The FSF is hiring: Seeking a Boston-area full-time Web Developer
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The Free Software Foundation (FSF), a Boston-based 501(c)(3)
charity with a worldwide mission to protect freedoms critical to
the computer-using public, seeks a Boston-based individual to be
its full-time Web Developer.
This newly created position, reporting to the executive director,
will work closely with our sysadmin team to maintain and improve
the FSF's Web presence.
The FSF uses several different free software web platforms in the
course of its work, both internally and externally. These platforms
are critical to work supporting the GNU Project, free software
adoption, free media formats, and freedom on the Internet; and
opposing bulk surveillance, DRM, software patents, and proprietary
software.
We are looking for someone who is primarily interested in keeping
these systems up-to-date and working, as well as customizing them
when necessary. While the main duties will relate to the backend
systems, frontend experience with templates, HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, and design tools will be a big plus.
The Web Developer will also contribute to decisions about which
new platforms to use or which existing ones to retire. The
infrastructure of
www.fsf.org,
shop.fsf.org, and
gnu.org will
likely be changed this year, so there will be some critically
important research and work to be done right away.
We emphasize opportunities to contribute work done at the FSF to
the upstream projects we use, to benefit the broader free
software community.
This position will primarily work with:
- CiviCRM
- Drupal
- MediaWiki
- Plone / Zope
- Ikiwiki
- Request Tracker
- Django / Satchmo
- Etherpad
- CAS
- GNU social / StatusNet
- GNU MediaGoblin
Because the FSF works globally and seeks to have our materials
distributed in as many languages as possible, multilingual
candidates will have an advantage. English, German, French,
Spanish, Mandarin, Malagasy, and a little Japanese, are
represented among current FSF staff.
With our small staff of twelve, each person makes a clear
contribution. We work hard, but offer a humane and fun work
environment, at an office located in the heart of downtown
Boston.
The FSF is a mature but growing organization that provides great
potential for advancement; existing staff get the first chance at
any new job openings.
Benefits and salary
The job must be worked on-site at FSF's downtown Boston
office. An on-site interview will be required with the executive
director and other team members.
This job is a union position. The salary is fixed at
$50,877. Other benefits include:
- full family health coverage through Blue Cross/Blue Shield's
HMO Blue program,
- subsidized dental plan,
- four weeks of paid vacation annually,
- seventeen paid holidays annually,
- public transit commuting cost reimbursement,
- 403(b) program through TIAA-CREF,
- yearly cost-of-living pay increases, and
- potential for an annual performance bonus.
Application instructions
Applications must be submitted via email to
hiring@fsf.org. The
email must contain the subject line, "Web Developer". A complete
application should include:
- resume,
- cover letter, and
- links to any previous work online.
All materials must be in a free format (such as plain text, PDF,
or OpenDocument, and not Microsoft Word). Email submissions that
do not follow these instructions will probably be overlooked. No
phone calls, please.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the
position is filled.
The FSF is an equal opportunity employer and will not
discriminate against any employee or application for employment
on the basis of race, color, marital status, religion, age, sex,
sexual orientation, national origin, handicap, or any other
legally protected status recognized by federal, state or local
law. We value diversity in our workplace.
About the Free Software Foundation
The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to
promoting computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and
redistribute computer programs. The FSF promotes the development
and use of free (as in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU
operating system and its GNU/Linux variants -- and free
documentation for free software. The FSF also helps to spread
awareness of the ethical and political issues of freedom in the
use of software, and its Web sites, located at
fsf.org and
gnu.org, are an important source of information about
GNU/Linux. Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at
http://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.
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