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What is a Contributor+ (C+)?

C+ are contributors who are experienced at working with Expensify and have gained the confidence of the internal Expensify team. Accordingly, they are allocated additional opportunities and responsibilities:

  • They review proposed solutions in external GitHub issues, validate them, and make recommendations to an internal Contributor Manager Engineer (CME).
  • Once a proposal has been accepted by a CME, the C+ will be the first person to review the pull request associated with that proposal.

Why would someone want to be a C+

  • C+ are compensated the same price as the contributor for reviewing proposals and the associated PR. (ie. if a job is listed at $250, that’s how much the C+ will make if they review both the proposals and PR). If regressions are found that should have* been caught after the PR has been approved, C+ payment is reduced by 50% for each regression found.
      • Should have = C+ should have caught the bug by fully following the PR checklist. If C+ skips a step or completed the checklist incompletely, payment will be cut in half.
  • C+ can also work on jobs as a contributor.
  • Earning potential is variable, it depends on how much a C+ wants to work and other jobs they’re hired for. We’ve seen C+ make ~$100k/year.
  • There isn’t a set number of hours a C+ needs to work in a week. Proposals and PRs reviews are expected to be addressed within 24 hours on weekdays.
  • Dedicated #contributor-plus Slack room to discuss issues, processes and proposals.
  • Opportunity to work on projects and design docs for new features.
  • A contributor must be a C+ to be considered to become a Backend Contributor.
  • C+ are already familiar with the team, company, and processes, which may help when applying for full-time roles. One C+ has been hired full-time. View current openings at https://we.are.expensify.com

Requirements to join C+

  • Have had 30 PRs deployed to production.
  • Follow our Code of Conduct, Contributing.md and README.md docs and processes.
  • Comment and fix bugs in a timely manner.
  • Clear communicator.
  • Familiar with PR Authoring & Reviewing Best Practices.
  • Bonus points:
    • Help other contributors by commenting on their issues.
    • Actively involved in the #expensify-open-source slack channel.
    • Adheres to the PR review guidelines.

How to join?

Email contributors@expensify.com and include "C+ Team Application" in the subject line if you’re interested in joining. Please include:

  1. Your GitHub username.
  2. A link to the PRs you've authored that have been merged. ie. https://github.com/Expensify/App/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Amerged+author%3Aparasharrajat.
  3. Links to three GitHub issues that were particularly challenging and best demonstrate your skill level.
  4. If you work for an agency, please let us know. We would love to get to know more about your agency and we are always looking for new agencies to form direct partnerships with.
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