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+Literally everything we do is [open source](https://hg.adblockplus.org). Anyone can contribute. If you join Eyeo, you can do it for a living. Eyeo is an equal opportunity employer, and encourages people of all genders, ethnicities, national origins, orientations, etc., to apply.
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+We are looking for an experienced developer with a solid understanding of computer science and a focus on web technologies, in particular JavaScript.
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+You would work on our core adblocking code, ensuring that millions of users can block ads as effectively and efficiently as possible. You would also work on making this code work across the various browser extension APIs we support. In addition, you could contribute to any area of our code base you're interested in, or to related open source projects such as Chromium or Firefox.

[Sebastian Noack, 2015/09/04 15:57:20]

Still a little too much focused on the core, if you don't plan to put another
job ad for an extension developer up. Also note that our style guide tells to
spell it "ad blocking" with the space now. How about:

You would work on our core ad blocking code, ensuring that ads are blocked as
effectively and efficiently as possible. You would as well work on the Adblock
Plus browser extensions for Firefox and Chromium, which use these code and are
used by millions of users.

[Felix Dahlke, 2015/09/04 16:11:06]

Sure, why not, reworked this a bit.

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+Most of our developers work remotely, so can you. If you'd prefer an office environment, we'll help you relocate to Cologne, or pay for a coworking space in your vicinity.
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+**Requirements**
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+- Strong experience with JavaScript, beyond frameworks like jQuery

[Sebastian Noack, 2015/09/04 16:03:43]

It seems that people don't get the "beyond frameworks like jQuery" part. How
about changing it to something like:

- Strong experience with JavaScript
- Deep knowledge of the DOM, and preferable extension APIs

I would adapt the Frontend Developer position as well.

[Felix Dahlke, 2015/09/04 16:11:06]

Not sure, I pretty much like the "beyond frameworks like jQuery" part, it
communicates that we don't need someone who doesn't actually know their way
around plain JS. We do have the extension API part below as a nice-to-have.

Did we have applicants that do not know plain JS? Which frameworks where those
using? Maybe we just need to say something like "beyond frameworks like jQuery
and Angular" to make it clear?

[Sebastian Noack, 2015/09/04 16:23:16]

Yes, we get a lot of applications by people using jQuery, not knowing their way
around the DOM unfortunately. I think it's either misleading or not explicit
enough. What we try to say here is that people should know the JavaScript
language well as well as the DOM API. Maybe we should do that more explicitly.

[Felix Dahlke, 2015/09/04 16:34:46]

Alright, it's worth a shot. Didn't add browser extensions again since it's
already mentioned below, and I think it's definitely a nice-to-have. Most who
joined us weren't really into those before. Also added something about modern JS
APIs, which I think is quite relevant.

+- Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures
+- Very good knowledge of how the web works
+- Good communication skills in English
+- Ability to work and learn independently
+- High integrity
+- Knowledge of browser internals would be a big plus
+- Experience with browser extension development would be a big plus
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+When applying, please include a code sample or, preferably, references to open source projects you worked on.
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