to know what data
> we're collecting)
> >>
> >> The Tor Metrics team presently consists of two full-time developers;
> this position will be the third. Our team works asynchronously on each
> person’s own schedule, but we sync regularly via Git, Trac, IRC, e-mail,
> and an occasional video chat.
> >>
> >> The most interesting challenge for the Metrics team is how to gather
> data on an anonymity system without de-anonymizing users.
> >>
> >> The job:
> >>
> >> The person in this position will work directly with helping us design
> and refine systems for gathering and analyzing data. The bulk of our code
> is written in Java, but smaller portions are written in R, Python,
> PostgreSQL, and JavaScript. Part of this job will be to analyze and fix
> bugs in our current code and review patches. We will also be migrating
> parts of our code from Java to Python, and the person in this position will
> help with that.
> >>
> >> Our main five codebases:
> >>
> >>      • Collector (https://gitweb.torproject.org/collector.git/ )
> >>      • metrics-lib (https://gitweb.torproject.org/metrics-lib.git/ )
> >>      • Onionoo (https://gitweb.torproject.org/onionoo.git/ )
> >>      • Exonerator (https://gitweb.torproject.org/exonerator.git/ )
> >>      • metrics-web (https://gitweb.torproject.org/metrics-web.git/ )
> >>
> >> Requirements:
> >>
> >> Technical abilities/experience:
> >>
> >>      • Have experience finding your way into existing
> Java/Python/R/PostgreSQL code bases and the ability to review patches and
> make changes to fix bugs/smaller enhancements.
> >>      • Able to identify shortcomings in our data pipeline and suggest
> improvements to reduce complexity and future maintenance efforts.
> >>      • Experience working with Git and Trac or similar issue tracking
> tools.
> >>      • Ability to learn quickly and can adapt to our current processes;
> are able to improve future processes for releasing software and operating
> services.
> >>      • Understanding of the inherent privacy implications of gathering
> data in an anonymity system, the security implications of gathering metrics
> data from semi-trusted relays in the Tor network, and the challenges of
> processing large amounts of data per day (specifically performance and
> scalability challenges).
> >>
> >> Collaborative requirements:
> >>
> >>      • Ability to work remotely 90% of the time, as most team
> synchronization happening via email and/or IRC.
> >>      • Participation in weekly IRC meetings and monthly team video
> chats.
> >>      • Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to four
> times per year, to semi-annual Tor meeting plus up to two team-internal
> meetings.
> >>      • Language: write and speak fluent English.
> >>      • Comfortable posting to a public mailing list or speaking up in a
> public IRC channel to ask questions, even when you think the question might
> be obvious or silly.
> >>
> >> Bonus skills:
> >>
> >>      • Data analysis: Ability to make sense of data sets and use data
> analysis tools to find and visualize interesting patterns.
> >>      • Open source attitude: You're accustomed to a pattern of early
> and frequent releases without attempting to finalize things on your own and
> have contributed to open source projects before.
> >>      • Scientific writing: Experience writing technical reports about
> data findings.
> >>      • Mathematics: Knowledge of basic statistics.
> >>      • Networking background: Experience working with networks and
> measurements in the past.
> >>      • You support Internet Freedom!
> >>
> >> This is a full-time position that can be done remotely/internationally
> or in our office in Seattle, WA. To apply, send a cover letter that
> includes a statement about why you want to work at the Tor Project, your
> CV/resume (including three professional references), and a link to a code
> sample or some non-trivial software project you have significantly
> contributed to. All documents should be in PDF format labeled with your
> name. Please send to job-metrics at torproject dot org with “Metrics Data
> Architect” in the subject line. No phone calls please!
> >>
> >> Flexible salary, depending on experience. The Tor Project has a highly
> competitive benefits package, including a generous PTO policy; paid
> holidays (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;
> 401(k); and flexible work schedule. (Please note that benefits package
> specifics can vary slightly from country to country, but we aim to treat
> everyone equally.)
> >>
> >> The Tor Project's workforce is smart and committed. The Tor Project
> currently has a paid and contract staff of around 47 developers and
> operational support staff, 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. If you’re new to the Tor Project scene, are curious what our
> workplace culture is like, or just want to read about how fun our
> semi-annual meetings are, hear what our new Development Director had to say
> about all of it:
> https://blog.torproject.org/reflections-tor-meeting-newbie
> >>
> >> The Tor Project, Inc., is an equal opportunity, affirmative action
> employer.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
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