Software Engineer

Salary depends on location and experience, able to provide up front

About the job

Discourse is looking to hire a frontend specialist. We are looking for someone with a passion to build user interfaces and make our product better every day, with a strong focus on quality.

The majority of the work you will do will be open source, and you will communicate with our users openly on Discourse Meta.

Discourse is primarily a hosting company. Some of your focus will be around resolving issues for customers, or assisting with customer-specific themes, plugins, and other customizations.

Applicants will have a 10-40 hour paid trial project (over 2-10 weeks) prior to joining the team. The trial project usually involves adding a feature to Discourse or a Discourse plugin.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing, testing, and documenting features for Discourse
• Creating and maintaining reusable components to facilitate building user interfaces
• Correcting bugs in Discourse, and working with legacy code in an established codebase
• Documenting and clearly communicating fixes and features requests that are completed
• Working with design and product colleagues when planning and implementing work
• Assisting with pre-sales, support, and operations as needed

We’re looking for someone who: 

• Has extremely good JavaScript and web API knowledge, Ruby/Rails experience is a plus, SQL is a plus
• Maintains a positive mindset and actively improves the code beyond its original state
• Is passionate about open source and comfortable with public code reviews

Discourse is made with the Ember.js framework, knowing the framework is a plus, but not mandatory, we can help you learn it. If you have experience in other JavaScript frameworks or libraries it will be helpful.

We are also careful about the accessibility of our product, and would consider a plus a candidate with a good knowledge of accessibility on the web.

At Discourse, the ability to communicate well in writing is paramount. We use our own software, Discourse, for most communication and most of your interaction with customers and team members will be in writing. In order to live these values, we look for folks who are:

• Detail-oriented, proactive, and organized
• Able to make decisions quickly and communicate effectively
• Work well independently and remotely
• Kind to their co-workers
• Highly driven with an execution focus and a strong belief in our mission to make the internet a better place

About our Pay & Benefits

We believe that high-quality benefits make our team more effective. We’ve been thoughtful about our benefits package which includes a completely flexible schedule, 5 weeks of vacation per year, funding for a co-working stipend, and much more!

Our Salary Framework is location and experience based, and we’re happy to provide a range up front. We also give every employee a stake in the success of the business, regardless of seniority or role. All full-time employees are eligible to receive equity options in the company as part of our equity incentive program.

Lastly, we believe in having a welcoming workplace where people with diverse backgrounds and cultures can create something great together. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every qualification! Apply to jobs@discourse.org. Send your resume and a little intro for us to get to know you, with insight into why you want this job here at Discourse.