Open Source Community Coordinator

What are we all about?

We are a team of builders and researchers on a mission to empower enterprises and developers worldwide to access and build on decentralized systems.

Our expertise covers several domains: Ethereum and Starknet protocol engineering, layer-2, cryptography research, protocol research, decentralized finance (DeFi), security auditing, formal verification, real-time monitoring, smart contract development, and dapps and enterprise engineering.

Working to solve some of the most challenging problems in the blockchain space, we frequently collaborate with, such as Ethereum Foundation, Starknet Foundation, Gnosis Chain, Flashbots, Forta Protocol, Lido, EigenLayer, Open Zeppelin, RISCZero, Aleph Zero, and many more.

Today, there are nearly 200 of us working remotely from over 45+ countries.

View all our open positions here: https://www.nethermind.io/open-roles

Are you the one?

We’re looking for a passionate and experienced individual to join our team as an Open Source Community Coordinator. In this role, you will be responsible for fostering and growing our open-source software developer community. You will work closely with internal teams, contributors, and users to ensure the success and sustainability of our open-source projects. The ideal candidate will have a passion for open-source software development projects, excellent communication skills, and a strong commitment to building inclusive and collaborative communities.

Responsibilities:

• Community Engagement: Act as the primary point of contact for the open-source developer community, fostering engagement, collaboration, and a sense of belonging among contributors and users.

• Community Building: Develop and implement strategies to grow and nurture our open-source community. Collaborate with Nethermind’s partners to support open-source contributors.

• Content Creation: Collaborate with Nethermind’s Marketing Team and Technical Writers to plan and curate educational content relevant to the open-source community.

• Event Planning: Collaborate with Nethermind’s Marketing & Event Team to facilitate community events, such as hackathons and meetups to promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and networking within the community.

• Build the Nethermind brand amongst the open-source software development community.

Skills:

1. Proven experience in open-source software development and community management, as well as passion for building inclusive and diverse communities.

2. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively engage with technical and non-technical audiences.

3. Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), issue tracking systems (e.g., GitHub Issues), and collaboration tools commonly used in open-source development.

4. Familiarity with open-source licensing, copyright, and intellectual property issues.

Nice to have:

• Degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Content creation experience, writing or curating educational content in various formats together with Marketing and/or subject matter experts.

• Experience organizing and facilitating community events.

• Crypto Native or a background in crypto, whether personal or professional.

KPIs:

• Number of successful (ie. approved by project owners) contributions to Nethermind’s OS repos

• Number of external contributors raising PRs to Nethermind’s OS repos.

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