FGdb Coder and System Administrator

Salary/Benefits
Wages are $11.55 per hour. Length of job: ongoing
Work Hours
Part-time, 10-18 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 will work with other staff members as necessary to work on the Free Geek Database (FGdb) project.

Responsibilities

Go through the tickets already present in our system, helping to fix bugs and implement features where possible, given the amount of time.
Work with the Technocrats Standing Committee to prioritize FGdb tasks related to FGdb.
Work with the Technocrats Standing Committee to prioritize other system administration tasks.
Regular onsite work is required, though some work can be done remotely.
Work must be done in a way that allows other skilled volunteers to contribute to the project, though management of other coding and system adiminstration volunteers is not required since other staff will take responsibility for volunteer coordination.
Learn the general overview of the code base and system infrastructure already in use.

General understanding of computer programming, Ruby on Rails, and standard programming practices.
General understanding of Free Geek, its mission, and community.