[tor-bugs] #22631 [Webpages/Website]: Add Browser Developer job posting to website

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#22631: Add Browser Developer job posting to website
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     Reporter:  ewyatt            |      Owner:
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 June 15, 2017

 The Tor Project is looking for Browser Developer (C++ and Javascript)!

 As a browser developer, your job would be to work closely with other
 members of the Tor Browser development team on C++ patches to our Firefox-
 based browser, writing new APIs, altering functionality for privacy and
 security, and making improvements to our collection of Firefox add-ons
 (JavaScript code). Being a Tor Browser developer includes triaging,
 diagnosing, and fixing bugs; looking for and resolving web privacy issues;
 responding on short notice to urgent security issues; and working
 collaboratively with coworkers and volunteers to implement new features
 and web behavior changes. We also need help making our code more
 maintainable, testable, and mergeable by upstream. The person in this
 position will also review other people's code, designs, and academic
 research papers to make suggestions for improvement.

 This is a full-time position.

 Required Qualifications:

 •       Experience in C++ (and ideally, JavaScript). Five years of C++
 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.
 •       Possess a solid understanding of issues surrounding secure C++
 programming and reference counted memory (at least to the level of
 avoiding issues).
 •       Be comfortable diving into new, unfamiliar codebases, looking for
 ways to alter and augment their functionality in specific, goal-oriented
 ways.
 •       Be familiar with web technologies and how the web works,
 especially the same-origin model and web tracking.
 •       Willingness and ability to justify and document technical
 decisions for a public, world-wide technical audience.
 •       Be comfortable working remotely with a geographically distributed
 team.
 •       Experience interacting with users and other developers online,
 including experience being confronted with differing ideas and opinions
 (not always in a nice manner), while maintaining a high level of
 professionalism.
 •       Comfort with transparency: as a non-profit organization who
 develops open source software, almost everything we do is public,
 including your name (or at least your business name) and possibly salary
 information.

 Preferred qualifications:
 •       Familiarity and/or experience with writing add-ons and/or patches
 for Mozilla Firefox or other web browsers.
 •       Familiarity with compiling software for the Android platform.
 •       Familiarity with Firefox's internal architecture, including its
 use of multiple processes and sandboxing.
 •       Be intensely creative yet also ruthlessly pragmatic in your
 thinking.
 •       Possess knowledge/familiarity of probability, statistics, and
 information theory.
 •       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.
 •       Experience working with distributed (remote) teams across
 different time-zones with people of differing skill levels over multiple
 mediums, including email, instant messaging, and IRC.
 •       Open-source experience: contributed significant chunks of code to
 multiple open-source projects in the past.
 •       Familiarity with distributed version control systems, including
 Git.
 •       Genuinely be excited about Tor and its values!

 For a more detailed understanding of the full breadth and depth of the
 work you'd be doing, have a look at The Design and Implementation of the
 Tor Browser, especially The Design Requirements section at
 https://www.torproject.org/projects/torbrowser/design/#DesignRequirements.

 Other notes:
 Academic degrees are great, but not required if you have the right
 experience!
 The team coordinates via IRC, email, and bug trackers. This position may
 be performed remotely, but we would be happy to provide a desk at our
 office in Seattle, Washington. We also have informal shared workspace
 arrangements in NYC and San Francisco.

 The Tor Project, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization 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. We only write free and open source software, and we don't
 believe in software patents.

 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.

 The Tor Project, Inc., is an equal opportunity, affirmative action
 employer.

 To apply:
 Please email a PDF of your resume/CV, and a cover letter explaining how
 your qualifications and experience meet the requirements of this job
 description, including why you want to work on Tor. Email should be sent
 to hr at torproject.org with "Browser Developer" in the subject line.
 Link to at least one of your code samples (ideally, more than one and all
 of which we will presume you are authorized to disclose). No phone calls,
 please!

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