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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 $1000, 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.
  • If C+ ever applies to work at Expensify, they’ve got a leg up on the competition because they're familiar with the company and processes. View job openings at https://we.are.expensify.com.

Requirements to join C+

  • Have had 10 PRs deployed to production without regressions.
  • Follow our Code of Conduct, Contributing.md and README.md docs and processes.
  • Comment and fix bugs in a timely manner.
  • Clear communicator
  • 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.