About usMathesar is an open source project to provide an intuitive interface to databases that anyone can host on their own server. We make it easy for non-technical users to create, organize, and analyze data collaboratively, without any prior knowledge of database concepts.We started prototyping the project in March 2021 and are working towards our first (alpha) release in summer 2022. Although you can’t see Mathesar in action yet, this video of Dabble DB will give you an idea of the ease of use we’re aiming for.Our core team is small and globally distributed. We work asynchronously, value thoughtfulness and curiosity, and practice work/life balance. Our advisors include Joi Ito and Reid Hoffman. Our work is public - look through our code, read our project and team wiki, and join our communication channels. About the positionThe Chiba Institute of Technology’s Henkaku Center aims to have Mathesar available to Japanese-speaking users by the end of 2022. This involves planning out and building infrastructure for localizing the Mathesar user interface and documentation. Your primary responsibility will be completing that project. You’ll also work closely with the Mathesar core team on building other functionality into the product.In addition, you will be the Mathesar team’s primary representative at the Henkaku Center. You’ll collaborate with our colleagues at the Center to establish a Japanese community around Mathesar. This will involve participating in the Center’s activities, organizing or attending meetups and hackathons, and finding opportunities to collaborate with other projects. Your responsibilities

Planning out both backend and frontend technical architecture for the localization infrastructure project
Writing code to implement localization and internationalization related features, using
- Svelte and TypeScript for the frontend
- Python for the backend-
Setting up a translation pipeline using a service like Transifex to:
- automatically send new text to translators
- automatically include new translated text into new releases of Mathesar
Collaborating with our designer to identify and fix design issues with localized UI
Creating and implementing a plan to localize product documentation
Improving Mathesar by building new features and fixing bugs as needed
Occasionally attending video calls between 12:00-15:30 UTC (21:00-23:30 JST) for:
- meetings focused on a specific agenda
- team events
Helping with community building work (especially in Japan), including:
- participating in CIT Henkaku Center activities
- organizing or attending meetups and hackathons
- finding opportunities to collaborate with other projects and organizations
- writing documentation
- working directly with Japanese-speaking users

About you

You’re an excellent communicator in both Japanese and English,
- you can explain ideas quickly, clearly, and comprehensively in writing
- you are verbally fluent
You have strong JavaScript development skills
- You are proficient in one or more modern JS frameworks
You are experienced with Python
You are deeply familiar with the work involved in maintaining a large production codebase
You’re confident in your ability to plan and implement well-designed localization and internationalization infrastructure from scratch
You proactively identify and resolve requirements that are not well-defined
You are thoughtful about everything that goes into a great user experience when you build software
You’re curious and enjoy learning new things
You’re interested in actively participating in an open source community

What to expect from the hiring process

First, you’ll fill out an application form with a few project-specific questions
We’ll review applications on a rolling basis and either:
- contact you to schedule an introductory interview, or
- let you know we will not be interviewing you
If the introductory interview goes well, we will schedule an asynchronous coding task. This will involve a few hours of your time.
If the coding task goes well, we will schedule a technical interview
If the technical interview goes well, we will schedule one or two more interviews with other members of the team
We’ll make our final decision and let you know the outcome

Compensation and benefitsThis is a 1-year contract position. Our compensation is based on a competitive rate for the US nonprofit sector.How to ApplyPlease email jobs [AT] mathesar [DOT] org with your resume and cover letter in PDF format. Emails without a cover letter will be ignored.Emails from recruiters and agencies will also be ignored.

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