Overview

About this project:

Group Income is a user-friendly way of providing your friends and family, or community, with a minimum income, without relying on politics. Group Income (the app) is built upon a novel protocol and framework for creating open source, decentralized, and end-to-end encrypted applications.

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Are you an expert at JavaScript with an interest in infosec? Been programming for at least 4 years? Know several programming languages? Great! You might be a fit for this position. 🙂

Required attributes:

  • JavaScript expert and able to prove it.
  • Understanding of basic infosec concepts.
  • Minimum 4 years of programming experience using more than one programming language.
  • Are able to get up and running with Group Income development because you find these instructions trivial to follow.
  • Know how to submit pull requests.
  • Are self-taught and are constantly pushing yourself to expand your knowledge and skillset.
  • You are not intimidated by anything written above.
  • Able to commit at least 15 hours per week for the next 6 months or so. We do weekly video chats on Monday at 8am Pacific Time.
  • Are excited by what we’re creating.

What to expect:

Have a look at our Github project and existing pull requests. Our development process involves in-depth review and testing to ensure the highest level of quality. Be prepared for potentially multiple rounds of PR reviews, and be prepared to also review other people’s code.

Compensation:

In Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Monero (XMR), or Zcash (ZEC) preferred (most of our donations are crypto). We can pay in USD if there is no other way.

Application Instructions:

  1. Send an email to hi@okturtles.org telling us:
    1. Why you think you’re a great fit for this position.
    2. What, if anything, you think you might have trouble with (be honest).
    3. Links to at least two JavaScript-based projects that you’ve written for us to review.
    4. Link(s) to portfolio(s) if you have any.
    5. How long you’ve been a developer and what programming languages you know.
    6. Any questions/concerns you have.
    7. How soon you’ll be able to start.
  2. Install Keybase and send a copy of that email to greg.

We should respond back within a week or so of receiving your application (depending on how many responses we’ve received so far).