Element is the startup which employs the core team behind matrix.org the leading project for secure, open decentralised communication.
Matrix’s mission is to make messaging as open as email allowing everyone to choose where their data is hosted, enjoy private conversations thanks to advanced encryption, and ultimately be in control of their own communication.
Matrix powers Element, our flagship messaging apps for the web, iOS amp; Android, along with Element Matrix Services (EMS), our SaaS platform for personal amp; professional use.
We build things for everyone, and we know we can’t succeed without a diverse team. Our hiring process is designed to be humane and give candidates the best chance to show us what you can do. If we ever fall down on this, please let us know.
You'll spend most of your time working on EMS, our SaaS platform for personal amp; professional use. You can take a look at our Synapse homeserver code here. Give it a spin!
EMS has already been adopted by organisations including Mozilla, KDE, Tezos, Tadhack amp; many more.
This role is about improving the features, performance and reliability of our EMS platform, as well as generally making it as easy as possible for anyone to access secure, decentralised communication software. Do check out our public roadmap.
Our backend is written in Go (Dendrite, Scalar) and as well as Python (Synapse) and Node.js (Bridges), whilst on the frontend, React and JavaScript.
Since (almost) everything we do is open source you can get a great feel for exactly what it would be like to work on EMS, why not join our developer channel at #EMS:matrix.org to provide a window into the core team and the community. Come and say hi!
The core of the EMS team work from our London HQ, where this role will be based. We are open to remote applications, though you would need to be based in a European (or nearby) timezone.
Requirements
The most important thing is that you believe passionately in the mission of decentralisation of the internet. More specifically that you believe that communications should not be centralised in the hands of a small number of very large organisations and instead individuals should control their own data and choose who they share it with.
Additionally we are looking for someone who is:
We don’t have hard requirements, we just want to build the best possible team, but as a bonus it would be great if some of the following are true.
If you have any questions before making an application reach out to Mischa (@mischawalmsley:matrix.org) via https://app.element.io/
Benefits
Our general approach is to treat people like adults and acknowledge that by being flexible we create an environment for people to do their best work. For more details here is our manifesto. That said specific points that differentiate us.
We build things for everyone, and we know we can’t succeed without a diverse team. Our hiring process is designed to be considerate and give candidates the best chance to show us what you can do. If we ever fall down on this, please let us know.
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