### Protocol Developer

We are looking for a protocol developer to push the Radicle protocol forward.

#### Key Responsibilities

- Design [Radicle Improvement Proposals][rips] to help define the future of Radicle.

- Integrate design decisions into the existing implementation in the [`heartwood`][heartwood] repository.

- [Collaborate]({{ "rad:z3gqcJUoA1n9HaHKufZs5FCSGazv5/patches?status=merged" | explore }}) with external contributors to help maintain the project.

- Improve and debug the existing implementation of the protocol.

#### Experience

- We have a preference for someone who is experienced in developing protocols.

- Knowledgeable in networking libraries and protocols – bonus points if you have used [Iroh](https://www.iroh.computer/), [libp2p](https://libp2p.io/), or similar libraries.

- Familiar with Git internals – bonus points if you have written tooling that uses [GitOxide](https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide), [`libgit2`](https://libgit2.org/), or similar libraries.

- [Rust](https://rust-lang.org/) programming skills are nice-to-have.

- Bonus points if you have contributed to the specification process of a networking protocol.

- Communication skills – via video call, [online forum][zulip], and Radicle itself.

#### Challenge

You might be asked to propose a change to the implementation of the protocol, i.e., use Radicle to contribute a patch to the `heartwood` repository, which changes some aspect of the protocol.

We will provide you with a predefined task description (potentially multiple for you to choose from) and clarify the scope.

#### Compensation

The compensation starts at 85 EUR per hour, with an expected 20-40 hours per week and can be discussed based on your experience and location.

### UX/DX Developer

We are looking for a developer, who is interested in UX/DX, to push Radicle tooling forward.

#### Key Responsibilities

- Provide new changes into the [`heartwood`]({{ "rad:z3gqcJUoA1n9HaHKufZs5FCSGazv5" | explore }}) repository.

- Improve `rad`, the Radicle CLI.

- Improving the workflows of other developers using Radicle.

- Collaborate with external contributors to help maintain the project.

- Debug and improve the existing implementation of `rad`.

#### Experience

- We have a preference for someone who is experienced in designing and implementing tools for other developers.

- Knowledgeable in CLI and TUI tooling.

- Familiar with Git internals – bonus points if you have written tooling that uses [GitOxide](https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide) or [`git2`](https://crates.io/crates/git2).

- [Rust](https://rust-lang.org/) programming experience is preferred.

- Communication skills – via video call, [online forum][zulip], and Radicle itself.

#### Challenge

You might be asked to propose a change to `rad`, i.e., use Radicle to contribute a patch to the `heartwood` repository, which changes some aspect of the CLI.

We will provide you with a predefined task description (potentially multiple for you to choose from) and clarify the scope.

#### Compensation

The compensation starts at 85 EUR per hour, with an expected 20-40 hours per week and can be discussed based on your experience and location.