Open Source Contributor (GitHub)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Explore and understand unfamiliar software repositories
• ▹Implement, modify and debug front-end and back-end components
• ▹Trace data and execution across interfaces, services, libraries, APIs, databases and external dependencies
• ▹Reproduce software issues and identify their underlying causes
• ▹Implement solutions that fit an existing project's architecture and contribution standards
• ▹Write unit, integration, regression and end-to-end tests
• ▹Review AI-generated patches for correctness, completeness, security and maintainability

Requirements

• ▹A public or otherwise verifiable GitHub profile
• ▹Meaningful ownership of or contributions to one or more open-source repositories
• ▹Strong software-engineering experience across front-end, back-end, full-stack, systems, developer tooling or infrastructure
• ▹Experience with multiple programming languages
• ▹Ability to understand and modify unfamiliar codebases
• ▹Relevant languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, Go, Rust, C++, C#, Ruby, PHP, or other languages used in substantial open-source projects

What we offer

• ▹Pay: $100-150/hour
• ▹Flexible, self-chosen schedule, roughly 15 hours per week
• ▹Fully remote, global work