Mastodon EngineeringJan 6, 2025

New year, new role @Mastodon!

Our core team is looking for a senior Front-end Developer to elevate the web UI/UX experience for our users.

Ideally:

1. You are highly skilled in accessible and semantic #HTML
2. Proficient in modern #CSS
3. Experienced with #Javascript, #Typescript and complex React/Redux applications

This remote full-time position requires a 4-hour overlap with the CET timezone.

For more info/to apply:
https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mastodon/6a0953c4-812b-4697-b5b3-ea0a2ae402c0

#FediHire #GetFediHired #hiring #frontend

Front-end Developer (m/f/d)

We're looking for a Front-end Developer to work with us remotely on our free and open-source Mastodon software.

Show threadCragsand Jan 6, 2025
@MastodonEngineering @Mastodon
Speaking of the #MastodonUI two great customizations comes to mind that are both worth looking at.
- BirdUI by Rolle https://github.com/ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui
- Elk Zone @elk https://github.com/elk-zone/elk
GitHub - ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui: 🐘🐦 Mastodon web UI, but strongly inspired by Twitter (when it was still good!)

🐘🐦 Mastodon web UI, but strongly inspired by Twitter (when it was still good!) - ronilaukkarinen/mastodon-bird-ui

GitHub
Show threadRoni Rolle LaukkarinenJan 6, 2025

@cragsand @MastodonEngineering @Mastodon @elk I think they are aware. 😅
I've been sending my ideas under issue discussions and pretty sure that couple of things we have today were inspired by other UIs like Elk and Mastodon Bird UI.

But things need to be built to core. The SCSS side of it needs major rework. I hope they find someone who is eager to take the task.

#MastoAdmin #Mastodon

Show threadRenaud ChaputJan 6, 2025
@rolle @cragsand @MastodonEngineering @Mastodon @elk Thats our goal, nobody from the team was dedicated to the web interface, and I want someone to "own" this part of the code and be able to drive the many changes that it requires.
Show threadWTL
@renchap @rolle @cragsand @MastodonEngineering @Mastodon @elk <looks at Roni> 🤔
Jan 6, 2025 at 9:13pmIvory for Mac
Show threadRoni Rolle LaukkarinenJan 7, 2025

@WTL I wish I could do it, but I have a company to run.  

Mastodon Bird UI is a one-css-file holiday project, but the whole Mastodon front end code base requires more time and energy - which I do not currently have after my company obligations. So it's not a money issue, it's a time-energy issue 😅

One could think me or some of our front end engineers in our company would be available for hire, but we're fully booked for months and this project deserves at least one continously dedicated front end engineer for it.

@renchap @cragsand @MastodonEngineering @Mastodon @elk