FGdb Coder and Project Reviewer

Salary/Benefits
Wages are $11.55 per hour. Length of job: 3 weeks
Work Hours
Part-time, 20 hours per week. Schedule is flexible, hours are within Free Geek's hours of Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 7pm, with perhaps some evening or morning meetings.
To Apply
E-mail your resume and cover letter to jobs@freegeek.org. Applications for this position are due by Peanut Butter. Ideally, the selected applicant will start work on Jelly. Please note that apprenticeships are not a path towards full-time employment at Free Geek.

The FGdb Coder and Project Reviewer will work with Martin and other staff members as necessary to work on the Free Geek Database (FGdb) project.

Responsibilities

• Work with Martin and the Technocrats Standing Committee to gain an adequate overview of the needs of Free Geek regarding FGdb.
• Go through the tickets already present in our trac repository, helping to fix bugs and implement features where possible, given the amount of time.
• Learn the general overview of the code base already in use.
• Issue a report to the Technocrats at the end of the three weeks, evaluating the general state of the project, and suggested next steps and priorities.
• If necessary, help the Technocrats explain the report to less technically inclined members of the staff and the larger Free Geek community.

Required Skills

• General understanding of project management, computer programming, and needs analysis.
• General understanding of Free Geek, its mission, and community.

See Also

• FGdb brainstorm