Node.js Engineer

We are looking for

The Open Home Foundation is looking for a Node.js Engineer with DevOps and Cloud experience, based in Europe, to join our Back-office team. This team is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Foundation, offering support to the rest of teams to ensure the proper functioning of our entire organization.

In this role, you’d be the primary owner for the development and maintenance of the cloud services that the Open Home Foundation projects rely on. This includes the cloud services needed for Home Assistant’s account-linking (which authenticates local Home Assistant to 3rd party cloud systems) and iOS/Android Push notifications, or the software we use to run our community forums.

What you are going to do

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance, and reliable Node.js applications.

• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of the cloud services that the OHF projects use, such as our mobile notification service, in close collaboration with the Home Assistant and Ecosystem teams.

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions) to automate the testing and continuous delivery of our cloud applications.

• Architect and develop highly available backend systems, leveraging containerization with Docker and supporting services like Redis.

• Own the development and maintenance of some of our self-hosted software, including our Discourse-based community forums.

What you need to have

• 5+ years of experience working in back-end development.

• 3+ years of experience working with Node.js .

• 3+ years of experience working with Typescript.

• Experience with the NestJS Framework.

• Experience with cloud services.

• Experience with Git and Github

• Professional Fluency in English: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

• European Residency: You must be currently based and eligible to work within Europe.

It would be great if you also have

• A passion for smart homes and automation.

• Experience as a Home Assistant user.

• Experience with AWS.

What we offer you

The Open Home Foundation is a fully remote organization that uses Remote to employ people from all over the world. You will be a normal salaried employee in your country.

This is a full-time position for 40 hours per week. Because we are a fully remote company, there is no fixed schedule. For the purpose of team communication, we do try to ensure at least 3 hours of overlap in the workday. You will report to the Head of Operations, who is based in Spain.

Core to the establishment of the Open Home Foundation was the well-being of the people building the future of the smart home. We will provide all the benefits required by the country you reside in. However, we also want to make sure all our employees, regardless of country of origin, get at least a minimal set of benefits, including:

• Five weeks (twenty-five days) of paid time off.

• Fourteen days of paid sick leave if your country/laws treat them as unpaid.

• Six weeks of paid and six weeks of unpaid parental leave to be used in the first year after birth. We will provide the missing days if your country/laws do not provide such compensation.

• A budget for your work hardware once you start. After three years, you may keep this equipment for personal use.

• An annual smart home budget to ensure you keep up-to-date with the latest that smart homes offer.

• A 50% contribution to your internet connection fee at your home workspace.

• One day every two weeks to work on your personal projects.

• If you are currently working on Home Assistant-related side projects, you can spend work time maintaining them.

When first offering a position to a new member, the Open Home Foundation aims to provide a total compensation package that matches the 75th percentile for the new hire's role, seniority, and local market rates. For a Node.js Engineer in our primary operating countries, the approximate yearly compensation will be the following:

• Netherlands: 65-81.000 EUR.

• UK: 58-77.000 GBP.

• Spain: 53-66.000 EUR.

• Portugal: 52-67.000 EUR.

• Other countries: compensation can be discussed during the first interview.

These figures may be adjusted based on experience, qualifications, and work hours.

About us

The Open Home Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Switzerland, with the objective of fighting for the fundamental principles of privacy, choice, and sustainability for smart homes. It does this by supporting the development of open-source projects, and open connectivity and communication standards.

A big part of this is Home Assistant, the biggest open-source project in number of contributors, but the Open Home Foundation also owns or collaborates with other projects important to promoting privacy, choice, and sustainability in the smart home, like:

• Open hardware tools (e.g., ESPHome, ESP Web Tools).

• Open standards (e.g., Python Matter Server, Z-Wave JS, ZigPy, BTHome, Improv Wi-Fi).

• Open voice (e.g., Rhasspy, Wyoming Protocol, Piper).

• Music Assistant.

The recruitment process

1. Apply for the role.

2. Our HR team will review your application with the hiring manager.

3. Interview with HR.

4. Interview with Head of Operations.

5. Interview with the Chair of our Infrastructure Working Group.

6. Offer

7. Join our team!