Participate in decisions influencing the future of Thunderbird’s mobile platform.

This will involve technical decision making, code reviews (receiving and giving), engagement with contributors, planning and other collaborative practices.

Write code and tests, build prototypes, tackle problems with no clear solution, collaborate with other engineers and designers as part of a global, distributed open source development team.

Work on all aspects of the app, from the UI down to the underlying architecture, to help build, debug and ship a native Android user experience.

You are expected to have excellent written communication skills and coordinate your work over email, video conferencing, Matrix, Slack, Github and Bugzilla. You will be working closely with our lead K-9 developer and our Product and Business Development manager to help shape the future of Thunderbird’s Android offering.

Thunderbird is looking for a multi-skilled self-starter to work on our Thunderbird Android app (currently called K-9 Mail). This new role is an opportunity for a talented engineer who is excited to build and deploy mobile applications, all to support Thunderbird’s ongoing growth.

It is looking to mature and expand its business practices to ensure future operational success. Thunderbird has grown in donations, staff, and aspirations over the last years.

Thunderbird is a global, free, and open source email client that has grown significantly since its launch 10+ years ago! The project is governed by its community, which means that strategic and other high-level decisions are publicly discussed and decided upon by the elected Thunderbird Council. MZLA Technologies Corporation (MZLA) is a new, wholly owned subsidiary of Mozilla Foundation which runs the Thunderbird project.

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