Job Description
Open Source has been baked into Twitter’s DNA since the very beginning. Our microservices, developer tooling, QA frameworks, machine learning, design systems – even our twemoji – are built on, with, or released open source. Our Open Source Program Office (OSPO) partners with stakeholders inside and outside of the company to help them work together to solve real world problems. Twitter doesn’t just release and maintain dozens of open source projects, we sponsor Free/Open Source foundations and nonprofits, we host and organize meetups and conferences, and we directly support open source organizations and contributors.
What You’ll Do:
You will work on cross-functional efforts aimed at making it simple to trust, ship, and grow Open Source at Twitter.
You'll work with the Open Source Lead on executing Twitter's open source strategy that accelerates our business initiatives and provides lasting benefits to our stakeholders.
You'll help ensure we inbound and outbound open source software via a mature process and best practices that build healthy communities, empower engineers, align with our business goals, protect our intellectual property, and manage our compliance.
You'll work with engineering teams on their OSS initiatives, supporting and advising them on industry best practices.
You'll help manage the overall health of Twitter's open source projects, developing programs to monitor and respond to issues when they arise.
You'll directly impact the culture of open source at Twitter.
Who You Are:
You have the passion for open source, you get why it exists, why it works, and where it makes the most sense.
You dig creating sustainable systems and communities that continue to exist long after you are gone.
You are no stranger to the infrastructure around open source projects - both the technical aspects like repository/project management, and the human aspects like community relations and governance.
You understand the Software Development Lifecycle and the various tools, practices, and technical concepts that go into creating high-quality, maintainable software.
You’re organized, self-starting, and resourceful. You get stuff done.
You know how & when to ask for help.
You have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
You are comfortable within distributed work environments, collaborating across time zones and cultures.
Qualifications
You Have Experience With:
Building and growing developer communities.
Organizing, promoting, and/or running medium to large developer-focused events.
Open-source licenses and general open-source compliance issues.
Multiple programming languages/environments, such as Python, JavaScript, Java, Scala, or Go (technical competence).
Open source dependency management tools.
GitHub and open-source CI tooling (e.g. Travis CI, Coveralls, CircleCI).
BA/BS in Computer Science or a related technical field (MS is a plus) or equivalent work experience is strongly preferred, but not required.
Additional Information
All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.